OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of RELC Journal is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Probing into Non-native Learners’ Written Accuracy: Does Feedback Type Matter?	595
Directed Motivational Currents in Second Language: Investigating the Effects of Positive and Negative Feedback on Energy Investment and Goal Commitment	253
Corrigendum to “Hybrid teaching: What is it? How do we do it”	105
Book Review: Assessing Second Language Reading: Insights from Cloze Tests	90
Book Review: Research on Teaching and Learning English in Under-Resourced Contexts	85
Exploratory Practice as a Professional Development Strategy for English-Language Teachers in Indonesia	75
Language Assessment Literacy Development of a Novice University English Teacher in the Chinese Context	54
Critical Autoethnographic Narrative for Language Teacher Identity Development	46
Gather.Town: A Gamification Tool to Promote Engagement and Establish Online Learning Communities for Language Learners	32
Queer Pedagogy in TESOL: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices in Thai ELT Classrooms	31
English-as-a-Foreign-Language Teachers’ Beliefs and Coursebook Adaptation Practices: A Latent Profile Analysis	30
Negotiating Identity Tensions: Challenges of an Online Volunteer English Language Teacher in Rural China	30
Collaborative Materials Design: How a School Teacher, a University Researcher, and a Professional Textbook Writer Interact	29
Reshaping Language Learners’ Languaging Habitus: A World-Englishes-Informed Critical Pedagogy	28
Artificial Intelligence in English Language Teaching: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	28
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology for English Writing: Introducing Wordtune as a Digital Writing Assistant for EFL Writers	26
Navigating Academic Language in English Medium Instruction (EMI) Science Classrooms in Hong Kong	25
Using Online Tools to Help Students Elevate Lexical Range in English-as-a-Foreign-Language Writing	24
Initial Development of a Second Language Discussion Task-Specific Self-Efficacy Instrument: An Illustration for Frontline Researchers	23
Impressing Artificial Intelligence: Automated Job Interview Training in Professional English Subjects	23
Essential Lecturer Competencies in English Medium Instruction: A Study Across Student Proficiency Levels	22
Internet-Mediated Joint Construction: Engaging Second Language Learners in Synchronous Online Writing Instruction Through ClassIn	21
Note-taking in Academic Listening: A Translanguaging Perspective	20
Speeko: An Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Personal Public Speaking Coach	19
Book Review: English L2 Vocabulary Learning and Teaching: Concepts, Principles and Pedagogy	19

Revisiting Praise as Feedback in L2 Writing: Where are we Going?	18
Exploring the Principles Applied During the Production of an Open Writing Textbook	17
Empowering English Teachers to be Grammar ‘Experts’ and Coursebook Analysts via Perusall	17
Validating the Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by English as a Foreign Language University Students in Taiwan	16
Researching Translanguaging as a Feasible Pedagogical Practice: Evidence from Chinese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Students’ Perceptions	16
Integrating Automated Written Corrective Feedback into E-Portfolios for second language Writing: Notion and Notion AI	12
Language Teachers as Materials Developers	11
Emotion–Identity–Agency Triangle in Practicum Experience: A Pre-service Second Language Teacher's Development of Critical Emotional Reflexivity	11
Multimodal Digital Storytelling Presentations among Middle-School Learners of English as a Foreign Language: Emotions, Grit and Perceptions	10
Professional Communication in Intercultural Contexts: David Wei Dai in Conversation with Tony Young	10
Designing Curriculum for Student Feedback Literacy: Student Appreciation for and Engagement with Teacher Feedback	10
Perusall Encourages Critical Engagement with Reading Texts	10
Promoting Students’ Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Engagement in EFL Classrooms: Do Grit and Well-Being Matter?	10
Can Learners Understand Words with Derivational Affixes and Does Presence of Context Make a Difference?	9
Teaching With Technology in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Digital Age: An Interview With Professor Robert Godwin-Jones	9
Sustaining Inclusive, Equitable, and Accessible Language Education in a COVID-19 Endemic World	8
Pedagogizing Identity in Teacher Education Through Critical Autoethnographic Narrative	8
Transformative Learning: English Language Teachers’ Experience of Engagement in Classroom Research in Singapore	8
Enhancing L2 Learners’ Self-Regulated Speaking Through Digital Oral Dialogue Journaling: An EFL Classroom-based Study	8
Inferring the Meaning of Idioms: Does Accuracy Matter for Retention in Memory?	8
A Case for Teacher Inquiry Groups for Exploring Language Teacher Identity Constructions in Transnational Contexts	8
Communities Beyond the Classroom: Reflecting on a German Field Trip to a Local Non-Profit	7
Using Call Annie as a Generative Artificial Intelligence Speaking Partner for Language Learners	7
Book Review: Open Education and Second Language Learning and Teaching: The Rise of a New Knowledge Ecology	7
Cultural–Linguistic Congruence as a Moderator of Teacher Emotions: Examining AI Implementation in Vietnamese EFL Classrooms	7
Technology in English Language Teaching and Learning: An Interview with Professor Greg Kessler	7
Twee: Artificial Intelligence Assistant to Generate Versatile Materials for Language Education	7
Implementing Extensive Graded Reading in English as a Foreign Language Teaching Through Newsela	7
The Effects of Communication Strategy Training on Speaking Task Performance	7
“You are Here”: Transnational Teachers’ Becoming Between Symbolic and Sociomaterial Spaces	7
Every Advantage has its Disadvantage: Side Effects of Teacher Feedback in L2 Writing	6
Book Review: Translanguaging in EFL Contexts: A Call for Change	6
Cultivating Critical Translingual Awareness: Challenges and Possibilities for Teachers and Teacher Educators	6
The Effect of First Language Transfer on Second Language Acquisition and Learning: From Contrastive Analysis to Contemporary Neuroimaging	6
Teachers’ Mindsets about L2 Learning: Exploring the Influences on Pedagogical Practices	6
Examining Team-teaching Competencies in a Taiwanese Bilingual Academic Subject Classroom: A Bilingual NEST's Autoethnography	6
Rethinking Language Education: Understanding Optimal Learning Conditions, Designing Effective Teaching, and Preparing Future-Ready Teachers	6
Teacher Research for Professional Development: The Tales of Two Teachers	6
Using a Modified Dictogloss to Improve English as a Second Language Learners’ Use of Genre-appropriate Conventions and Style	6
The Roles of Second-Language Proficiency Level and Working Memory on Vocabulary Learning from Word-Focused Exercises	6
Kialo Edu	6