OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Applied Linguistics is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Conducting sentiment analysis, LeiLei and DilinLiu, Cambridge University Press, 2021. 96 pp	46
The Effects of Strategy Instruction on Chinese EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Awareness and Pragmatic Motivation	42
The relationship between receptive and productive knowledge of L2 English collocations	27
A Narrative Inquiry Into the Role of Emotional Experience in Novice Secondary School English Teachers’ Identity Construction	18
Chinese Verb Frames in Primary Education: From Basic Communication to Cognitive Complexity	17
Functions of idioms in English as lingua franca: An appraisal system account	17
Calm down: A mediation model on the mitigating effect anxiety has on learner interactions and learning outcome	17
Multi‐Formed Power and Coordinated Responses in Academic Supervision	17
Policy and politics in global primary English, JanetEnever, Oxford: Oxford University Press ‐ 2018, pp. 196, ISBN: 978‐0‐19‐420054‐7	12
Researching second language acquisition in the study abroad learning environment: An introduction for student researchersChristina L.Isabelli‐García, Casilde A.IsabelliPalgrave Pivot, 2020. xxii + 138	12
“Our study offers insight into…” Rhetorical promotion in English and Spanish conference abstracts	12
A contrastive analysis of congratulate by native speakers of Chinese and advanced learners of Chinese	11
Measuring native‐speaker vocabulary size. PaulNation and AverilCoxhead, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, 2021, xiii, 160 pp., Hardbound: ISBN 9789027208149, EUR 95.00; Paperb	11
The Effects of Rule‐Based and Acoustic‐Perceptual Instruction on Chinese ESL Learners’ English Primary Word Stress Placement Accuracy	10
Evidential Strategies in Chinese Social‐Mediated Communication: A Digital Conversation‐Analytic Approach	10
Posture, Competitiveness, and Motivation of Korean Language Learners: A Mixed‐Methods Study	10
Epistemic Dissemination as Dialogue: A Case of Museum‐Visitor Stance Negotiation Through Multilingualism	10
Effects of Task Complexity and L2 Proficiency on Functional Adequacy in L2 Writing	9
A Translanguaging Approach to Doctoral Supervision: Leveraging Students’ Multilingualism as Intellectual Resources	9
A Multiple‐Choice Exercise on Collocations: What Do Learners Actually Remember?	9
Where there is suffering, there is sympathy: The speech act Sympathize in learning Chinese as a foreign language	7
Statistics in corpus linguistics: A practical guideVaclavBrezinaCambridge University Press, 2018	7
English teachers’ professional identity incorporated with perceived anxiety in the context of flipped teaching: Scale development and model extension	6
The Roles of Decision‐Makers in Family Language Policy Process: A Systematic Review of Research Since 2013	5
Local Grammar Approach to Critical Discourse Analysis: A Case Study on the Discursive Representation of Climate Change in the UN News	5

Understanding academic vocabulary learning in higher education: Perspectives from first‐year undergraduates in Hong Kong	5
English learning and use in Hong Kong's bilingual education: Implications for L2 learners’ development of interactional competence	5
E‐learning anxiety and satisfaction with online EFL courses in times of COVID‐19: A moderated mediation model of positive coping and gender	5
Language Teachers’ Development of Decision‐Making and Pedagogical Reasoning: A Sociocultural Perspective on Peer Coaching	5
Preschool English language planning in China: Tensions between policy and practice	5
Effects of deductive and explicit‐inductive instruction on tertiary‐level Chinese learners’ use of English subjunctive as a pragmatic mitigator	5
Do Formal Stance Strategies Reveal Disciplinary Variation in Professional Scientific Writing?	5
If you look at the table…: Directives in conference presentations and university lectures	4
Exploring Mindset Profiles and Their Associations With Enjoyment, Ideal Self, Grit, and Achievement Among Chinese Adolescent Language Learners: A Latent Profile Analysis	4
Tracking Advanced Chinese Language Learners’ Oral Proficiency Development and Social Network Construction While Studying Abroad	4
Emotion in language: Emotion word type and valence interactively predicted Chinese emotional word processing in emotion categorization task	4
Understanding EAP learners’ beliefs about language learning from a socio‐cultural perspective: A longitudinal study at an EMI context in mainland China. ChiliLi, Springer Singapore, 2021 ISBN: 978‐981	4
The role of reticence in the comprehension of metaphorical taboo expressions in the foreign language	4
Effects of pronominal reference on the integration of syntactic and semantic information in second language processing	4
Interaction between levels of text representation and working memory during L2 reading comprehension: What about it?	4
Exploring Strategies to Connect Foreign Language Education With People Skills: Nurturing Intercultural Understanding Through the Rich Cultural Tapestry of Japanese Anime	4
Unraveling University EFL Teachers’ Feedback Beliefs in Teaching English Argumentative Writing	4
Learner knowledge of English phrasal verbs: Awareness, confidence, and learning experiences	4
Adapting the task‐based methodology for learners with intellectual disabilities: Five key facets for consideration	4
The relationship between self‐regulated learning strategy use and task engagement	4
Perceptual ratings of pronunciation for L2 learners of English as a function of task type, word position, and listener expertise	4
Guiding the Future: The Role of L2 Self‐Guides in Predicting Pre‐Service Language Teachers’ Professional Commitment	4
Focus on form. AlessandroBenati. Cambridge University Press, 2021, 78 pp., ISBN 978‐1‐108‐70834‐0 Paperback.	4
Meaningful teaching interaction at the internationalised university: Moving from research to impactDorisDippoldMarionHeronRoutledge, 2021. xxiv + 209 pp. ISBN: 9780429329692 (ebk)	4
Which Theory Better Explains Multilinguals’ Translation Classroom Engagement: Situated Expectancy‐Value Theory or Control‐Value Theory?	3
Emotions, perspectives, and English language teacher identity construction: A phenomenographic‐narrative study	3
Attitudes toward the spread of English and language learning motivation: A graded response model analysis	3
A netnography of emergent ESOL researcher identity and development in a virtual community of practice	3
Exploring the interplay of attitudes: The transfer of self‐efficacy and emotions between L1 Chinese and L2 English integrated writing contexts	3
Compiled by AILA ReN Coordinator, Laura Gurzynski‐Weiss, Indiana University, [email protected]	3
Triadic oral peer feedback: Does EFL learners’ L2 proficiency pairing play a role?	3
The Routledge handbook of language testing, 2nd edition Edited by GlennFulcher \| LukeHardingRoutledge, 2021. xviii + 656 pp. ISBN: 9781138385436	3
Emotional labour in comforting strangers on social media	3
Advances in discourse analysis of translation and interpreting: Linking linguistic approaches with social‐cultural interpretation. BinhuaWang and JeremyMunday (Eds.). Routledge. ISBN 97803674217552020	3
Exploring Chinese EFL teachers’ perceptions of creativity and criticality in assessment practices: A qualitative study	3
Group work dynamics and the role of leadership in face‐to‐face and online second language classes	3
Enabling and Enacting: Interplay of Agency and Emotions in the Learning Experiences of Successful EFL Learners	3
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Revisiting directionality in China's “outward translation”	3
The role of individual differences in second language pragmatics: A systematic review	3
EFL learners’ confidence, attitudes, and practice towards learning pronunciation	3
Data‐Driven Learning: A Linguistically Authentic Complement to Coursebooks for Foreign Language Learners	2
100 Years of conference interpreting: A legacy. Edited by Kilian G.Seeber, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Newcastle upon Tyne, 2021, Price: £64.99, 242 pp. ISBN: 1‐5275‐6719‐2	2
Viral discourse, Rodney H.Jones, Cambridge University Press, 2021. vi + 95 pp. $20.00 (paperback), ISBN: 9781108986625	2
The development of phrase‐frames in EFL learners’ essays: Variability, structures, and functions	2
Can EFL teaching help revitalize the Aymara language and culture? Exploring EFL teachers' practices from Northern Chile	2
The efficacy of written corrective feedback: Searching for the best predictors	2
Metaphor, sustainability, transformation: Transdisciplinary perspectives. Edited by IanHughes, EdmondByrne, GerardMullally, ColinSage. Routledge, 2022. XIII + 264 pp. ISBN 9780367698553	2
Compiled by AILA ReN coordinator	2
Stance in article highlights: The promotion of Covid‐19 research	2

Imagined Communities of Chinese International Graduates in Australia and New Zealand	2
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How the Effects of Foreign Language Enjoyment, Anxiety, Boredom and Peace of Mind on Attitude/Motivation Change With Skill Level, Academic Achievement and Age: A Moderated Mediation Model	2
Teaching and testing second language pragmatics and interaction: A practical guideCarstenRoeverRoutledge, 2022. 200 pp. £27.62 (ebook). ISBN: 9780429260766	2
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Conducting second‐language reading research: A methodological guide by Elizabeth B.Bernhardt, Michael L.Kamil. eds. Routledge, 2022. xviii, 161 pp. ISBN: 978‐1‐003‐15513‐3	2
Compiled by AILA ReN Coordinator	2
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Introducing English for research publication purposes. JohnFlowerdew and PejmanHabibie. Routledge, 2022. p. 157. ISBN: 978‐0‐367‐33059‐0, $55 (hardcover)	2
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The distributed practice effects of speaking task repetition	2
Exploring epistemological decentring in a language other than English classroom through pedagogical translanguaging	2
Exploring Chinese EFL Teachers’ Perceptions About the Contribution of Positive Classroom Climate to Their Professional Vitality and Creativity: A Qualitative Study	2
University students’ metaphors for Canadian multiculturalism: Diverse perceptions	2
Patterns of contingency and non‐contingency in teacher–student scaffolding interactions: A case of novice and experienced language teachers	2
“Contemporary standard” English policy and pseudo‐diversity among inner and outer circle assistant language teachers in Japan	2
Language Teacher Agency and Identity in Internationalized Higher Education: An Ecological Perspective	2
An introduction to applied linguistics (3rd Edition)NorbertSchmitt & Michael P.H.Rodgers (Eds.) Routledge, 2020, 404 pages. ISBN: 9781138290136	2
What's in a message: A systemic functional analysis of cancer prevention messages	2
Making Arguments at Lower Proficiencies: Move–Bundle Connection in Korean University Students’ English Argumentative Writing	2
A Revisit to Recast Efficacy in L2 Learning: An Alignment Perspective	2
Crossing borders, writing texts, being evaluated, Edited by AnneGolden, LarsAnders Kulbrandstad, LawrenceJun Zhang. Multilingual Matters, 2021. 184 pp. ISBN: 9781788928557, £29.95 (GBP), $39.95 (USD),	1
Understanding the oral and written translanguaging practices of emergent bilinguals: Insights from Korean heritage language classrooms in the US, ChaehyunLee, New York and London: Routledge, 2021, xvi	1
Computational Sociolinguistics: An Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Area	1
EFL Adolescents' Use of English in the Era of New Digital Media: An Empirical Investigation	1
Engagement in collaborative writing: Exploring learners’ control of task content and text quality	1
TV serials and movies to boost intercultural communicative competence in Turkish EFL context	1
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The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Promoting Epistemological Diversity in EAL Learning: A Case Study on Canadian International Students	1
LisaMcEntee‐AtalianisIdentity in applied linguistics research. Bloomsbury, 2019. 328 pp. ISBN: PB 978‐1‐6235‐6466‐7	1
Becoming a researching subject in the era of neoliberalism: Toward a theory of ethics	1
More Complex Constrained Language? An Investigation on Nominal Complexity in Constrained Spoken English Varieties of ESL, EFL, and Interpreted English	1
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Doing linguistics with a corpus: Methodological considerations for the everyday user. EgbertJesse, LarssonTove and BiberDouglas, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020	1
A methodological synthesis of narrative inquiry research in applied linguistics: What's the story?	1
Accentism: Experiences of Thais as English LX Users in Workplaces	1
Examining the Effects of the L2 Learning Experience on the Ideal L2 Self and Ought‐to L2 Self in a Japanese University Context	1
Does the word‐writing strategy in vocabulary learning increase learning outcomes or mislead learners into overestimation?	1
Emotional Entanglements and Intersectional Language Teacher Identities in Critical Autoethnographic Narratives	1
Linguistic (In)Directness in Complaints on an Online Discussion Forum for Chinese University Students	1
Construction grammar: The structure of English by ThomasHoffmann ed. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2022, xi, 315 pp., US$120,00, ISBN 978‐1‐107‐01349‐0 Hardback	1
Teachers’ perceptions of implementing digital multimodal composing in tertiary classrooms: Voices from Chinese EFL teachers	1
Intercultural and linguistic competences for engineering ESP classes: A didactic framework proposal through problem‐based learning	1
Storytelling in a Bilingual Classroom Through the Lens of Epistemic Diversity and Translanguaging	1
Critical Thinking and Engagement in Foreign Language Learning: Mediation of Enjoyment, Anxiety, and Boredom and Moderation of Achievement Level	1
Affiliating With Jury: Analysis of Multimodal Graduation in Attorneys’ Closing Arguments	1
Effects of pair work and individual work on paired‐associate vocabulary learning in an EFL context	1
A Latent Profile Analysis of EFL Teachers’ Self‐efficacy: Associations With Their Emotional Intelligence and Teaching Innovation Behavior	1
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The Routledge handbook of second language research in classroom learning, Ronald P.Leow (Ed), New York: Routlege, 2019, xx + 497 pp. ISBN: 978‐1‐138‐05692‐3 (hbk), 978‐1‐315‐16508‐0 (ebk)	1
Factors that affect native English speakers’ comfort levels when communicating with non‐native English speakers	1
Compiled by AILA ReN Coordinator, Glenda El Gamal, Khalifa University, [email protected]	1
Speaking English as a second language—learners’ problems and coping strategies. AlirezaJamshidnejad, PalgraveMacmillan. 2020. 345 pages. ISBN 978‐3‐030‐55056‐1	1
The Many Faces of Multilingualism: Language Status, Learning, and Use Across Contexts. Edited by PiotrRomanowski and MartinGuardado2020. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton. 13 pp., ISBN: 9781501514692	1
Enhancing EMI pedagogical curricula to prepare pre‐service English teachers for socioculturally diverse classrooms	1
Easing down foreign language listening anxiety: Metacognitive intervention and dialogic interaction	1
Learning environment matters for university EFL learners’ emotions and approaches to online learning technologies: A Chinese perspective	1
Emotional Impact on Professional Identity Development: The Case of Chinese English Language Textbook Writers	1
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Cognitive Task Complexity and Learner Engagement: Evidence From Direction‐Giving Map Tasks	1
Wearing face masks in different speech styles during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A study of Thai L2 English learners	1
Distribution of grammar learning through writing tasks: A potential role of proficiency	1
Gender‐Fair Language (GFL) in Austrian Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers: A Corpus‐Based Frequency and Context Analysis	1
How Do Interpreters Not Know Language? Monolingual Approaches to Multilingual Minorities in Interpreting	1
“Behind the Screen, I Still Care about my Students!”: Exploring the emotional labour of English language teachers in online teaching during the COVID‐19 Pandemic	1
Unraveling the Emotions of an English as a Foreign Language Teacher and Their Impact on Professional Identity in Teaching Reform	1
The Effect of Alignment on the Listening and Speaking Continuation Task	1
Compiled by AILA ReN Coordinator, Glenda El Gamal, Khalifa University, [email protected]	1
Innovation in language learning and teaching: The case of the Middle East and North Africa, HayoReinders, ChristineCoombe, AndrewLittlejohn & DaraTafazoli (Eds). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2019	1
Bilingual Development in the Tai‐Vietnamese Multicultural Borderland	1