OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of ELT Journal is 5. 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 2022-04-01 to 2026-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Leveraging transnational identities of refugee-background students	74
Advancing integrity in language assessment: Response to Bruce et al.	61
Teaching English to Young Arabic Speakers: Assessing the Influence of Instructional Materials, Narratives and Cultural Norms	34
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	32
Trauma-sensitive English teaching and SEL amid war in Ukraine	31
Bridging extramural English and formal instruction	30
Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	29
Digital multimodal composing pedagogy in a university writing course	25
Challenging native speakerism in a Korean college English course	25
Global English and Political Economy	23
Digital whiteboards: engaging with active learning	23
Correction to: Using learning journals to promote learner autonomy	22
Social-emotional learning in ESOL with ninth-grade newcomers	21
Pop Culture in Language Education: Theory, Research, Practice	21
Centring on students’ needs by engaging in translanguaging shifts	19
Beyond detection: GenAI in EAL writing education	19
Reconsidering AI-detection in EFL writing: a response to De Wilde	18
Mapping a way forward: toward a shared EMI and EAP research agenda	16
ELT teachers’ agency for wellbeing	16
Language teacher wellbeing: an individual–institutional pact	14
Raising awareness among the TESOL community about the professional identity tensions of women EFL teachers in Africa	14
Reframing teachers’ role in post-conflict and crisis-affected contexts	14
A Kazakhstani English Language teacher’s perspective on multilingual practices	13
ChatGPT in ELT: disruptor? Or well-trained teaching assistant?	13
Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching	13

Ways of implementing ELF in the classroom	13
Developing Intercultural Language Materials	13
Fluency revisited	12
A case for ELF feito no Brasil	12
Generative artificial intelligence and ELT	11
How does generative AI promote autonomy and inclusivity in language teaching?	11
Engaging students in dialogic interactions through questioning	10
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	10
Code-switching and translanguaging: why they have a lot in common	10
Writing conferences via an online meeting platform	9
Children’s learning through digital technologies: an introduction	9
A digital pedagogy for transculturing ELT through Global Englishes	9
Language Education in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities	8
Implementing rubric co-construction in ESL writing teaching	8
Primary EFL teachers’ perceptions of technology to support speaking	8
Moroccan EFL teachers’ experiences with the 2023 Al-Haouz earthquake	8
Facilitating professional growth through materials-based assessments	8
Black Lives Matter in an EFL speaking class	8
Critical questioning in language teacher education	8
Digital literacy as ideological practice	7
“Feeling Closer to Nature” through Ecocritical ELT	7
Tracking trends in coursebooks for young learners	7
Three stakeholders’ reflections on language assessment literacy	7
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
Worked examples for peer interaction: a feedback and learning resource	6
Implementing a reading-to-learn programme in EFL bilingual teaching	6
Moving beyond ‘infancy’: towards a cross-fertilization between EMI and EAP scholarship	6
Teacher input prompts and student listening strategies in EMI classes	6
Translanguaging: a paradigm shift for ELT theory and practice	6
International youth literature in the Chinese EFL classroom	5
No-code approaches to developing ELT resources with generative artificial intelligence	5
ESOL classes as trauma-sensitive physical spaces	5
Decolonizing classroom discourse: insights from interactional research	5
Challenges in understanding children’s language learning in games	5
Linguistic landscape for joint learning amid conflict in Israel	5
Take-home tests as an assessment for learning strategy	5
English writing with Disney animation: a critical perspective	5