Full Description
International students in the United States contribute to the diversity of university campuses, classrooms, and our communities. These students bring new ways of thinking, help to foster academic competition, and enrich the cultural diversity of campuses and the common understanding and appreciation of differences around the world. At the same time, international students encounter many difficulties and obstacles during their collegiate studies, such as cultural shock, the social isolation of being away from family and friends, being homesick, finding employment and balancing work, financial struggles, different spiritual beliefs, unfamiliar living settings and food options, different learning styles and educational systems, language barriers, and cultural differences.
Academic librarians are uniquely positioned to help these students overcome cultural and educational challenges. Improving Library Services in Support of International Students and English as a Second Language Learners provides outreach examples, lesson plans, and collection development practices that can help you better support international students and ESL learners. Forty-one librarians and scholars from different institutions across the United States and Canada share their expertise over nine thorough sections:
Who Are Our International Students
The Role of Librarians
Importance of Library Resources
Unit Lesson Plans
Instruction Planning
Collaborating with Campus Partners
Outreach Initiatives to International Students
Special Outreach Events
Conclusion—Future Trends
Improving Library Services in Support of International Students and English as a Second Language Learners provides librarians with a comprehensive guide to effective practices for serving international students, contributing to their retention and success, increasing campus diversity, and helping the students better enjoy their collegiate experience in the United States.
Contents
Introduction. An Overview — Leila June Rod-Welch
Section 1. Who Are Our International Students?
Chapter 1. International Students in the United States and the Opportunities They Bring to US Academic Libraries — Michael C. English and Patricia J. West
Chapter 2. Developing Library Services for International Students — Maaike Oldemans
Section 2. The Role of the Librarian
Chapter 3. Cultural Sensitivity Tips for Serving Patrons with Limited English Proficiency — Leila June Rod-Welch and Michael Williams
Chapter 4. Talking About the "Culture Bump": Using Student Voices to Increase Cultural Sensitivity of Library and University Staff — Olga Hart and Carol Olausen
Section 3. Importance of Library Resources
Chapter 5. Lacking Resources: Building an ESL Collection from Scratch — Leila June Rod-Welch
Section 4. Unit Lesson Plans
Chapter 6. Introducing International Students to the Academic Library: A Flexible, Research-Based Lesson Plan — Ilka Datig
Chapter 7. Teaching English Language Learners to Vet Their Sources in the Post-Truth Paradigm — Megan Hodge
Chapter 8. Scaffolding Academic Literacy: The Maps and Imagery Library and the English Language Institute Join Forces — Maya Shastri, Lynne Clark, and Carol McAuliffe
Section 5. Instruction Planning
Chapter 9. Collaborative Pedagogy for International MBA Student Success — Henri Mondschein
Chapter 10. Integrated Information Literacy Instruction for International Student Pathway Programs — Nancy Fawley
Section 6. Collaborating with Campus partners
Chapter 11. Scaffolding Library Research Skills for International Students: A Library-EAP Collaboration — Ann K. G. Brown and Megan M. Siczek
Chapter 12. Collaborating for International and ESL Student Success — Helen Ly Christian, Sarah Nielsen, and Aline Soules
Chapter 13. Librarians and IEP Instructors Unite for Information Literacy! — Rachael Muszkiewicz and Jennifer Shelton
Section 7. Outreach Initiatives to international students
Chapter 14. Library Orientation and Outreach to International Students and Scholars — Innocent Awasom
Chapter 15. Welcome to Your Library: How an Orientation Can Set Up International Students for Academic Success — Roberto A. Arteaga, Mark Robison, Rachael Muszkiewicz, and Nora Belzowski
Chapter 16. Bienvenida, ??, and Welcome: Acclimating International Students to the University Library — Karin Heffernan and Joshua Becker
Chapter 17. Outreach to International Students: A Campus-Wide Assessment of International Students' Information Needs at USC — Shahla Bahavar, Karen Howell, and Christal Young
Section 8. Special Outreach Events
Chapter 18. Let's Travel the World Together Via the Library — Leila June Rod-Welch
Chapter 19. The Diversity and Global Engagement Exposition: Creating a Student-Centered Outreach Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro University Libraries — Jenay Solomon and Orolando Duffus
Chapter 20. Libraries as Cultural Crossroads: Events Promoting Global Diversity — Pamela Bach, Olga Hart, and Don Jason
Chapter 21. iWeek at the University Library: Creating an Opportunity to Connect with International Students — Anamika Megwalu, Adriana Poo, Christa Bailey, Linda Crotty, and Diana Wu
Section 9. Conclusion—Future Trends
Chapter 22. Times of Uncertainty: What Will the Future Hold for International University Students in the US and Canada and the Libraries That Serve Them? — Laurie Bridges, Raymond Pun, and Manbeena Sekhon
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