System

Papers
(The median citation count of System 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Book review264
“I thought we weren't in Spain!”: Discursive negotiations of realness in a foreign language classroom190
Having a single language interest autonomously predicts L2 achievement: Addressing the predictive validity of L2 grit179
Students' progressive behavioral learning patterns in using machine translation systems – A structural equation modeling analysis103
Mapping connections among activism interactional practices and presence in videoconferencing language learning87
Foreign language enjoyment and willingness to communicate: The mediating roles of communication confidence and motivation78
Intensity matters in CLIL: Evidence from primary school learners’ receptive skills69
Within- and out-of-school FL exposure and learning: An expectancy-value theory perspective on FL listening motivation69
Stance and engagement in English and Arabic research article abstracts66
Influences of process-based instruction on students’ use of self-regulated learning strategies in EFL writing64
Grit, emotions, and their effects on ethnic minority students’ English language learning achievements: A structural equation modelling analysis59
Exploring the relationship between behavior matching and interlocutor perceptions in L2 interaction59
Beyond age and intensive exposure: Initial proficiency effects on adolescents’ second language proficiency in an international school58
EFL students’ writing achievement via the execution of scaffolding strategies instruction58
The presence of translanguaging and its effect on EFL learners’ languaging opportunities in video-based peer editing57
Editorial Board56
Effects of processing tasks on children's learning of second language words52
Are students prepared and supported for English medium instruction in Chinese higher education to promote educational equality?50
Book review50
To predict L2 writing quality using lexical richness indices: An investigation of learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language49
Examining the role of achievement goals in L2 learning: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study49
Cross-platform language learning: A spatial perspective on narratives of language learning across digital platforms46
Introducing MultilingProfiler: An adaptable tool for analysing the vocabulary in French, German, and Spanish texts45
Metacognitive strategies, writing self-efficacy and writing anxiety in different learning modes: A two-wave longitudinal model43
Increasing use of multi-word expressions in conversation through a fluency workshop43
Exploring ChatGPT-supported teacher feedback in the EFL context40
Towards epistemological pluralism and methodological openness in language teacher emotion research40
Exploring EFL learners’ perceived promise and limitations of using an artificial intelligence speech evaluation system for speaking practice40
Investigating barriers to implementation of a CLT-based curriculum innovation in iranian secondary education39
The predictive effects of motivation, enjoyment, and self-efficacy on informal digital learning of LOTE: Evidence from French and German learners in China39
Editorial Board37
The enactment of positive emotions via teacher scaffolding: The case of Chinese high school EFL learners’ engagement with teacher written feedback37
Bite-sized language teaching in the digital wild: Relational pedagogy and micro-celebrity English teachers on Instagram36
Tibetan CSL learners’ L2 Motivational Self System and L2 achievement36
Learning to listen strategically: Developing a listening comprehension strategies questionnaire for learning English as a global language35
Inclusive teaching practices implemented in primary school bilingual programmes in Spain: Teachers’ views and associated factors35
Gender differences in the relations between EFL students' classroom relationships and English language proficiency: The mediating role of self-regulated learning strategy use33
The relationship between teacher mindfulness and creative teaching of college English foreign language teachers: A multiple mediating model33
The influence of the spacing effect on L2 vocabulary learning: A study on Chinese university students33
The emergence of gratitude in L2 group discussion: A small-lens study33
The relationship between neuroticism and L2 anxiety: A meta-analysis33
Book review32
Linguistic alignment in second language acquisition: A methodological review31
Epilogue: Advances in L2 alignment and where we go from here31
Book review31
Less precise auditory processing limits instructed L2 speech learning: Communicative focus on phonetic form revisited31
Applying DBR to design protocols for synchronous online Chinese learning: An activity theoretic perspective31
Book review30
‘Tu connais le answer?’: Multilingual children's attempts to navigate monolingual English Medium classrooms in Cameroon30
Editorial Board30
Engagement patterns in research article introductions: A cross-disciplinary study29
Book review28
Chinese EFL learners’ use of mobile dictionaries in reading comprehension tasks28
System's 50th anniversary special issue: In conversation with Sarah Mercer28
Aggregating the evidence of automatic speech recognition research claims in CALL27
Towards a classification of text features highly indicative of context-appropriate L2 writing competence27
Unpacking Chinese lower-proficiency EFL learners’ conceptual development of English subjunctives with group dynamic assessment: Efficacy, sustainability and reciprocity27
Investigating the ecological validity of second language writing assessment tasks27
Book review26
Editorial Board26
The contributions of working memory and pre-task explicit instruction to L2 oral performance26
Self-regulated strategy instruction: Insights from ESP teachers at a Chinese university and vocational college26
A study of Chinese EFL learners’ problems with stress acquisition26
Book review24
Book review24
Book review24
Book review24
Editorial Board24
Book review23
Book review23
Book review23
TESOL and Sustainability: English Language Teaching in the Anthropocene Era23
Effects of n-grams on the rated L2 writing quality of expository essays: A conceptual replication and extension23
Native speakers aren't perfect’: Japanese English learners' identity transformation as English users22
Engaging with difference: Integrating the linguistic landscape in virtual exchange22
Book review22
Book review22
Book review22
When to conduct a vocabulary quiz, before the review or after the review?22
Book review22
Book review22
A contribution of fanfiction writing to improving voice and fluency of learners of Japanese from an agentic perspective22
A case study of the effects of hybrid extensive reading on JFL learners’ reading rates and comprehension21
Translanguaging/trans-semiotizing in teacher-learner interactions on social media: Making learner agency visible and achievable21
Book review21
Book review21
Editorial Board21
Editorial Board21
Book review21
Effect of interactive intensity on lexical alignment and L2 writing quality21
Book review21
Effects of a professional development program on teachers’ oral corrective feedback practices19
The effects of task complexity on lexical complexity in L2 writing: An exploratory study19
Conversation for co-learning in the eikaiwa classroom19
The effect of spacing on incidental and deliberate learning of L2 collocations19
A longitudinal test of the impact of CLIL on language emotions and learning motivation18
Is the magic in the mix? The development and validation of the L2 teachers’ blended assessment literacy scale18
L2 grit: A structured approach to preliminary biblio-systematic review18
Exploring first-year university students’ learning journals: Conceptions of second language self-concept and self-efficacy for academic writing18
Implementing dynamic assessment in writing in Chinese as a second language: Towards an adjusted cumulative group dynamic assessment18
“I took physical lessons for granted”: A case study exploring students’ interpersonal interactions in online synchronous lessons during the outbreak of COVID-1917
Guest editorial: L2 Pragmatics in Language Teacher Education17
‘Makes head hurt’: School-aged learners' perceptions in the language classroom17
Engaging in dialogic peer feedback in L2 writing development: A microgenetic approach17
Proficiency and pragmatic production in L2 Chinese study abroad16
Approaches to studying abroad in Brazil and their effects on language learning and intercultural contact16
Activity choice and perceptions: Influencing factors to learning outcomes within videoconference-enhanced LMS courses16
A latent profile analysis of Chinese high school students’ control and value appraisals: Associations with enjoyment, boredom, and language achievement16
Adaptation and validation of the vocabulary learning motivation questionnaire for Chinese learners: A construct validation approach16
Understanding EFL reading anxiety in relation to learning motivation, attitudes and strategies for Chinese and Spanish undergraduates16
Resilience in language classrooms: Exploring individual antecedents and consequences15
Situating emotionality within socialization in study abroad contexts: The Student's perspective15
Profiling L2 students’ writing self-efficacy and its relationship with their writing strategies for self-regulated learning15
Collage of confusion: An analysis of one university’s multiple plagiarism policies15
Transforming student contributions into subject-specific expression15
Examining whether learning outcomes are enhanced when L2 learners’ cognitive styles match listening instruction methods14
Influence of stroke-order learning on Chinese character recognition among Chinese as a second language learners14
SFL pedagogies in language education: Special issue introduction14
Directed Motivational Currents in L2: A focus on triggering factors, initial conditions, and (non)defining features14
Evaluating multimodal literacy: Academic and professional interactions around student-produced instructional video tutorials14
The impact of captioning and playback speed on listening comprehension of multilingual English learners at varying proficiency levels13
Emergency remote teaching adaptation of the anonymous multi–mediated writing model13
The relationship between tolerance of ambiguity and multilingualism revisited13
Addressing the challenges of interaction in online language courses13
Chinese character instruction online: A technology acceptance perspective in emergency remote teaching13
A systematic review of research on distance language teaching (2011–2020): Focus on methodology13
Translanguaging in Sweden: A critical review from an international perspective13
The predictive effect of trait emotional intelligence on emotion regulation strategies: The mediating role of negative emotion intensity13
The making of proficient young FL speakers: The role of emotions, speaking motivation, and spoken input beyond the classroom13
Validating word lists that represent learner knowledge in EFL contexts: The impact of the definition of word and the choice of source corpora13
The cagey C-test construct: Some evidence from a meta-analysis of correlation coefficients13
Motivational intensity and willingness to communicate in L2 learning: A moderated mediation model of enjoyment, boredom, and shyness13
Interpersonal resources in letter writing of young L2 Chinese learners13
Factors impeding implementing CALL-based instruction: A mixed-methods study13
Uncovering the mediating role of resilience between EFL teacher turnover intention and wellbeing: A conservation-of-resources theory perspective13
Digital affordances and teacher agency in the context of teaching Chinese as a second language during COVID-1913
Exploring language learners’ self-generated goals: Does self-concordance affect engagement and resilience?13
Peer interaction, writing proficiency, and the quality of collaborative digital multimodal composing task: Comparing guided and unguided planning12
Translanguaging multimodal pedagogy in French pronunciation instruction: Vis-à-vis students’ spontaneous translanguaging12
What two decades of research into L2 listening in System tells us: Looking back for looking forward12
I do and I understand: A virtual reality-supported collaborative design-assessing activity for EFL students12
The effect of instruction on the development of L2 interactional competence: Listener responses in Chinese as a second language12
‘You just appreciate every little kindness’: Chinese language teachers’ wellbeing in the UK12
The emotional landscape of online teaching: An autoethnographic exploration of vulnerability and emotional reflexivity12
Reducing anxiety in the foreign language classroom: A positive psychology approach12
Ideal L2 self and willingness to communicate: A moderated mediation model of shyness and grit12
On the relationship between EFL students' attitudes toward artificial intelligence, teachers' immediacy and teacher-student rapport, and their willingness to communicate12
Hong Kong secondary students’ self-regulated learning strategy use and English writing: Influences of motivational beliefs12
Exploring the self-efficacy beliefs of Vietnamese pre-service teachers of English as a foreign language12
Audio-synchronized textual enhancement in foreign language pronunciation learning from videos12
Feeling and acting in classroom teaching: The relationships between teachers’ emotional labor, commitment, and well-being12
Exploring factors affecting English language teacher wellbeing: insights from positive psychology12
From shy to fly: Facilitating EFL learners’ willingness to communicate with an AI chatbot and an intelligent tutoring system12
Predicting the emotional labor strategies of Chinese English Foreign Language teachers11
En route to becoming researcher-teachers? Chinese university EFL teachers’ boundary crossing in professional doctoral programs11
Native-speakerism and trans-speakerism in ELT: Interpretations, manifestations, and ramifications11
Relationships between students’ emotions, self-regulated learning, and literacy gains in beginning/basic level ESL literacy classes for adults11
The effects of input mode in learning declarative and nondeclarative knowledge of L2 collocations11
What linguistic features distinguish and predict L2 writing quality? A study of examination scripts written by adolescent Chinese learners of English in Hong Kong11
The role of classroom silence in teacher educators’ well-being: A case study in TESOL initial teacher education11
Investigating the capabilities of large language model-based task-oriented dialogue chatbots from a learner’s perspective11
An eye-tracking and neuroimaging study of negative wording effects on cognitive load in a metacognitive awareness tool11
Measuring Chinese EFL learners’ motivation and anxiety when completing a video narration task: Initial steps in designing two questionnaires11
Effects of tasks and multimedia annotations on vocabulary learning11
Incidental learning of semantically transparent and opaque Chinese compounds from reading: An eye-tracking approach11
The transformative role of Positive Psychology in fostering inclusive language education for SEN students11
Exploring language teacher education through researcher-practitioner co-construction of differentiated instruction11
Corrigendum to “Engaging in dialogic peer feedback in L2 writing development: A microgenetic approach” [System 126 (2024) 103513]11
An exploratory study of EAP teachers' coping strategies11
Teaching English on a desert island: Primary school teachers' emotional experiences and professional identities11
English language teachers’ implementation of collaborative translanguaging10
Understanding assessment tasks: Learners’ and teachers’ perceptions of cognitive load of integrated speaking tasks for TBLT implementation10
Pinpointing the pivotal mediating forces of directed motivational currents (DMCs): Evidence from the Q methodology10
Exploring expert teachers' cognitions and practices of teaching English speaking and their students’ experiences and engagement10
The impact of different conversational generative AI chatbots on EFL learners: An analysis of willingness to communicate, foreign language speaking anxiety, and self-perceived communicative competence10
Professional development for English-medium instruction professors at Korean universities10
Interplay of academic emotion regulation, academic mindfulness, L2 learning experience, academic motivation, and learner autonomy in intelligent computer-assisted language learning: A study of EFL lea10
Creativity and the linguistic features of argumentative and narrative written task performance10
Predicting content proficiency through disciplinary-literacy variables in English-medium writing10
Boredom in online classes in the Iranian EFL context: Sources and solutions10
The grass is not always greener: Teacher vs. GPT-assisted written corrective feedback10
Syntactic complexity in adapted extracurricular reading materials10
Raising the (meta)pragmatic awareness of non-native pre-service teachers of L2 Italian with a telecollaborative data-driven learning project on formal email writing10
How are personality factors connected to EFL learners’ oral performance? A psychological network analysis10
The interplay between gender and major on content knowledge and self-beliefs in the English-medium instruction context: A comparative study between university students from Japan and South Korea10
Classroom interaction in EMI high schools: Do teachers who are native speakers of English make a difference?10
Chinese students' multilingual identity constructions after studying abroad: A multi-theoretical perspective10
Editorial Board9
Mapping the research on language teacher emotion: A systematic literature review9
Examining Chinese teachers’ emotional vulnerability of teaching international students in an English medium instruction programme9
Models of EMI pedagogies: At the interface of language use and interaction9
Book review9
Book review9
Book review9
Modeling EFL teachers’ intention to integrate informal digital learning of English (IDLE) into the classroom using the theory of planned behavior9
When teaching and research are misaligned: Unraveling a university EFL teacher's identity tensions and renegotiations9
Book review9
Book review9
Book review9
Exploring knowledge of transparent and non-transparent multi-word phrases among L2 English learners living in an Anglophone setting9
Q methodology in applied linguistics: A systematic research synthesis9
Pre- and in-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments9
In celebration of Michael H. Long (1945–2021)9
Book review9
Book review9
Editorial Board9
Uncovering the dimensionality of authorial voice in the integrated writing task: A confirmatory factor analysis study8
Editorial Board8
Promoting meaningful peer feedback among in-service Chinese language teachers in an online lesson study8
Book review8
Editorial Board8
Anchoring in the meso-level: Departmental preparation for the adoption of blended learning in tertiary education8
Book review8
System's 50th anniversary special issue in conversation with Andrew D. Cohen8
Editorial Board8
Book review8
Editorial Board8
Transnational students' experiences of EMI in Myanmar's borderlands8
The contribution of affixes to productive English vocabulary knowledge for Chinese, German and Spanish learners: A comparison8
Book review8
Learning multiple L2 syntactic structures via chat-based alignment: What is the role of learners’ prior knowledge and conscious decisions?8
Multimedia enhanced vocabulary learning: The role of input condition and learner-related factors8
Productive vocabulary knowledge in L2 German: Which word-related variables matter?8
Book review8
Book review8
A comparison of input- and output-based planning on the oral performance of low proficiency EFL learners8
Book review8
Book review8
“I am not a native speaker …”: Exploring the perceived pronunciation teaching difficulties faced by Korean public elementary school English teachers8
From out-group to in-group: Exercising agency for gaining membership through statement of purposes writing8
Multimodal alignment in telecollaboration: A methodological exploration8
Book review8
Exploring Vietnamese primary school EFL teachers’ identities from a micropolitical perspective8
Revisiting CALL normalization through a Yin–Yang ecological perspective: A study on teacher intentionality and classroom technology use of a claimed reluctant user8
Understanding L2 student writers’ self-assessment in digital multimodal composing: A process-oriented approach8
An exploratory study of young EFL learners’ aural and written receptive multi-word unit knowledge8
Book review8
Low- to mid-level high school first-year EFL learners’ growth language mindset, grit, burnout, and engagement: Using serial mediation models to explore their relationships7
Book review7
From English as the medium to English as a medium: Perspectives of EMI students in Qatar7
Investigating the mediating role of positive and negative beliefs about competition and competitive orientation in the relationship between language mindsets and emotions7
Learning Chinese as a second language in China: Positive emotions and enjoyment7
Effects of Global Englishes-oriented pedagogy in the EFL classroom7
Examining readers' use of machine translation through eye tracking7
Comparing incidental vocabulary learning from reading-only and reading-while-listening7
The antecedents of boredom in L2 classroom learning7
Intersections of social justice and emotion labor among English language teachers: A perezhivanie inquiry7
Book review7
An empirical approach to measuring accent familiarity: Phonological and correlational analyses7
Altered speech act indication: A problem for foreign language learners?7
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