OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of ELT Journal 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Leveraging transnational identities of refugee-background students	60
Digital multimodal composing pedagogy in a university writing course	51
Bridging extramural English and formal instruction	33
Teaching English to Young Arabic Speakers: Assessing the Influence of Instructional Materials, Narratives and Cultural Norms	28
Digital whiteboards: engaging with active learning	28
Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	27
Trauma-sensitive English teaching and SEL amid war in Ukraine	22
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	22
Challenging native speakerism in a Korean college English course	21
Correction to: Using learning journals to promote learner autonomy	21
Global English and Political Economy	21
Beyond detection: GenAI in EAL writing education	20
ELT teachers’ agency for wellbeing	18
Centring on students’ needs by engaging in translanguaging shifts	18
Pop Culture in Language Education: Theory, Research, Practice	17
Social-emotional learning in ESOL with ninth-grade newcomers	16
Language teacher wellbeing: an individual–institutional pact	16
The challenges of EMI for art and design students in the UAE	15
Raising awareness among the TESOL community about the professional identity tensions of women EFL teachers in Africa	13
Screen capture technology in ELT	13
CEFR and the ELT practitioner: empowerment or enforcement?	13
Mapping a way forward: toward a shared EMI and EAP research agenda	13
ChatGPT in ELT: disruptor? Or well-trained teaching assistant?	13
Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching	12
Research methods in applied linguistics and language education: current considerations, recent innovations, and future directions	12

Developing Intercultural Language Materials	12
A case for ELF feito no Brasil	11
Ways of implementing ELF in the classroom	11
A Kazakhstani English Language teacher’s perspective on multilingual practices	11
How does generative AI promote autonomy and inclusivity in language teaching?	10
Generative artificial intelligence and ELT	10
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	10
Fluency revisited	10
Engaging students in dialogic interactions through questioning	10
Primary EFL teachers’ perceptions of technology to support speaking	9
Facilitating professional growth through materials-based assessments	9
Code-switching and translanguaging: why they have a lot in common	9
Erratum to: Translanguaging as a political stance: implications for English language education	9
Writing conferences via an online meeting platform	9
A digital pedagogy for transculturing ELT through Global Englishes	9
Children’s learning through digital technologies: an introduction	8
Language Education in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities	8
Implementing rubric co-construction in ESL writing teaching	8
Vocabulary and the Four Skills. Pedagogy, Practice, and Implications for Teaching Vocabulary	8
Tracking trends in coursebooks for young learners	8
Supporting part-time ELT faculty in a Japanese university	8
Black Lives Matter in an EFL speaking class	8
Moroccan EFL teachers’ experiences with the 2023 Al-Haouz earthquake	7
Three stakeholders’ reflections on language assessment literacy	7
Digital literacy as ideological practice	7
“Feeling Closer to Nature” through Ecocritical ELT	7
Listening in interaction: reconceptualizing a core skill	6
The Art of Foreign Language Teaching: Improvisation and Drama in Teacher Development and Language Learning (second edition)	6
Can novice teachers detect AI-generated texts in EFL writing?	6
Translanguaging: a paradigm shift for ELT theory and practice	6
Implementing a reading-to-learn programme in EFL bilingual teaching	6
Decolonizing classroom discourse: insights from interactional research	6
Teacher input prompts and student listening strategies in EMI classes	6
Worked examples for peer interaction: a feedback and learning resource	5
Take-home tests as an assessment for learning strategy	5
Moving beyond ‘infancy’: towards a cross-fertilization between EMI and EAP scholarship	5
Challenges in understanding children’s language learning in games	5
ESOL classes as trauma-sensitive physical spaces	5
International youth literature in the Chinese EFL classroom	5
English writing with Disney animation: a critical perspective	5
Teachers’ digital technology use after a period of online teaching	4
Intensive English programme ecology: decolonizing ‘within the cracks’	4
Global Englishes-oriented teacher education: lasting shifts	4
Engagement	4
Can my writing be polished further? When ChatGPT meets human touch	4
How useful is it to teach affixes in intermediate classes?	4
International Perspectives on Diversity in ELT	4
Teacher agency and washback: insights from classrooms in rural Bangladesh	4
No-code approaches to developing ELT resources with generative artificial intelligence	4
Machine translation in English language teaching	4

Global Englishes teaching in secondary schools in Italy	3
Using ChatGPT as a “Friend” in reflective critical friendships	3
Exploratory action research: experiences of Nepalese EFL teachers	3
The impact of automated writing evaluation on writing gains	3
The potential of complaining as reflective practice in mentoring	3
Critical language pedagogues in Japan: enhancing student receptivity	3
Positive Psychology in Second and Foreign Language Education	3
Reading to Learn, Reading the World: How Genre-based Literacy Pedagogy is Democratizing Education	3
Practising critical visual literacy through redesign in ELT classrooms	3
Fairness for sale: the hidden costs of international language tests	3
The challenges of English medium instruction for subject lecturers: a shared viewpoint	3
Decolonization as pedagogy: a praxis of ‘becoming’ in ELT	3
Praxis-oriented Pedagogy for Novice L2 Teachers: Developing Teacher Reasoning, Karen E. Johnson, Deryn P. Verity, and Sharon S. Childs	3
Promoting a World Englishes Perspective through Podcasts	2
Digital-Age Teaching for English Learners: A Guide for Equitable Learning for All Students	2
Tertiary-level STEM and EMI: where EFL and content meet to potentiate each other	2
Freire’s problem-posing model: critical pedagogy and young learners	2
Developing Materials for Innovative Teaching and Sustainable Learning: ELT Practitioners’ Experiences From Diverse Global Contexts	2
Mentoring Teachers: Supporting Learning, Wellbeing and Retention	2
Lessons from Good Language Teachers	2
Correction to: Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	2
Ideologies and practices of the use of L1 in L2 vocabulary tasks	2
Reimagining ITA training: promoting student-scholars’ agency	2
Improving EFL students’ multimodal literacy through infographics	2
Linguistic landscapes tasks in Global Englishes teacher education	2
N.S. Prabhu 1933–2024	2
From learners to users—errors, innovations, and universals	2
Exploring teacher classroom behavior and wellbeing from the student perspective	2
Let’s Discuss: Second-Language Learners Share Ideas—Teacher’s Edition	2
Silence in English Language Pedagogy: From Research to Practice	2
Making it happen: trauma-informed ESOL teaching in Scottish FE	2
‘The effect is/isn’t significant!’: statistical evidence and ELT	2
Anglophone Literature in Second-Language Teacher Education: Curriculum Innovation through Intercultural Communication	2
Self-assessment for primary English language teachers in Europe	1
Rethinking AI: bias in speech-recognition chatbots for ELT	1
Academic Coloniality in ELT: the case of an Algerian University	1
From notes to writing: three students in focus	1
Teaching and Learning English in Japanese Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives	1
Using Technology to Design ESL/EFL Microlearning Activities	1
Translanguaging options for note-taking in EAP and EMI	1
Language Teachers Studying Abroad: Identities, Emotions and DisruptionsMultilingual Matters	1
Affinity and the classroom: informal and formal L2 learning	1
30 Trends in ELT	1
Ageism (un)covered in locally produced ELT materials	1
Enjoyment, engagement, and success in children’s digital EFL games	1
Activities for Alternative Assessment: Monitoring Learning Accomplishments in the ELT ClassroomInnovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment	1
Towards the new construct of academic English in the digital age	1
Digital game-based language learning in the young L2 learner classroom	1
Agency	1
Strategies for avoiding misunderstanding in English L2 conversations	1
Innovative practices in early English language education	1
Self-efficacy	1
Compelling Stories for English Language Learners: Creativity, Interculturality and Critical Literacy	1
Towards decolonizing L2 writing pedagogy: translingual and transmodal resources	1
Teaching English to Pre-Primary Children: Educating Very Young Children	1
ELF awareness and learners’ realities: a response to Éva Illés	1
Expression of concern: Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	1
If we could just suggest: a response to Graham Burton	1
Genre pedagogy to teach spoken reports in EFL	1
Do students’ oral corrective feedback beliefs matter to teachers?	1
(Dis)empowering native speakers? Teachers’ perceptions in Malta	1
Decolonizing ELT methods through critical thematic units	1
Virtual reality for language learning	1
A professional training to make English language instructors AI-ready	1
Pulled both ways	1
Teaching positive psychology lessons in an intensive English program	1
An autoethnographic approach to (not) teaching about the coronation	1
AI-powered automated item generation for language testing	1