OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of ELT Journal is 4. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Leveraging transnational identities of refugee-background students	99
Teaching English to Young Arabic Speakers: Assessing the Influence of Instructional Materials, Narratives and Cultural Norms	76
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	43
Advancing integrity in language assessment: Response to Bruce et al.	37
Bridging extramural English and formal instruction	35
Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	35
Trauma-sensitive English teaching and SEL amid war in Ukraine	32
Digital whiteboards: engaging with active learning	32
Challenging native speakerism in a Korean college English course	30
Digital multimodal composing pedagogy in a university writing course	28
Global English and Political Economy	27
Correction to: Using learning journals to promote learner autonomy	25
Toward affective linguistic justice in English-medium instruction	24
Reconsidering AI-detection in EFL writing: a response to De Wilde	24
Centring on students’ needs by engaging in translanguaging shifts	24
Social-emotional learning in ESOL with ninth-grade newcomers	23
ELT teachers’ agency for wellbeing	23
Mapping a way forward: toward a shared EMI and EAP research agenda	20
Beyond detection: GenAI in EAL writing education	20
Raising awareness among the TESOL community about the professional identity tensions of women EFL teachers in Africa	20
Reframing teachers’ role in post-conflict and crisis-affected contexts	19
Language teacher wellbeing: an individual–institutional pact	18
Developing Intercultural Language Materials	18
ChatGPT in ELT: disruptor? Or well-trained teaching assistant?	18
Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching	17

Ways of implementing ELF in the classroom	16
A Kazakhstani English Language teacher’s perspective on multilingual practices	16
A case for ELF feito no Brasil	14
Fluency revisited	14
Generative artificial intelligence and ELT	13
How does generative AI promote autonomy and inclusivity in language teaching?	12
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	12
Children’s learning through digital technologies: an introduction	11
Primary EFL teachers’ perceptions of technology to support speaking	11
Code-switching and translanguaging: why they have a lot in common	11
A digital pedagogy for transculturing ELT through Global Englishes	10
Writing conferences via an online meeting platform	10
Facilitating professional growth through materials-based assessments	10
Where is learner agency in locally produced ELT textbooks?	9
Tracking trends in coursebooks for young learners	9
Critical questioning in language teacher education	9
Language Education in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities	9
Black Lives Matter in an EFL speaking class	8
“Feeling Closer to Nature” through Ecocritical ELT	8
Digital literacy as ideological practice	8
Moroccan EFL teachers’ experiences with the 2023 Al-Haouz earthquake	8
Three stakeholders’ reflections on language assessment literacy	8
Implementing rubric co-construction in ESL writing teaching	8
Teacher input prompts and student listening strategies in EMI classes	7
Can novice teachers detect AI-generated texts in EFL writing?	7
The Art of Foreign Language Teaching: Improvisation and Drama in Teacher Development and Language Learning (second edition)	7
ESOL classes as trauma-sensitive physical spaces	6
Worked examples for peer interaction: a feedback and learning resource	6
Moving beyond ‘infancy’: towards a cross-fertilization between EMI and EAP scholarship	6
Implementing a reading-to-learn programme in EFL bilingual teaching	6
International youth literature in the Chinese EFL classroom	6
Translanguaging: a paradigm shift for ELT theory and practice	6
Decolonizing classroom discourse: insights from interactional research	6
Engagement	5
English writing with Disney animation: a critical perspective	5
Take-home tests as an assessment for learning strategy	5
No-code approaches to developing ELT resources with generative artificial intelligence	5
Challenges in understanding children’s language learning in games	4
Praxis-oriented Pedagogy for Novice L2 Teachers: Developing Teacher Reasoning Karen E. Johnson, Deryn P. Verity, and Sharon S. Childs	4
Machine translation in English language teaching	4
Can my writing be polished further? When ChatGPT meets human touch	4
International Perspectives on Diversity in ELT	4
The demise of critical agency in a post-conflict teaching environment	4
Teachers’ digital technology use after a period of online teaching	4
Linguistic landscape for joint learning amid conflict in Israel	4
Intensive English programme ecology: decolonizing ‘within the cracks’	4