OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Language Teaching Research is 23. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Modelling boredom in the EFL context: An investigation of the role of coping self-efficacy, mindfulness, and foreign language enjoyment	266
Notes on Contributors	81
High variability phonetic training facilitates categorical perception of Mandarin lexical tones in L2 older adults: A link to auditory processing	77
Language exposure and English digital reading achievement in East Asia: Examining the role of students’ socioeconomic status	73
Exploratory practice puzzling as praxis-oriented pronunciation teacher learning in Australian adult migrant EAL education	62
Comparing different L3s and factors that affect motivation to learn LOTEs	53
Synchronous computer-mediated communication and task-based learning in the EFL classroom	38
Arab Israeli EFL teachers’ perceptions and practices vis-à-vis teaching higher-order thinking skills: A complicated relationship	35
Dynamic positioning in identity development: Case studies of Chinese university English language teachers	34
Metalinguistic explanations and their impact on incidental grammar acquisition: An eye-movement study	33
The interplay between corrective feedback timing and foreign language anxiety in L2 development	33
L1 mediation in Chinese English learners’ mental lexicon: Evidence from word association tests	33
Enhancing L2 sound learning through the integration of audio-visual information: Phonetic training in the classroom	33
The relationships between spoken and written input beyond the classroom and young EFL learners’ proficiency	31
Student engagement with teacher oral feedback in EFL university classrooms	30
The effects of motivational dispositions on oral L2 task emotions and performance: A regulatory focus perspective	30
EMI as a problem, a right or a resource: Exploring misalignments in stakeholders’ views at one university in Taiwan	29
Nothing ventured, nothing gained: The impact of enjoyment and boredom on willingness to communicate in online foreign language classrooms	27
Performance-based differences in the associations among ideal self, enjoyment, and anxiety: A longitudinal study on L2 integrated writing	27
Fluency development in an EFL setting: A one-semester study	26
Exploring the relations among foreign language enjoyment, ideal L2 self, grit, and growth mindset in EFL learners: A cross-lagged analysis	26
Fluency issues in L2 academic presentations: Linguistic, cognitive and psychological influences on pausing behaviour	26
L2 Vocabulary learning from reading: Effects of word-focused activity type, learner variables, and announcement	25
To what extent are foreign language anxiety and foreign language enjoyment related to L2 fluency? An investigation of task-specific emotions and breakdown and speed fluency in an oral task	23
Researching learners’ perceptions: The use of the repertory grid technique	23

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