OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching 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
Less frequently used research methodologies in applied linguistics (Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 6)	174
Audiovisual input and second language learning	67
Language learning playware: a ‘playful learning’ approach to ELT materials development	44
Multimodality and pronunciation in ICLHE (Integration of Content and Language in Higher Education) training	41
Supporting the academic staff of the internationalised university: a project at the Department of Management	37
Fostering key competency growth: a feedback model for university English teaching	30
The idiodynamic method in individual differences research: a review of applications and contributions	27
Exploring students’ perceptions and affordances of Google docs-supported collaborative writing	25
ESL teachers’ experiences in engaging with published research findings: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	22
Collocations, corpora and language learning	22
OASIS: one resource to widen the reach of research in language studies	19
L2 skill-specific anxiety and communication apprehension: the role of extramural English in the Turkish context	18
From retrieval to generative models: a design-based research approach to developing a chatbot for argumentative writing	18
A perezhivanie perspective of the interconnection between language teacher autonomy and emotion: making a case for emotional autonomy	16
Local research and global perspectives in English language teaching	16
Multilingual teacher training in South Tyrol: strategies for effective linguistic input with young learners	15
Metacognition, motivation, self-efficacy belief, and English learning achievement in online learning: Longitudinal mediation modeling approach	14
Context-specific multilingual instruction: evolution of an instructional design	14
Integrating goal-setting and automated feedback to improve writing outcomes: a pilot study	14
Designing and providing inclusive ELT materials in times of the global pandemic: a Chilean experience	13
The Routledge handbook of materials development for language teaching	13
Guiding and assessing development of L2 writing process: the role of peer collaboration	12
Fostering learner engagement in study abroad contexts through digital mapping	12
Towards more learning-centred English-medium education: promoting the combination of backward design and community of practice in teacher training	12
A goal-based writing program in the EFL writing context: implementation and results	12

Chinese students’ boredom and burnout and their prediction by autonomy supportive learning climate: a latent growth curve modeling	11
International Perspectives on Diversity in ELT	11
Advances and challenges in online language learning: a bibliometric analysis	11
Beyond seeking equivalents: exploring Chinese master’s students’ use of machine translation as a translanguaging process in EAP writing	10
Funds of knowledge and identity in language learning and teaching	10
Exploring latent profiles in the relationship between learning atmosphere, negative emotions, and willingness to communicate among EFL learners	10
Augmented reality in language learning: a systematic literature review of the state-of-the-art and task design considerations	9
Administrative staff learning and using English to communicate with international students	9
Every cloud has a silver lining: a person-centred analysis of foreign language learners’ motivation and engagement in Chinese universities	9
Technology in Second Language Writing: Advances in Composing, Translation, Writing Pedagogy and Data-Driven Learning Technology in Second Language Writing: Advances in Composing, Transl	8
Psychological and emotional impact of COVID-19 on TESOL: learning to teach EFL in a VUCA environment	8
Programme-level English enhancement strategy in civil engineering undergraduate education: an application of innovative strategy	8
Collaborative Leadership Through Leaderful Classroom Practices: Everybody is a Leader	8
Self-efficacy mediates but does not moderate the relationship between grit and L2 achievement	8
Pre-service English teachers’ beliefs and practices in the use of digital technology: the case of a technology-enhanced teacher preparation course in South Korea	7
Higher order thinking skills in the language classroom: A concise guide Higher order thinking skills in the language classroom: A concise guide , by Afsaneh Ghanizadeh,	7
The challenges of the internationalisation of the curriculum: a pedagogical intervention to promote interculturality and plurilingualism in English-Medium Instruction	7
Effects of augmented reality-supported experiential learning on low-achieving EFL students in rural elementary school	7
Understanding the relationship between competitive climates and reading achievement in East Asia: a situated expectancy-value theory perspective	7
The effects of humorous video tasks on affective, cognitive, and social factors in English language vocabulary learning: a comparative study	7
Foreign language learner autonomy in online learning environments: the teachers’ perspectives	7
Measuring EFL learners’ use of ChatGPT in informal digital learning of English based on the technology acceptance model	7
Language learning with TikTok’s ‘Duet’: a spatial perspective on digital technology and language learning	7
Behavioural engagement with notes and note content in digital game-based vocabulary learning and their effects on EFL vocabulary development	7
New Frontiers in Language and Technology	7
Emotion regulation strategies and task engagement in L2 development: a structural equation modeling analysis	6
Digital storytelling as translanguaging: a practical guide for language educators	6
Mediation of enjoyment and burnout in the link between teacher-student relationships and foreign language achievement and its gender differences	6
Individual differences and task-based language teaching	6
Innovative approaches in teaching English writing to Chinese speakers	6
Effectiveness of augmented reality on EFL learner’s language gains: a meta-analysis	5
Critical thinking in academic writing: a cultural approach	5
Unveiling the dynamic connection between a socially responsible activity and English learning motivation at a Taiwanese university	5
The spatiality of pre-service language teachers’ funds of professional identity	5
Global CLIL: critical, ethnographic and language policy perspectives	5
Reimagining crisis teaching through autoethnography: a case of an online Japanese course	4
Materials development in flexible learning amid the pandemic: perspectives from English language teachers in a Philippine state university	4
Teaching and Researching Motivation, 3rd ed.	4
LGBTQ+ and feminist digital activism: a linguistic perspective	4
How to Learn Spanish: A Guide to Powerful Principles and Strategies for Successful Learning and Self-Empowerment	4
The shift to flexible learning amidst the pandemic: the case of English language teachers in a Philippine state university	4
Intra-linguistic mediation within the context of Model United Nations	4
Innovating language motivation research: the localized possibilities of practitioner research	4
Online informal language learning (OILL): a systematic review of studies (2014–2023)	4
Embedding digital multimodal composing in EFL curriculum: students’ video design and literacy demonstration	3
Automated speech scoring of dialogue response by Japanese learners of English as a foreign language	3
Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching in the Neo-Nationalist Era	3
Mindsets in language learning and teaching: an introduction to the special issue	3
Improving pre-service English teachers’ native cultural knowledge and English language knowledge of native culture in a PBL classroom	3
Peer editing and writing proficiency: an experimental study in South Korean higher education	3

Exploring Turkish EFL teachers’ negative emotions and professional detachment in episodic narratives: a Ricoeurian analysis of the critical incidents	3
Motivation for learning EFL in Tunisia: an eclectic theoretical approach and a structural equation modeling approach	3
Professional intercultural communicative competence in action	3
Are enjoyment and anxiety specific to culture? An investigation into the sources of Turkish EFL learners’ foreign language enjoyment and anxiety	3
The coming of age of LMOOC research. A systematic review (2019-21)	3
Foundational principles of task-based language teaching Foundational principles of task-based language teaching , by Martin East, New York and Oxford, Routledge, 2021, 1	3
EFL learners’ perceptions and their association with the effectiveness of model texts as a feedback tool	3
AI in foreign language learning and teaching: theory and practice	3
Mobile assisted learning in Arabic language education: the impact of Duolingo and Memrise on phonology, morphology, and syntax competencies	3
E-learning in English Medium Instruction (EMI): Academic language for university students	3
Informal digital learning of English: research to practice	3
Tracking motivational changes in self-initiated professional development in ELT: a single-case analysis	3
How does teacher support contribute to learners’ grit? The role of learning enjoyment	2
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and SpeakingThe Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Speaking, edited by Tracey M. Derwing, Murray J. Munro, and Ron I. Th	2
Combining study abroad and the on-campus experience to enhance language and cultural learning	2
Affordances of innovative professional development and learning resources through language teacher associations: insights from educators of English as an additional language	2
Analyzing the time-series relationship between learning atmosphere, negative emotions, and academic engagement in language learners	2
Language learning affordances of Instagram and TikTok	2
From boredom to buoyancy: examining the impact of perceived teacher support on EFL learners’ resilience and achievement through a serial mediation model	2
Enhancing English alphabet handwriting skills in preschool children through digital game-based learning approach	2
Automatic pronunciation evaluation feedback and peer correction for shaping English pronunciation accuracy and interpersonal communication	2
Why do growth mindsets make you feel better about learning and your selves? The mediating role of adaptability	2
Agency in conflict with contextual idiosyncrasies: implications for second language teacher identity construction	2
Using digital differentiation to improve EFL achievement and self-regulation of tertiary learners: the Turkish context	2
The mysteries of bilingualism: unresolved issues	2
An idiodynamic study on students’ negative emotions in relation to instructor clarity and non-verbal immediacy in a CLIL classroom	2
Using model essays in conjunction with noticing as a feedback instrument in IELTS writing preparation	2
The mediating role of self-disclosure in the relationship between masculine gender role stress and foreign language classroom anxiety	2
The language of submission: a four-way duoethnography exploring translanguaging pedagogy with carceral students’ funds of knowledge and funds of identity	2
Getting viral on social media: exploring Chinese language EduTubers’ perceptions and practices	2
Self-regulated pedagogical guidance for out-of-class listening practice: an empirical study of Japanese EFL learners	2
Utilising gamified formative assessment to support English language learning in schools: a scoping review	2
Learning a language with peers: elevating classroom voices	2
Tracking the evolving impact of AI-driven learning platforms on EFL students’ burnout, emotional challenges, and well-being: a longitudinal growth curve analysis	2
Prof-teaching: an English-medium instruction professional development program with a digital, linguistic and pedagogical approach	2
Promoting second language writing through technology-driven multimodal text feedback	1
To praise or not to praise? Examining the effects of ability vs. effort praise on speaking anxiety and willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms	1
Investigating the relationship between metastrategy use and task engagement in an EFL context: a structural equation modeling approach	1
Equitable teacher education in a virtual world: the promise of learning-oriented assessment	1
Constructive peer-feedback to improve language and communication skills in medical education	1
Nature journaling in English language teaching: an introduction for practitioners	1
Chinese college students’ preferences for mobile-assisted language learning classes and their effects on student engagement in English language classrooms	1
Eportfolio post tagging for student-teacher development	1
Empowering students with authentic tasks to learn English beyond the classroom: a club-based model	1
Verb argument construction complexity indices and L2 written production: effects of task complexity and task repetition	1
Boredom and English language conversational topics: an idiodynamic approach	1
Perspectives and good practices in English language teacher training Perspectives and good practices in English language teacher training , by Isabel Alonso (ed.), Raque	1
EFL teachers’ perceptions of emotional exhaustion and associated regulation strategies: a phenomenological analysis	1
‘I thought I was a refugee’: a narrative inquiry of an EFL teacher’s piloting of a newly published textbook	1
Teaching pride forward: Building LGBTQ+ allyship in English language teaching	1
Exploring high school teachers’ and students’ perceptions of teaching for creativity in EFL classes	1
Effectiveness of metacognitive interventions in tertiary EFL contexts: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Exploring the role of internet self-efficacy, perceived enjoyment, and anxiety on learning outcome in intelligent personal assistant-based EFL learning	1
Exploring language learners’ new media literacy: instrument development and validation	1
Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Higher Education using flipped learning/flipped classrooms: a literature review	1
Our story of innovation: reforming the traditional approach to ELT in China’s hinterlands	1
The effect of empowerment on English language teachers’ commitment to schools: the mediation of teachers’ attitudes towards curriculum reform	1
Psycholinguistic approaches to instructed second language acquisition: linking theory, findings and practice	1
Handbook of practical second language teaching and learning	1
Gamified-flipped English classes and L2 learners’ achievement and perceptions	1
Unveiling the paradox in the relationship between engagement and achievement in foreign language learning: combining multilevel meta-analysis with document co-citation analysis	1
‘When I see them - I think it’s me:’ multilingual teaching staff’s agency enactment in a linguistically and culturally diverse classroom	1
How music facilitates second language (L2) learning: a systematic review from 2002 to 2022	1
New direction in technology for writing instruction	1
‘I always wake up with trepidation’: examining Chinese foreign language majors’ employment anxiety from an ecological perspective	1