OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of RELC Journal is 7. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
ChatGPT for Language Teaching and Learning	233
Not a First Language but One Repertoire: Translanguaging as a Decolonizing Project	121
E-Classroom Interactional Competencies: Mediating and Assisting Language Learning During Synchronous Online Lessons	72
Language Teaching during a Pandemic: A Case Study of Zoom Use by a Secondary ESL Teacher in Hong Kong	56
Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT): Current Issues and Future Directions	47
Responses of the English-Language-Teaching Community to the COVID-19 Pandemic	47
A Typology of English-Medium Instruction	43
Boredom as an Aversive Emotion Experienced by English Majors	40
Artificial Intelligence in English Language Teaching: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	34
Pedagogical Translanguaging and Its Application to Language Classes	33
Translanguaging in Language Teaching and Learning: Current Practices and Future Directions	27
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology for English Writing: Introducing Wordtune as a Digital Writing Assistant for EFL Writers	27
Embracing Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Access in EMI-TNHE: Towards a Social Justice-Centered Reframing of English Language Teaching	27
Transnational Universities and English Medium Instruction in China: How Admissions, Language Support and Language Use Differ in Chinese Universities	26
A Pedagogical Chatbot: A Supplemental Language Learning Tool	26
Integrating Technology into ESL/EFL Writing through Grammarly	25
Teaching Pronunciation: The State of the Art 2021	24
Effects of Translanguaging in Online Peer Feedback on Chinese University English-as-a-Foreign-Language Students’ Writing Performance	23
Using Kahoot! to Gamify Learning in the Language Classroom	22
Teacher, Learner and Student-Teacher Identity in TESOL	22
A Corpus-based Study of Vocabulary in the New Concept English Textbook Series	22
Metacognitive Strategies, Language Learning Motivation, Self-Efficacy Belief, and English Achievement During Remote Learning: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach	20
Global Englishes and Teacher Education: Present Cases and Future Directions	19
Corpus-Based Vocabulary Analysis of English Podcasts	19
“COVID-19 is an Opportunity to Rediscover Ourselves”: Reflections of a Novice EFL Teacher in Central America	19

Promoting English-as-a-medium-of-instruction (EMI) Teacher Development in Higher Education: What Can Language Specialists Do and Become?	18
Research of Language Teacher Identity: Status Quo and Future Directions	18
Artificial Intelligence-Based Content Generator Technology for Young English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners’ Reading Enjoyment	18
‘Stop Measuring Black Kids with a White Stick’: Translanguaging for Classroom Assessment	17
Developing Student Feedback Literacy Through Peer Review Training	16
Teacher Agency in Creating a Translingual Space in Nepal’s Multilingual English-Medium Schools	16
Student Engagement with Written Feedback: Critical Issues and Way Forward	16
English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Pedagogical Beliefs About Teacher Roles and Their Agentic Actions Amid and After COVID-19: A Case Study	16
Learning with Immersive Virtual Reality: An Exploratory Study of Chinese College Nursing Students	15
The Contribution of Individual Differences to L2 Pronunciation Learning: Insights from Research and Pedagogical Implications	15
Gather.Town: A Gamification Tool to Promote Engagement and Establish Online Learning Communities for Language Learners	15
‘Do as WE Do’: Teaching World Englishes in a General English Course to Thai Students	14
EFL Reformed Curriculum in Vietnam: An Understanding of Teachers’ Cognitions and Classroom Practices	13
Cultivating Critical Translingual Awareness: Challenges and Possibilities for Teachers and Teacher Educators	13
Affordances and Constraints of Intelligent Personal Assistants for Second-Language Learning	13
A Window into the Classroom: How Teachers Integrate Pronunciation Instruction	12
Pronunciation and Task-Based Instruction: Effects of a Classroom Intervention	12
Digital Language Teaching 5.0: Technologies, Trends and Competencies	12
Introducing Translanguaging in an EAP Course at a Joint-Venture University in China	11
Enhancing EFL Teachers’ Pronunciation Pedagogy Through Professional Learning: A Vietnamese Case Study	11
Teacher Educators’ Funds of Knowledge for the Preparation of Future Teachers	11
“Whoa! Incredible!:” Language Learning Experiences in Virtual Reality	10
Translanguaging and Trans-Semiotizing for Critical Integration of Content and Language in Plurilingual Educational Settings	10
Re-envisioning Academic Publication: From “Publish or Perish” to “Publish and Flourish”	10
The Roads not Taken: Greater Emphasis Needed on “Sounds”, “Actual Listening”, and “Spoken Input”	10
Unpacking the Teachers’ Multimodal Pedagogies in the Primary English Language Classroom in Singapore	10
The Functions and Features of ELT Textbooks and Textbook Analysis: A Concise Review	10
Social Factors and the Teaching of Pronunciation: What the Research Tells Us	9
Language Teachers as Materials Developers	9
English Writing Instruction in Chinese Students’ Experience: A Survey Study	9
Translingual Practices and English as an Additional Language: A Conversation with Professor Suresh Canagarajah	8
The Effect of First Language Transfer on Second Language Acquisition and Learning: From Contrastive Analysis to Contemporary Neuroimaging	8
Grammarly’s Tone Detector: Helping Students Write Pragmatically Appropriate Texts	8
Understanding EFL Instructor Identity Changes During Online Teaching in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in China	8
Teaching with Technology in the Post-Pandemic Digital Age: Technological Normalisation and AI-Induced Disruptions	8
Using Call Annie as a Generative Artificial Intelligence Speaking Partner for Language Learners	8
Exploring the Challenges of Technology in Language Teaching in the Aftermath of the Pandemic	8
Researching Translanguaging as a Feasible Pedagogical Practice: Evidence from Chinese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Students’ Perceptions	8
Language Teacher Identity and English Education Policy in Japan: Competing Discourses Surrounding “Non-native” English-speaking Teachers	8
Global Englishes Pedagogical Activities for English-as-a-Foreign Language Settings and Beyond: Understanding Thai Teachers’ Practices	7
Technology-enhanced Reflection and Teacher Development: A Student Teacher's Journey	7
Online Peer Review of Oral Presentations	7
Multimodal Second-Language Communication: Research Findings and Pedagogical Implications	7
Creating Critical Literacy Praxis: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice	7
Tales from a Shared Journey of Teaching and Researching Translanguaging	7
Teachers’ Mindsets about L2 Learning: Exploring the Influences on Pedagogical Practices	7