Using iBooks and iPad apps to embed information literacy into an EFL foundations course

New Library World

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 51-60

  Johnston, Nicole ^a   Marsh, Sally ^a  

^a Higher Colleges of Technology   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

EFL students; English; iBooks; Information literacy; iPads; Mobile technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890872837     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/NLW-09-2013-0071     Document Type: Article

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