OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of RELC Journal is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Directed Motivational Currents in Second Language: Investigating the Effects of Positive and Negative Feedback on Energy Investment and Goal Commitment	654
Corrigendum to “Hybrid teaching: What is it? How do we do it”	297
Book Review: Assessing Second Language Reading: Insights from Cloze Tests	113
Collaborative Materials Design: How a School Teacher, a University Researcher, and a Professional Textbook Writer Interact	102
Exploratory Practice as a Professional Development Strategy for English-Language Teachers in Indonesia	100
English-as-a-Foreign-Language Teachers’ Beliefs and Coursebook Adaptation Practices: A Latent Profile Analysis	80
Language Assessment Literacy Development of a Novice University English Teacher in the Chinese Context	59
Gather.Town: A Gamification Tool to Promote Engagement and Establish Online Learning Communities for Language Learners	51
Negotiating Identity Tensions: Challenges of an Online Volunteer English Language Teacher in Rural China	39
Critical Autoethnographic Narrative for Language Teacher Identity Development	38
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology for English Writing: Introducing Wordtune as a Digital Writing Assistant for EFL Writers	35
Probing into Non-native Learners’ Written Accuracy: Does Feedback Type Matter?	34
Artificial Intelligence in English Language Teaching: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	33
Queer Pedagogy in TESOL: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices in Thai ELT Classrooms	32
Reshaping Language Learners’ Languaging Habitus: A World-Englishes-Informed Critical Pedagogy	30
Using Online Tools to Help Students Elevate Lexical Range in English-as-a-Foreign-Language Writing	28
Internet-Mediated Joint Construction: Engaging Second Language Learners in Synchronous Online Writing Instruction Through ClassIn	26
Impressing Artificial Intelligence: Automated Job Interview Training in Professional English Subjects	25
Note-taking in Academic Listening: A Translanguaging Perspective	25
Speeko: An Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Personal Public Speaking Coach	24
Navigating Academic Language in English Medium Instruction (EMI) Science Classrooms in Hong Kong	24
Essential Lecturer Competencies in English Medium Instruction: A Study Across Student Proficiency Levels	22
Initial Development of a Second Language Discussion Task-Specific Self-Efficacy Instrument: An Illustration for Frontline Researchers	21
Book Review: English L2 Vocabulary Learning and Teaching: Concepts, Principles and Pedagogy	20
Exploring the Principles Applied During the Production of an Open Writing Textbook	20

Empowering English Teachers to be Grammar ‘Experts’ and Coursebook Analysts via Perusall	19
Revisiting Praise as Feedback in L2 Writing: Where are we Going?	19
Validating the Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by English as a Foreign Language University Students in Taiwan	17
Emotion–Identity–Agency Triangle in Practicum Experience: A Pre-service Second Language Teacher's Development of Critical Emotional Reflexivity	16
Researching Translanguaging as a Feasible Pedagogical Practice: Evidence from Chinese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Students’ Perceptions	12
Professional Communication in Intercultural Contexts: David Wei Dai in Conversation with Tony Young	12
Perusall Encourages Critical Engagement with Reading Texts	12
Designing Curriculum for Student Feedback Literacy: Student Appreciation for and Engagement with Teacher Feedback	12
Integrating Automated Written Corrective Feedback into E-Portfolios for second language Writing: Notion and Notion AI	12
Promoting Students’ Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Engagement in EFL Classrooms: Do Grit and Well-Being Matter?	12
Can Learners Understand Words with Derivational Affixes and Does Presence of Context Make a Difference?	10
Sustaining Inclusive, Equitable, and Accessible Language Education in a COVID-19 Endemic World	10
Multimodal Digital Storytelling Presentations among Middle-School Learners of English as a Foreign Language: Emotions, Grit and Perceptions	10
Teaching With Technology in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Digital Age: An Interview With Professor Robert Godwin-Jones	10
Enhancing L2 Learners’ Self-Regulated Speaking Through Digital Oral Dialogue Journaling: An EFL Classroom-based Study	9
Discriminated Against or Uniquely Advantaged? Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers on Online Tutoring Platforms	9
A Case for Teacher Inquiry Groups for Exploring Language Teacher Identity Constructions in Transnational Contexts	9
Transformative Learning: English Language Teachers’ Experience of Engagement in Classroom Research in Singapore	9
Book Review: Open Education and Second Language Learning and Teaching: The Rise of a New Knowledge Ecology	8
Using Call Annie as a Generative Artificial Intelligence Speaking Partner for Language Learners	8
Inferring the Meaning of Idioms: Does Accuracy Matter for Retention in Memory?	8
Twee : Artificial Intelligence Assistant to Generate Versatile Materials for Language Education	8
The Effects of Communication Strategy Training on Speaking Task Performance	8
Book Review: Professionalising English Language Teaching: Concepts and Reflections for Action in Teacher Education by Cirocki Andrzej and Hallet Wolfgang	8
Pedagogizing Identity in Teacher Education Through Critical Autoethnographic Narrative	8
Implementing Extensive Graded Reading in English as a Foreign Language Teaching Through Newsela	7
“You are Here”: Transnational Teachers’ Becoming Between Symbolic and Sociomaterial Spaces	7
Communities Beyond the Classroom: Reflecting on a German Field Trip to a Local Non-Profit	7
Cultural–Linguistic Congruence as a Moderator of Teacher Emotions: Examining AI Implementation in Vietnamese EFL Classrooms	7
Technology in English Language Teaching and Learning: An Interview with Professor Greg Kessler	7
Teacher Research for Professional Development: The Tales of Two Teachers	6
Kialo Edu	6
Textual Enhancement's Impact on Reading Fluency and Comprehension	6
Book Review: Micro-Reflection on Classroom Communication – A FAB Framework	6
Korean-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners’ Engagement with Machine Translation Output	6
Examining Team-teaching Competencies in a Taiwanese Bilingual Academic Subject Classroom: A Bilingual NEST's Autoethnography	6
Book Review: Translanguaging in EFL Contexts: A Call for Change	6
Teachers’ Mindsets about L2 Learning: Exploring the Influences on Pedagogical Practices	6
Rethinking Language Education: Understanding Optimal Learning Conditions, Designing Effective Teaching, and Preparing Future-Ready Teachers	6
Book Review: AI in Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment F Pan (ed.) AI in Language Teaching, Learning, and AssessmentIGI Global: Hershey, 2024; 384 pp.: ISBN 979-8-3693-0872-1.	6
Cultivating Critical Translingual Awareness: Challenges and Possibilities for Teachers and Teacher Educators	6
Every Advantage has its Disadvantage: Side Effects of Teacher Feedback in L2 Writing	6
The Roles of Second-Language Proficiency Level and Working Memory on Vocabulary Learning from Word-Focused Exercises	6
The Effect of First Language Transfer on Second Language Acquisition and Learning: From Contrastive Analysis to Contemporary Neuroimaging	6
Creating the Conditions for Vocabulary Learning with Wordwall	6
Educational Context and Teacher Beliefs Matter: Multimodal Literacy in the Greater Bay Area of China	6