OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Measuring EFL learners’ use of ChatGPT in informal digital learning of English based on the technology acceptance model	68
How does teacher support contribute to learners’ grit? The role of learning enjoyment	53
Mindsets as sources of L2 speaking anxiety and self-confidence: the case of international teaching assistants in the U.S.	38
Translanguaging in the development of EFL learners’ foreign language skills in Turkish context	33
Why do growth mindsets make you feel better about learning and your selves? The mediating role of adaptability	33
Language learning affordances of Instagram and TikTok	26
To praise or not to praise? Examining the effects of ability vs. effort praise on speaking anxiety and willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms	26
English language teaching reforms in Vietnam: EFL teachers’ perceptions of their responses and the influential factors	20
The shift to flexible learning amidst the pandemic: the case of English language teachers in a Philippine state university	19
The effect of integrating automated writing evaluation on EFL writing apprehension and grammatical knowledge	18
Metacognition, motivation, self-efficacy belief, and English learning achievement in online learning: Longitudinal mediation modeling approach	17
Examining the domain-specificity of language mindset: a case of L2 reading comprehension	17
Intercultural communicative competence beliefs and practices of Iranian pre-service and in-service EFL teachers	15
Exploring pre-service language teachers’ mindsets using a sorting activity	14
Motivation, self-construal, and gender in project-based learning	13
The effectiveness of multimedia input on vocabulary learning and retention	12
Higher-proficiency students’ engagement with and uptake of teacher and Grammarly feedback in an EFL writing course	11
A review of research on AR-supported language learning	10
Using screencasting to give feedback for academic writing	10
Are enjoyment and anxiety specific to culture? An investigation into the sources of Turkish EFL learners’ foreign language enjoyment and anxiety	10
Enhancing Thai secondary school students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation with drama-based activities and Facebook	10
Measuring real-time learner engagement in the Japanese EFL classroom	10
Humor strategies in the foreign language class	10
Chatbot-based training on logical fallacy in EFL argumentative writing	9
Foreign language learner autonomy in online learning environments: the teachers’ perspectives	9

Profiling the affective characteristics of EFL learners’ digital informal learning: A person-centered approach	9
Developing a ‘Virtual Go mode’ on a mobile app to enhance primary students’ vocabulary learning engagement: an exploratory study	9
Contributions of a genre-based teacher education course to second language writing teachers’ cognitions	8
Prof-teaching: an English-medium instruction professional development program with a digital, linguistic and pedagogical approach	8
Mindsets and language-related problem-solving behaviors during interaction in the classroom	8
Applying augmented reality in a university English class: Learners’ perceptions of creativity and learning motivation	8
Mindsets in language learning and teaching: an introduction to the special issue	7
Emotions in second language poetry writing: a poetic inquiry into Japanese EFL students’ language learning experiences	7
Implementing digital multimodal composing in L2 writing instruction: a focus on developing L2 student writers	7
Extending a learning ecology with virtual reality mobile technology: oral proficiency outcomes and students’ perceptions	7
Integrating goal-setting and automated feedback to improve writing outcomes: a pilot study	7
Revolutionizing L2 speaking proficiency, willingness to communicate, and perceptions through artificial intelligence: a case of Speeko application	6
Verb argument construction complexity indices and L2 written production: effects of task complexity and task repetition	6
Modern foreign language learning: exploring the possible impact of parental experiences on student motivation	6
Metadiscourse use when shifting from L1 to EMI lecturing: implications for teacher training	6
Young children’s perceptions of emergency online English learning during the Covid-19 pandemic: evidence from Kazakhstan	6
Agency in conflict with contextual idiosyncrasies: implications for second language teacher identity construction	6
Anxiety and enjoyment among young teenagers learning English as a foreign language outdoors: a mixed-methods study	5
Multimodal postcards to future selves: exploring pre-service language teachers’ process of transformative learning during one-year teacher education programme	5
‘I think it's boring if you now only speak English’: enhancing learner investment in EFL learning through the use of plurilingual tasks	5
Understanding motivation and classroom modes of regulation in collaborative learning: an exploratory study	5
Designing and providing inclusive ELT materials in times of the global pandemic: a Chilean experience	5
Teachers learn to use critical incidents as a professional development tool in teaching young English learners	5
Differentiated instruction in L2 teaching: two extensive reading programmes conducted during COVID-19 pandemic	5
The coming of age of LMOOC research. A systematic review (2019-21)	4
OASIS: one resource to widen the reach of research in language studies	4
Language learning playware: a ‘playful learning’ approach to ELT materials development	4
Empowering students with authentic tasks to learn English beyond the classroom: a club-based model	4
Developing L2 speaking skills in English-medium EFL higher education	4
Using digital differentiation to improve EFL achievement and self-regulation of tertiary learners: the Turkish context	4
Motivation for learning EFL in Tunisia: an eclectic theoretical approach and a structural equation modeling approach	4
Materials development in flexible learning amid the pandemic: perspectives from English language teachers in a Philippine state university	4
Multimodality and pronunciation in ICLHE (Integration of Content and Language in Higher Education) training	4
L2 communicative competence analysis via synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) as an alternative to formal classrooms	4
Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Higher Education using flipped learning/flipped classrooms: a literature review	3
Towards more learning-centred English-medium education: promoting the combination of backward design and community of practice in teacher training	3
L2 skill-specific anxiety and communication apprehension: the role of extramural English in the Turkish context	3
Identity reconstruction of an in-service teacher as a critical bilingual: an autoethnography	3
Rethinking the role of classroom communication: learning from older learners	3
Guiding and assessing development of L2 writing process: the role of peer collaboration	3
Psychometric properties of speaking anxiety scale and an interdisciplinary investigation with serial mediation analysis	3
Using literature circles to teach graded readers in English: an investigation into reading performance and strategy use	3
The English Reading Enjoyment Scale and its preliminary evidence of psychometric properties	3
The effect of lexical tools and applications on L2 vocabulary learning: a case of English academic core words	3
Negotiating pre-service EFL teachers’ identity orientations through telecollaboration	3
Hands-on operation with a Rolling Alphabet-AR System improves English learning achievement	3
Multimodal digital storytelling presentations in EFL contexts: learning outcomes, positive/negative affects, and perception between high-/low-achieving learners	2
The effect of empowerment on English language teachers’ commitment to schools: the mediation of teachers’ attitudes towards curriculum reform	2
Young adolescents’ out-of-class language learning and their degree of autonomy: insights from visual and verbal narratives	2
Administrative staff learning and using English to communicate with international students	2

Multilingual teacher training in South Tyrol: strategies for effective linguistic input with young learners	2
Language learning opportunities in native vs. non-native EMI lecturer input: insights for a language-aware approach to EMI teacher training	2
I Can Speak : improving English pronunciation through automatic speech recognition-based language learning systems	2
Digital funds of identity: understanding a young child’s plurilingual development through mediagrams	2
Effectiveness of metacognitive interventions in tertiary EFL contexts: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
A goal-based writing program in the EFL writing context: implementation and results	2
Multimedia glosses and their impact on second language vocabulary acquisition: insights from a meta-analysis and document co-citation analysis	2
Investigating the relationship between metastrategy use and task engagement in an EFL context: a structural equation modeling approach	2
Promoting learner autonomy and improving reflective thinking skills through reflective practice and collaborative learning	2
Revisiting Saudi EFL learners’ autonomy: a quantitative study	2
Funds of knowledge and identity in language learning and teaching	1
The impact of emotional scaffolding on online teaching and learning in Palestinian English language classrooms during COVID-19	1
Facilitating EFL learners’ willingness to communicate amidst the pandemic: a digital storytelling-based online flipped learning approach	1
The language of submission: a four-way duoethnography exploring translanguaging pedagogy with carceral students’ funds of knowledge and funds of identity	1
Learner corpus research meets second language acquisition Learner corpus research meets second language acquisition , edited by Bert Le Bruyn and Magali Paquot, Cambridg	1
Preliminary development and validation of basic psychological needs fulfillment for ESP teachers in online instruction	1
Supporting the academic staff of the internationalised university: a project at the Department of Management	1
Artists, not just canvases: Malaysian teachers’ innovative ELT materials	1
Including diversity through cinema-based affective literacy practices: A case study with EFL/ESL pre-service teachers	1
Automated speech scoring of dialogue response by Japanese learners of English as a foreign language	1
EFL learners’ perceptions and their association with the effectiveness of model texts as a feedback tool	1
Self-regulated pedagogical guidance for out-of-class listening practice: an empirical study of Japanese EFL learners	1
Effectiveness of augmented reality on EFL learner’s language gains: a meta-analysis	1
The idiodynamic method in individual differences research: a review of applications and contributions	1
Pride in foreign language learning: a conceptual framework and empirical evidence	1
Teaching is therapy for me. The subjective wellbeing of Austrian ICLHE teachers: learning to balance challenges and resources through teacher development	1
Combining study abroad and the on-campus experience to enhance language and cultural learning	1
Programme-level English enhancement strategy in civil engineering undergraduate education: an application of innovative strategy	1
‘Flatbread and lollipops:’ social funds of identity in the trilingual journey of a refugee-background student	1
Context-specific multilingual instruction: evolution of an instructional design	1
Using model essays in conjunction with noticing as a feedback instrument in IELTS writing preparation	1
Teacher professional development for the integration of content and language in higher education	1
Theorizing and analyzing language teacher agency	1
The role of attitudes in knowledge acquisition through informal problem-solving: the case of Bulgarian second and foreign language teachers	1
Global CLIL: critical, ethnographic and language policy perspectives	1
Team teaching in languages: a scoping review of approaches and practices in higher education	1
To talk or to remain silent? Foreign language enjoyment and perceived classroom climate as drivers of change in Chinese EFL learners’ willingness to communicate: a latent growth curve analysis	1