OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of ELT Journal 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Leveraging transnational identities of refugee-background students	81
Challenging native speakerism in a Korean college English course	64
Advancing integrity in language assessment: Response to Bruce et al.	35
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	32
Teaching English to Young Arabic Speakers: Assessing the Influence of Instructional Materials, Narratives and Cultural Norms	32
Trauma-sensitive English teaching and SEL amid war in Ukraine	31
Bridging extramural English and formal instruction	31
Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	27
Digital multimodal composing pedagogy in a university writing course	26
Digital whiteboards: engaging with active learning	25
Correction to: Using learning journals to promote learner autonomy	23
Pop Culture in Language Education: Theory, Research, Practice	23
Global English and Political Economy	23
ELT teachers’ agency for wellbeing	23
Beyond detection: GenAI in EAL writing education	20
Social-emotional learning in ESOL with ninth-grade newcomers	20
Centring on students’ needs by engaging in translanguaging shifts	20
Raising awareness among the TESOL community about the professional identity tensions of women EFL teachers in Africa	18
Reconsidering AI-detection in EFL writing: a response to De Wilde	18
Mapping a way forward: toward a shared EMI and EAP research agenda	17
Reframing teachers’ role in post-conflict and crisis-affected contexts	16
Language teacher wellbeing: an individual–institutional pact	15
ChatGPT in ELT: disruptor? Or well-trained teaching assistant?	15
Developing Intercultural Language Materials	15
Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching	14

A Kazakhstani English Language teacher’s perspective on multilingual practices	13
Generative artificial intelligence and ELT	13
Ways of implementing ELF in the classroom	13
A case for ELF feito no Brasil	12
Fluency revisited	11
How does generative AI promote autonomy and inclusivity in language teaching?	11
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching	10
Engaging students in dialogic interactions through questioning	10
Writing conferences via an online meeting platform	10
Code-switching and translanguaging: why they have a lot in common	10
Primary EFL teachers’ perceptions of technology to support speaking	9
Children’s learning through digital technologies: an introduction	9
Facilitating professional growth through materials-based assessments	9
A digital pedagogy for transculturing ELT through Global Englishes	9
Tracking trends in coursebooks for young learners	8
Language Education in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities	8
Moroccan EFL teachers’ experiences with the 2023 Al-Haouz earthquake	8
Critical questioning in language teacher education	8
Black Lives Matter in an EFL speaking class	8
Three stakeholders’ reflections on language assessment literacy	7
Can novice teachers detect AI-generated texts in EFL writing?	7
Implementing rubric co-construction in ESL writing teaching	7
“Feeling Closer to Nature” through Ecocritical ELT	7
Digital literacy as ideological practice	7
Implementing a reading-to-learn programme in EFL bilingual teaching	6
Worked examples for peer interaction: a feedback and learning resource	6
ESOL classes as trauma-sensitive physical spaces	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
Decolonizing classroom discourse: insights from interactional research	6
The Art of Foreign Language Teaching: Improvisation and Drama in Teacher Development and Language Learning (second edition)	6
Teachers’ digital technology use after a period of online teaching	5
Linguistic landscape for joint learning amid conflict in Israel	5
International youth literature in the Chinese EFL classroom	5
English writing with Disney animation: a critical perspective	5
Take-home tests as an assessment for learning strategy	5
Can my writing be polished further? When ChatGPT meets human touch	5
Intensive English programme ecology: decolonizing ‘within the cracks’	4
No-code approaches to developing ELT resources with generative artificial intelligence	4
International Perspectives on Diversity in ELT	4
Challenges in understanding children’s language learning in games	4
Engagement	4
Global Englishes teaching in secondary schools in Italy	3
Praxis-oriented Pedagogy for Novice L2 Teachers: Developing Teacher Reasoning Karen E. Johnson, Deryn P. Verity, and Sharon S. Childs	3
Practising critical visual literacy through redesign in ELT classrooms	3
Decolonization as pedagogy: a praxis of ‘becoming’ in ELT	3
Machine translation in English language teaching	3
The demise of critical agency in a post-conflict teaching environment	3
Fairness for sale: the hidden costs of international language tests	3

Reading to Learn, Reading the World: How Genre-based Literacy Pedagogy is Democratizing Education	3
Critical language pedagogues in Japan: enhancing student receptivity	3
Global Englishes-oriented teacher education: lasting shifts	3
Using ChatGPT as a “Friend” in reflective critical friendships	3
Exploratory action research: experiences of Nepalese EFL teachers	3
The impact of automated writing evaluation on writing gains	3
Exploring teacher classroom behavior and wellbeing from the student perspective	2
Ideologies and practices of the use of L1 in L2 vocabulary tasks	2
Let’s Discuss: Second-Language Learners Share Ideas—Teacher’s Edition	2
‘The effect is/isn’t significant!’: statistical evidence and ELT	2
Linguistic landscapes tasks in Global Englishes teacher education	2
English and the manosphere: a call for critical awareness in ELT	2
Making it happen: trauma-informed ESOL teaching in Scottish FE	2
Lessons from Good Language Teachers	2
Freire’s problem-posing model: critical pedagogy and young learners	2
Correction to: Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	2
Developing Materials for Innovative Teaching and Sustainable Learning: ELT Practitioners’ Experiences From Diverse Global Contexts	2
Improving EFL students’ multimodal literacy through infographics	2
Mentoring Teachers: Supporting Learning, Wellbeing and Retention	2
Pragmatics and English language education: a response to Takahashi	2
Language Teachers Studying Abroad: Identities, Emotions and DisruptionsMultilingual Matters	2
Silence in English Language Pedagogy: From Research to Practice	2
From learners to users—errors, innovations, and universals	2
Digital-Age Teaching for English Learners: A Guide for Equitable Learning for All Students	2
Promoting a World Englishes Perspective through Podcasts	2
Compelling Stories for English Language Learners: Creativity, Interculturality and Critical Literacy	2
N.S. Prabhu 1933–2024	2
Anglophone Literature in Second-Language Teacher Education: Curriculum Innovation through Intercultural Communication	2
Self-efficacy	2
A professional training to make English language instructors AI-ready	2
Using Technology to Design ESL/EFL Microlearning Activities	1
AI-powered automated item generation for language testing	1
Teaching and Learning English in Japanese Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives	1
Differentiation in ELT: A Fresh Take on Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes, Herbert Puchta and Chris Jory	1
Do students’ oral corrective feedback beliefs matter to teachers?	1
From notes to writing: three students in focus	1
Translanguaging options for note-taking in EAP and EMI	1
Digital game-based language learning in the young L2 learner classroom	1
Self-assessment for primary English language teachers in Europe	1
Introduction to the special issue on positive psychology and wellbeing	1
Multimodality	1
Ageism (un)covered in locally produced ELT materials	1
Teaching English and the environment to EFL young learners in Turkey	1
Genre pedagogy to teach spoken reports in EFL	1
Strategies for avoiding misunderstanding in English L2 conversations	1
An autoethnographic approach to (not) teaching about the coronation	1
Agency	1
Towards decolonizing L2 writing pedagogy: translingual and transmodal resources	1
Teaching positive psychology lessons in an intensive English program	1
Decolonizing ELT methods through critical thematic units	1
Expression of concern: Critical literacy supplementary materials in high school EFL	1
English Language Teaching Now and How It Could Be	1
Vocabulary, corpus and language teaching. A machine-generated literature overview	1
Teachers’ voices on TBLT: insights from Chilean EFL classrooms	1
Academic Coloniality in ELT: the case of an Algerian University	1
Enjoyment, engagement, and success in children’s digital EFL games	1
(Dis)empowering native speakers? Teachers’ perceptions in Malta	1
ELF awareness and learners’ realities: a response to Éva Illés	1
30 Trends in ELT	1
Virtual reality for language learning	1
Innovative practices in early English language education	1
Social Justice in Language Education: Taking Action, Albert Biel and Fabian Maria Esleben (eds.)	1
Activities for Alternative Assessment: Monitoring Learning Accomplishments in the ELT ClassroomInnovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment	1
Generative artificial intelligence and ELT	1
AI Literacy in the Language Classroom: Facilitating Critical, Ethical and Responsible Use, Zsófia Menyhei and Joanna Szoke	1
Looking back, moving forward: 80 volumes of ELT Journal	1
Rethinking AI: bias in speech-recognition chatbots for ELT	1