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Investigation of ESL Students' Interaction With Online Information Resources

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  • Abdullah Almobarraz

    (Information Management Department, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

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This article describes how Saudi Arabia has a scholarship program that provides opportunities for Saudi citizens to pursue their undergraduate and graduate university education abroad. Because students have not mastered English, they initially enroll in an English institution. The internet is an enormously valuable learning tool for ESL students. However, Saudi students' use of information resources for learning English is unclear. This study thus investigates the information-seeking behavior of scholarship students when using online resources to learn ESL. The findings reveal that the students have a positive perception of online resources; however, they require training on searching for and using such resources. It is also found that most students use self-motivation to find online resources to increase their knowledge of English. The lack of awareness of appropriate resources is found to be the most common problem.

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  • Abdullah Almobarraz, 2017. "Investigation of ESL Students' Interaction With Online Information Resources," International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC), IGI Global, vol. 8(4), pages 25-38, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jdldc0:v:8:y:2017:i:4:p:25-38
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