Towards a Definition of Multilingual Information Literacy (MLIL): An Essential Skill for the 21st Century

被引:4
作者
Nzomo, Peggy [1 ]
McKenzie, Pamela [2 ]
Ajiferuke, Isola [2 ]
Vaughan, Liwen [2 ]
机构
[1] Kent State Univ, 1125 Risman Dr,Rm 510, Kent, OH 44242 USA
[2] Western Univ, London, ON, Canada
关键词
Multilingual Information Literacy (MLIL) Focus group discussions; interviews; international students; ESL students; ACRL Framework; CILIP; Information Literacy; Specialized Information Literacy Instruction (SILI); Personalized Information Literacy Instruction (PILI); Canada; INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS; FOREIGN-LANGUAGE; HEALTH LITERACY; LIBRARY; COMMUNICATION; ENGLISH; EXPERIENCES; UNIVERSITY; COMMUNITY; SERVICES;
D O I
10.1080/01930826.2021.1972737
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
This article reports on an exploratory study that examined bilingual/multilingual university students' perspectives on how language affects their information searching and use. The study also examined instruction librarians' perspectives on information literacy instruction in general and their approaches in providing information literacy instruction to international students and English as a Second Language (ESL) students. A qualitative research approach using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews was used in the study. Nineteen (19) international and ESL students participated in the discussions while 8 instruction librarians were interviewed. Fifty-six (56%) of the students were aware of information literacy instruction as a service that was offered by the University library but only 37% had used this service. Only one of the librarians had had a significant encounter where language issues closely intersected with information literacy instruction. This study makes a connection between language and information literacy and reports on perspectives from both librarians and students' point of view. While proposing a possible working definition of Multilingual Information Literacy (MLIL), the study makes the case for MLIL as a necessary skill for the twenty-first century. The study also proposes ways in which Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals could be involved in promoting and enhancing multilingual information literacy and further suggests Specialized Information Literacy Instruction (SILI) and Personalized Information Literacy Instruction (PILI) as suitable models for providing instruction to Limited English Proficient (LEP) users.
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页码:897 / 920
页数:24
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