Information Literacy: Study of Incoming First-year Undergraduates Students who major in English Language at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Abstract

This study is aimed at determining Information Literacy (skills and standards) among undergraduate’s students who majors in English Language at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. The participants in this study are 142 Male/Female students. The researchers used a questionnaire developed by Mittermeyer and Quirion (2003) to achieve their aim and objective. The results of this study pointed that information skills are not mastered by AHU students, thus this study is recommended for students in AHU University and other institutions of higher learning.

Keywords: (information literacy, undergraduates, English Language).