OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of ELT Journal is 5. 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
Reconsidering AI-detection in EFL writing: a response to De Wilde	18
Raising awareness among the TESOL community about the professional identity tensions of women EFL teachers in Africa	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
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
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
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