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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Leveraging transnational identities of refugee-background students	108
Teaching English to Young Arabic Speakers: Assessing the Influence of Instructional Materials, Narratives and Cultural Norms	79
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	48
Bridging extramural English and formal instruction	39
Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	38
Digital whiteboards: engaging with active learning	37
Digital multimodal composing pedagogy in a university writing course	35
Trauma-sensitive English teaching and SEL amid war in Ukraine	35
Advancing integrity in language assessment: Response to Bruce et al.	29
Global English and Political Economy	28
Challenging native speakerism in a Korean college English course	28
Correction to: Using learning journals to promote learner autonomy	26
Toward affective linguistic justice in English-medium instruction	25
Reconsidering AI-detection in EFL writing: a response to De Wilde	25
Beyond detection: GenAI in EAL writing education	25
ELT teachers’ agency for wellbeing	24
Centring on students’ needs by engaging in translanguaging shifts	22
Raising awareness among the TESOL community about the professional identity tensions of women EFL teachers in Africa	21
Social-emotional learning in ESOL with ninth-grade newcomers	21
Mapping a way forward: toward a shared EMI and EAP research agenda	20
ChatGPT in ELT: disruptor? Or well-trained teaching assistant?	20
Reframing teachers’ role in post-conflict and crisis-affected contexts	20
Language teacher wellbeing: an individual–institutional pact	19
Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching	18
Developing Intercultural Language Materials	18

A Kazakhstani English Language teacher’s perspective on multilingual practices	16
Fluency revisited	15
A case for ELF feito no Brasil	15
Ways of implementing ELF in the classroom	15
Teacher code alternation in a Sri Lankan tertiary level EMI classroom	13
How does generative AI promote autonomy and inclusivity in language teaching?	12
Generative artificial intelligence and ELT	11
Children’s learning through digital technologies: an introduction	11
Code-switching and translanguaging: why they have a lot in common	11
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	11
Primary EFL teachers’ perceptions of technology to support speaking	11
Writing conferences via an online meeting platform	10
Critical questioning in language teacher education	9
Facilitating professional growth through materials-based assessments	9
Where is learner agency in locally produced ELT textbooks?	9
A digital pedagogy for transculturing ELT through Global Englishes	9
Black Lives Matter in an EFL speaking class	8
“Feeling Closer to Nature” through Ecocritical ELT	8
Can novice teachers detect AI-generated texts in EFL writing?	8
Moroccan EFL teachers’ experiences with the 2023 Al-Haouz earthquake	8
Language Education in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities	8
Three stakeholders’ reflections on language assessment literacy	8
Tracking trends in coursebooks for young learners	8
Implementing rubric co-construction in ESL writing teaching	7
Digital literacy as ideological practice	7
International youth literature in the Chinese EFL classroom	6
Moving beyond ‘infancy’: towards a cross-fertilization between EMI and EAP scholarship	6
Decolonizing classroom discourse: insights from interactional research	6
ESOL classes as trauma-sensitive physical spaces	6
Worked examples for peer interaction: a feedback and learning resource	6
Teacher input prompts and student listening strategies in EMI classes	6
The Art of Foreign Language Teaching: Improvisation and Drama in Teacher Development and Language Learning (second edition)	6
Translanguaging: a paradigm shift for ELT theory and practice	6
Implementing a reading-to-learn programme in EFL bilingual teaching	6
Teachers’ digital technology use after a period of online teaching	5
Take-home tests as an assessment for learning strategy	5
English writing with Disney animation: a critical perspective	5
Machine translation in English language teaching	4
Intensive English programme ecology: decolonizing ‘within the cracks’	4
Challenges in understanding children’s language learning in games	4
International Perspectives on Diversity in ELT	4
English teaching online, in politically difficult circumstances	4
The demise of critical agency in a post-conflict teaching environment	4
Engagement	4
No-code approaches to developing ELT resources with generative artificial intelligence	4
Praxis-oriented Pedagogy for Novice L2 Teachers: Developing Teacher Reasoning Karen E. Johnson, Deryn P. Verity, and Sharon S. Childs	4
Can my writing be polished further? When ChatGPT meets human touch	4
Linguistic landscape for joint learning amid conflict in Israel	4