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Blas  \nAbstract  \nSociocultural literacy guides an instructor’s pedagogy in the multicultural university classroom. By employing sociocultural literacy in the information literacy classroom, the instruction librarian can better teach students from all cultures including international students, first generation students, or students from a wide array of socio-economic status. Sociocultural literacy goes beyond cultural sensitivity and awareness. Through small changes in the classroom environment, communication behaviors, and ways to teach information literacy, students are encouraged to relate the presented material to their own lives. Such changes require effort on the part of the sociocultural literate instructor to learn more about each student and teach in a wider perspective.  \nKeywords: information literacy, sociocultural literacy, classroom instruction, teaching practices, multicultural classroom, classroom diversity, cultural literacy, socio-economic diversity, international students, first-generation students  \nIntroduction  \nThe cultural background of students in higher education changes with each new class. In 2011, over 19.9 million students were enrolled in some sort of higher education institution (National Center for Education Statistics) . These students, both domestic and international, hail from a wide variety of cultural settings. Understanding the basic elements of a student's culture empowers instructors to teach effectively, building on a shared foundation of knowledge.“Local classrooms shaped by historical local norms, existing within shifting sociopolitical dynamics and the contradictory emphases of institutional missions seem to offer little opportunity to promote inclusivity”(Turner, 2009, p. 244) . As the population of students becomes more and more socioeconomically and culturally diverse, information literacy educators must become sociocultural literate to demonstrate the uses for research ina variety of contexts.“Educators must be aware of different worldviews they may encounter in a classroom and work toward the understanding and knowledge of the culturally different students”(Nieto & Booth, 2010, p. 409) .  \nUnderstanding Culture  \n“Culture is always a collective phenomenon, because it is at least partly shared with people who live or lived within the same social environment, which is where it was learned. Culture consists of the unwritten rules of the social game. It is the collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from others”(Hofstede and Hofstede, 2005, p. 4) . A culturally-acclimated individual will abide by those rules, norms, and mores, both spoken and unspoken, to achieve a goal, usually prosperity or power. On a basic level, culture explains how people relate and understand the world, providing \"... beliefs that allow and provide a frame of reference for the interpretation of the information our senses bring us\" (Maeher and Stallings, 1975, p. 5) . Traditionally, cultures are associated with nations, but Minkov and Hofstede argue “…that nations are somewhat arbitrary political formations that are not necessarily formed along stable culture lines”(2012, p. 134) . Thus many cultures may exist in a single society or country. Culture lines exist not only in ethnic or racial groups, but between socioeconomic classes, varying levels of education, domestic or international home environments, rural or urban settings, community service groups or personal causes, and first-generation students to students who come from a long line of college graduates.  \nWhen identifying cultures within a broader society, such as a country, \"...we should keep in  \nEducation Libraries, Volume 37, Number. 1-2, Summer-Winter 2014  \nmind that the very obvious (and some not so obvious) gaps in knowledge and technology ina cultural group may or may not r","cbCaipZJbqmbNcsG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipZJbqmbNcsG","pdf",230763,"English","# Introduction\n## Understanding Culture\n## Diversity in Education","[{\"question\":\"What is sociocultural literacy in the context of information literacy instruction?\",\"answer\":\"Sociocultural literacy shapes how instructors teach in multicultural classrooms, helping students relate information to their own lives through classroom and communication changes.\"},{\"question\":\"Who benefits from sociocultural literacy approaches in the classroom?\",\"answer\":\"Students from many cultures, including international students and first-generation students, benefit because instruction connects learning materials to varied backgrounds and experiences.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is understanding culture important for building an effective learning foundation?\",\"answer\":\"Understanding culture supports shared or neutral background knowledge, which improves communication and helps educators build learning on a starting point students can access.\"}]","Information Literacy in the 21st Century Multicultural Classroom: Using - Sociocultural Literacy | PDF",1792093230,23]