Is Library Database Searching a Language Learning Activity?

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1. Verfasser: Bordonaro, Karen
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Sprache:en
Veröffentlicht: 2010
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author Bordonaro, Karen
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Bordonaro, Karen
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contents Is Library Database Searching a Language Learning Activity? Bordonaro, Karen English (Second Language) Databases Online Searching Second Language Learning Information Seeking Vocabulary Development Learning Strategies Foreign Students Qualitative Research Foreign Countries Masters Programs Language Teachers Teacher Education Programs Graduate Students Student Attitudes Electronic Libraries Interviews This study explores how non-native speakers of English think of words to enter into library databases when they begin the process of searching for information in English. At issue is whether or not language learning takes place when these students use library databases. Language learning in this study refers to the use of strategies employed by students to develop English vocabulary knowledge. This study found that international students do seem to engage in language learning when using library databases, and it identifies and describes their strategies.
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spellingShingle Is Library Database Searching a Language Learning Activity?
Bordonaro, Karen
English (Second Language)
Databases
Online Searching
Second Language Learning
Information Seeking
Vocabulary Development
Learning Strategies
Foreign Students
Qualitative Research
Foreign Countries
Masters Programs
Language Teachers
Teacher Education Programs
Graduate Students
Student Attitudes
Electronic Libraries
Interviews
Is Library Database Searching a Language Learning Activity? Bordonaro, Karen English (Second Language) Databases Online Searching Second Language Learning Information Seeking Vocabulary Development Learning Strategies Foreign Students Qualitative Research Foreign Countries Masters Programs Language Teachers Teacher Education Programs Graduate Students Student Attitudes Electronic Libraries Interviews This study explores how non-native speakers of English think of words to enter into library databases when they begin the process of searching for information in English. At issue is whether or not language learning takes place when these students use library databases. Language learning in this study refers to the use of strategies employed by students to develop English vocabulary knowledge. This study found that international students do seem to engage in language learning when using library databases, and it identifies and describes their strategies.
title Is Library Database Searching a Language Learning Activity?
topic English (Second Language)
Databases
Online Searching
Second Language Learning
Information Seeking
Vocabulary Development
Learning Strategies
Foreign Students
Qualitative Research
Foreign Countries
Masters Programs
Language Teachers
Teacher Education Programs
Graduate Students
Student Attitudes
Electronic Libraries
Interviews
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1057387