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Leila June Rod-Welch
338 pages
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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:
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.
Introduction. An OverviewLeila 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 LibrariesMichael C. English and Patricia J. West
Chapter 2. Developing Library Services for International StudentsMaaike Oldemans
Section 2. The Role of the LibrarianChapter 3. Cultural Sensitivity Tips for Serving Patrons with Limited English ProficiencyLeila June Rod-Welch and Michael Williams
Chapter 4. Talking About the “Culture Bump”: Using Student Voices to Increase Cultural Sensitivity of Library and University StaffOlga Hart and Carol Olausen
Section 3. Importance of Library ResourcesChapter 5. Lacking Resources: Building an ESL Collection from ScratchLeila June Rod-Welch
Section 4. Unit Lesson PlansChapter 6. Introducing International Students to the Academic Library: A Flexible, Research-Based Lesson PlanIlka Datig
Chapter 7. Teaching English Language Learners to Vet Their Sources in the Post-Truth ParadigmMegan Hodge
Chapter 8. Scaffolding Academic Literacy: The Maps and Imagery Library and the English Language Institute Join ForcesMaya Shastri, Lynne Clark, and Carol McAuliffe
Section 5. Instruction PlanningChapter 9. Collaborative Pedagogy for International MBA Student SuccessHenri Mondschein
Chapter 10. Integrated Information Literacy Instruction for International Student Pathway ProgramsNancy Fawley
Section 6. Collaborating with Campus partnersChapter 11. Scaffolding Library Research Skills for International Students: A Library-EAP CollaborationAnn K. G. Brown and Megan M. Siczek
Chapter 12. Collaborating for International and ESL Student SuccessHelen 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 studentsChapter 14. Library Orientation and Outreach to International Students and ScholarsInnocent Awasom
Chapter 15. Welcome to Your Library: How an Orientation Can Set Up International Students for Academic SuccessRoberto A. Arteaga, Mark Robison, Rachael Muszkiewicz, and Nora Belzowski
Chapter 16. Bienvenida, 欢迎, and Welcome: Acclimating International Students to the University LibraryKarin Heffernan and Joshua Becker
Chapter 17. Outreach to International Students: A Campus-Wide Assessment of International Students’ Information Needs at USCShahla Bahavar, Karen Howell, and Christal Young
Section 8. Special Outreach EventsChapter 18. Let’s Travel the World Together Via the LibraryLeila 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 LibrariesJenay Solomon and Orolando Duffus
Chapter 20. Libraries as Cultural Crossroads: Events Promoting Global DiversityPamela Bach, Olga Hart, and Don Jason
Chapter 21. iWeek at the University Library: Creating an Opportunity to Connect with International StudentsAnamika Megwalu, Adriana Poo, Christa Bailey, Linda Crotty, and Diana Wu
Section 9. Conclusion—Future TrendsChapter 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
