Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

Article	Citations
Audiovisual input and second language learning	402
Language learning playware: a ‘playful learning’ approach to ELT materials development	62
Fostering key competency growth: a feedback model for university English teaching	61
Introduction: new insights in the study of classroom emotions: innovative research methods for investigating the antecedents and causes of negative emotions in language classrooms	54
Escaping the anxious classroom: the exploration of using educational escape rooms to mitigate foreign language anxiety	53
Measuring Chinese undergraduate students’ engagement with GenAI feedback in L2 writing: a large-scale study	51
Providing emotional support through written feedback: an exploratory study of Chinese EFL teachers	39
‘Chinese is at my fingertips’: heritage language practices in digitalscapes	34
Less frequently used research methodologies in applied linguistics (Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 6)	34
Emerging Englishes: China English in Academic Writing	31
Orchestrating ChatGPT in English language teaching: a complex dynamic systems study of teacher agency	31
Collocations, corpora and language learning	29
Beyond scores: a systematic review of learning and psychological outcomes of digital game-based language learning (2010–2025)	27
From retrieval to generative models: a design-based research approach to developing a chatbot for argumentative writing	26
Designing pedagogical materials for the multilingual English classroom: a case for teacher agency	26
Investigating Chinese undergraduate students’ perception of creative support in the EFL classroom	25
Creating bottom-up academic salons for foreign language teacher educators’ career development	25
Scaffolding the dynamic development of novice EAP writers’ genre knowledge through concept mapping	24
The idiodynamic method in individual differences research: a review of applications and contributions	24
OASIS: one resource to widen the reach of research in language studies	22
Exploring students’ perceptions and affordances of Google docs-supported collaborative writing	19
Exploring information-seeking behavior in second language learning: a preliminary study	18
ESL teachers’ experiences in engaging with published research findings: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	17
Local research and global perspectives in English language teaching	16
The Routledge handbook of materials development for language teaching	15

L2 skill-specific anxiety and communication apprehension: the role of extramural English in the Turkish context	15
Fostering learner engagement in study abroad contexts through digital mapping	15
Academic writing motivation of Chinese undergraduates in Gen-AI mediated English contexts: an integrated motivational framework	14
From research challenges to methodological innovation: interview prompts as reflexive and participatory tools in language teacher motivation research	14
A perezhivanie perspective of the interconnection between language teacher autonomy and emotion: making a case for emotional autonomy	14
Integrating hip-hop-based education in Korean EFL teaching practicum: insights from pre-service teachers	14
Innovating Chinese character radical instruction: a digital escape room for learning and engagement	13
Exploring how dual subtitle translation tool shapes high school students’ engagement and basic psychological needs in self-determination theory	13
Fueling the urge to speak: foreign language peace of mind as a mediator between L2 growth mindset and L2 willingness to communicate among Chinese EFL learners	12
A scoping review of empirical studies on generative artificial intelligence in language education	12
Optimizing Japanese Kanji learning through Anki-assisted spaced repetition: the mediating role of cognitive engagement and visual-verbal integration efficiency	12
EFL learners’ self-regulated learning, flow experience, and learning engagement in AI-mediated IDLE environments: synthesizing variable-centered and person-centered approaches	12
Using LLM chatbots for feedback in L2 English academic writing: a scoping review	12
Examining task type effects on L2 writing complexity: understanding the moderating roles of goal orientation and flow	12
Facilitating EFL learner-writer wellbeing through process-genre instruction: a self-determination theory perspective	12
Metacognition, motivation, self-efficacy belief, and English learning achievement in online learning: Longitudinal mediation modeling approach	12
A latent profile analysis of EFL teachers’ L2 grit: associations with teaching boredom, enjoyment, enthusiasm, and self-efficacy	11
From ‘The system said’ to ‘my argument requires’: cultivating self-mediation with AWE feedback	11
Beyond seeking equivalents: exploring Chinese master’s students’ use of machine translation as a translanguaging process in EAP writing	10
Chinese students’ boredom and burnout and their prediction by autonomy supportive learning climate: a latent growth curve modeling	10
To play or not to play? Investigating Chinese EFL undergraduates’ intention to use digital games for English learning using PLS-SEM and fsQCA	10
L2 language grammar learning strategies: a Q methodology study	10
The impact of multimodal GenAI-Integrated instruction on EFL learners’ speaking proficiency, motivation, and well-being: a mixed-effects modeling approach	10
Every cloud has a silver lining: a person-centred analysis of foreign language learners’ motivation and engagement in Chinese universities	10
Exploring latent profiles in the relationship between learning atmosphere, negative emotions, and willingness to communicate among EFL learners	10
Visual analysis of international research on foreign language teaching materials: a CiteSpace-based study (2003–2023)	10
Advances and challenges in online language learning: a bibliometric analysis	9
Narrative inquiry in language teaching and learning research	9
Understanding the relationship between competitive climates and reading achievement in East Asia: a situated expectancy-value theory perspective	9
Technology in Second Language Writing: Advances in Composing, Translation, Writing Pedagogy and Data-Driven Learning Technology in Second Language Writing: Advances in Composing, Transl	9
Funds of knowledge and identity in language learning and teaching	9
Collaborative Leadership Through Leaderful Classroom Practices: Everybody is a Leader	9
Augmented reality in language learning: a systematic literature review of the state-of-the-art and task design considerations	9
Effects of augmented reality-supported experiential learning on low-achieving EFL students in rural elementary school	9
Psychological and emotional impact of COVID-19 on TESOL: learning to teach EFL in a VUCA environment	8
Self-efficacy mediates but does not moderate the relationship between grit and L2 achievement	8
Enhancing HOTS through role-playing GenAI: a case study in classical literature education	8
Innovative approaches in teaching English writing to Chinese speakers	8
Exploring secondary school students’ experiences of online English private tutoring in Kazakhstan: a qualitative inquiry	8
Teaching communication, skills and competencies for the international workplace; a resource for teachers of English	8
Language learning with TikTok’s ‘Duet’: a spatial perspective on digital technology and language learning	8
Higher order thinking skills in the language classroom: A concise guide Higher order thinking skills in the language classroom: A concise guide , by Afsaneh Ghanizadeh,	8
The challenges of the internationalisation of the curriculum: a pedagogical intervention to promote interculturality and plurilingualism in English-Medium Instruction	8
Programme-level English enhancement strategy in civil engineering undergraduate education: an application of innovative strategy	8
Effects of learning-oriented listening tasks on EFL learners’ listening comprehension, listening anxiety, and vocabulary learning	8
Measuring EFL learners’ use of ChatGPT in informal digital learning of English based on the technology acceptance model	8
Digital storytelling as translanguaging: a practical guide for language educators	8
Comparing synchronous and asynchronous audio-visual feedback integrated with e-written comments in EFL writing	8
Individual differences and task-based language teaching	7
Pre-service English teachers’ beliefs and practices in the use of digital technology: the case of a technology-enhanced teacher preparation course in South Korea	7

The development and effectiveness of a digital storytelling task-based speaking module for enhancing EFL speaking proficiency among Chinese English majors	7
Unveiling the dynamic connection between a socially responsible activity and English learning motivation at a Taiwanese university	7
The effects of humorous video tasks on affective, cognitive, and social factors in English language vocabulary learning: a comparative study	7
Mediation of enjoyment and burnout in the link between teacher-student relationships and foreign language achievement and its gender differences	7
Behavioural engagement with notes and note content in digital game-based vocabulary learning and their effects on EFL vocabulary development	7
Effectiveness of augmented reality on EFL learner’s language gains: a meta-analysis	7
New Frontiers in Language and Technology	7
Exploring the emotional experiences of implementing GenAI-assisted digital multimodal composing: an autobiographic self-study	7
Emotion regulation strategies and task engagement in L2 development: a structural equation modeling analysis	7
Modeling learners’ intention to continue using generative AI in informal language learning: the role of cognitive appraisals and emotions	7
From passive installers to active app users: EFL students’ lived experiences of mobile-assisted self-regulated language learning	6
Intra-linguistic mediation within the context of Model United Nations	6
Beyond all-or-nothing: student learning effectiveness in a POED-based hands-on STEM learning course integrating CLIL	6
LGBTQ+ and feminist digital activism: a linguistic perspective	6
Global CLIL: critical, ethnographic and language policy perspectives	6
Integrating generative AI for comprehensive ELT material development	6
Understanding foreign language teachers’ pride: an ecological perspective	6
Multimodal GenAI-assisted instruction in EFL argumentative writing: effects on writing skills, creativity, and critical thinking	6
Multilingual language learning in a multimodal metaverse: a multidimensional study of communicative, affective, and cognitive development	6
Validating the L2 reading mindset framework in China: the interplay of mindsets, emotions, and reading achievement	6
Enhancing language learners’ pragmatic skills through augmented reality: the speech act of request in the spotlight	6
Who is most likely to accept AI chatbots? A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study of personality and ChatGPT acceptance for language learning	6
Innovating language motivation research: the localized possibilities of practitioner research	5
Why is narrative inquiry suitable to study motivation? Insights from two empirical studies	5
Longitudinal comparison of AI, exemplar, and teacher feedback for sustainable L2 writing development: a latent growth curve analysis	5
Collaborating across tiers: rethinking digital language teacher education via virtual exchange	5
Foundational principles of task-based language teaching Foundational principles of task-based language teaching , by Martin East, New York and Oxford, Routledge, 2021, 1	5
Students’ perceptions and practices of language learning in habitus-field conflicts: the case of an English-Spanish dual language programme	5
Developing young language learners’ oral language through drama: a systematic review	5
AI in foreign language learning and teaching: theory and practice	5
Re-imagining assessment – creating spaces for sustainable multilingual and multi-competence testing	5
Clue before correction: ChatGPT-enhanced strategy for promoting autonomous and reflective language learning	5
Peer editing and writing proficiency: an experimental study in South Korean higher education	5
Technology and English Language Teaching in a Changing World: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators	5
The spatiality of pre-service language teachers’ funds of professional identity	5
Online informal language learning (OILL): a systematic review of studies (2014–2023)	5
EFL learners’ perceptions and their association with the effectiveness of model texts as a feedback tool	5
Overcoming the ICC gap: integrating digital multimodal composing and project-based learning for Asian EFL learners	5
Developing students’ agency and voice by using generative AI in an online EAP module	5
Integrating socratic questioning and synchronous video feedback to enhance ESL learners’ narrative writing in online learning	5
Exploring Turkish EFL teachers’ negative emotions and professional detachment in episodic narratives: a Ricoeurian analysis of the critical incidents	4
Embedding digital multimodal composing in EFL curriculum: students’ video design and literacy demonstration	4
Heterogeneity in AI readiness and its influence on behavioral intentions to use AI: a comparison between pre-service and in-service foreign language teachers	4
Tracking foreign language speaking enjoyment across AI-mediated conversational topics: an idiodynamic perspective	4
Willingness to communicate and anxiety in human–human and human–chatbot interaction contexts: an idiodynamic investigation	4
The journey of speaking German with ChatGPT: an experimental exploration of personalized language experiences	4
E-learning in English Medium Instruction (EMI): Academic language for university students	4
A Chinese language learning application that integrates generative AI into augmented reality environment to improve children’s literacy and reading skills	4
Automated speech scoring of dialogue response by Japanese learners of English as a foreign language	4
Co-constructing stories of possibility: Chilean teachers’ perspectives on environmental education in English language learning	4
Kosovan EFL students’ acceptance of AI tools for English language learning: practices, perceptions, challenges, and suggestions for improvement	4
Sacrifice in L2 teaching: teachers’ perspectives from China, Iran, and Turkey	4
The emotional profiles of self-perceived ‘good’ foreign language learners	4
Tracking motivational changes in self-initiated professional development in ELT: a single-case analysis	4
Coaching teachers to support a plurilingual approach to the teaching of Irish grammar in diverse primary schools	4
Second language learning motivation mediates the relations between personality traits and intercultural communicative competence	4
Professional intercultural communicative competence in action	4
The (in)congruence of L2 grit and growth mindset in shaping engagement among Thai learners of Chinese as an additional language: a response surface approach	4
Text as technology: a pedagogical roadmap to Gen-AI’s didactic potential in manipulating visual media in foreign language instruction	4
Mobile assisted learning in Arabic language education: the impact of Duolingo and Memrise on phonology, morphology, and syntax competencies	4
The language of submission: a four-way duoethnography exploring translanguaging pedagogy with carceral students’ funds of knowledge and funds of identity	3
Affordances of innovative professional development and learning resources through language teacher associations: insights from educators of English as an additional language	3
Understanding students’ experiences with generative AI in Arabic language education at Islamic universities in Indonesia	3
The roles of ideal self and grit in LOTE engagement: a variable-centered and person-centered approach	3
Combining study abroad and the on-campus experience to enhance language and cultural learning	3
Digital multimodal composing: connecting theory, research, and practice in second language acquisition	3
The mysteries of bilingualism: unresolved issues	3
The impact of strategy-based instruction on grammar learning strategies: a second-order multiple-group latent curve modeling approach	3
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and SpeakingThe Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Speaking, edited by Tracey M. Derwing, Murray J. Munro, and Ron I. Th	3
Improving pre-service English teachers’ native cultural knowledge and English language knowledge of native culture in a PBL classroom	3
Translating aspirations into engagement: ideal L2 self, enjoyment, motivation and behavioral engagement in translation courses	3
Enhancing EFL learning through collaborative chatbot development: integrating literature, technology, and language skills	3
The interplay of socioeconomic status, teacher support, and gender in shaping student engagement in Chinese EFL classrooms	3
Agency in conflict with contextual idiosyncrasies: implications for second language teacher identity construction	3
Exploring the use of ChatGPT-generated model texts as a feedback instrument: EFL students’ text quality and perceptions	3
Personality as a factor affecting the use of language learning strategies	3
The extended UTAUT model’s impact on English learning behavioral intentions in AI-IDLE contexts: the roles of grit, flow, and basic psychological needs	3
Informal digital learning of English: research to practice	3
Getting viral on social media: exploring Chinese language EduTubers’ perceptions and practices	3
Teacher agency in GenAI-mediated writing assessment: a duoethnography in Vietnamese higher education	3

Utilising gamified formative assessment to support English language learning in schools: a scoping review	3
Translanguaging for developing L3 Spanish learners’ oracy skills and multilingual identity	2
Chinese college students’ preferences for mobile-assisted language learning classes and their effects on student engagement in English language classrooms	2
Multimedia-assisted grammar instruction: the predictive role of EFL students’ perception of technology-integrated instruction, emotional responses, engagement, and grammar achievement	2
Enhancing confidence, creativity, and assessment readiness in CEFR B1-B2 learners through a collaborative writing project	2
How music facilitates second language (L2) learning: a systematic review from 2002 to 2022	2
The mediating role of self-disclosure in the relationship between masculine gender role stress and foreign language classroom anxiety	2
Handbook of practical second language teaching and learning	2
Enhancing English alphabet handwriting skills in preschool children through digital game-based learning approach	2
GenAI image creation in EFL: prompt writing as an emerging writing activity for sustainability-focused artivism	2
Comprehensive assessment instrument for game-based learning to enhance understanding of ‘vali mikumidam’ in Tamil grammar	2
Intelligent multimodal feedback and teacher-learner dynamics in GenAI-enhanced language classrooms	2
Nature journaling in English language teaching: an introduction for practitioners	2
Re-thinking hybrid language education: tertiary-level L2 learners’ perceptions of online and face-to-face instruction	2
‘I thought I was a refugee’: a narrative inquiry of an EFL teacher’s piloting of a newly published textbook	2
Technology, language learning, and identity: A scoping review	2
Equitable teacher education in a virtual world: the promise of learning-oriented assessment	2
Learning a language with peers: elevating classroom voices	2
Innovative translanguaging strategies in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative analysis of EFL Saudi teachers	2
Synthesizing eye-tracking research in L2 listening assessment: a human-AI collaborative systematic review	2
Constructive peer-feedback to improve language and communication skills in medical education	2
Analyzing the time-series relationship between learning atmosphere, negative emotions, and academic engagement in language learners	2
Fostering tsunami awareness and vocabulary acquisition through VR: integrating SDG 13 into English education	2
Effects of generative AI feedback and hybrid feedback in functional adequacy development in L2 academic writing	2
Exploring high school teachers’ and students’ perceptions of teaching for creativity in EFL classes	2
‘When I see them - I think it’s me:’ multilingual teaching staff’s agency enactment in a linguistically and culturally diverse classroom	2
The relationship between teachers’ support and students’ self-regulation in ESL collaborative learning in Hong Kong primary schools: the mediating role of students’ motivation	2
Metaverse-supported blended EFL: an exploratory quasi-experiment on achievement, presence and motivation	2
Gamified-flipped English classes and L2 learners’ achievement and perceptions	2
Using model essays in conjunction with noticing as a feedback instrument in IELTS writing preparation	2
Teaching pride forward: Building LGBTQ+ allyship in English language teaching	2
Automatic pronunciation evaluation feedback and peer correction for shaping English pronunciation accuracy and interpersonal communication	2
From boredom to buoyancy: examining the impact of perceived teacher support on EFL learners’ resilience and achievement through a serial mediation model	2
An idiodynamic study on students’ negative emotions in relation to instructor clarity and non-verbal immediacy in a CLIL classroom	2
Effectiveness of metacognitive interventions in tertiary EFL contexts: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Tracking the evolving impact of AI-driven learning platforms on EFL students’ burnout, emotional challenges, and well-being: a longitudinal growth curve analysis	2
Can a reflective feedback-based human–computer dialogue model enhance EFL undergraduates’ English oral expression?	2
Corpora for Language Learning: Bridging the Research-practice Divide	1
More than the sum? A configurational approach to basic psychological needs, mindset, and buoyancy in EFL engagement	1
AI-enabled adaptive game-based language learning: looking back and looking forward	1
Modelling the relationship between the L2 learning experience and future L2 self guides: an investigation into Chinese learners’ LOTE motivation	1
Book Review AI in language teaching, learning, and assessment	1
The effect of lexical tools and applications on L2 vocabulary learning: a case of English academic core words	1
From burden to beacon: Mapping Chinese students' L2 shame, guilt, motivation, and gender in Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE)	1
Teachers as silencers: a Q methodology study into teachers’ characteristics contributing to unwillingness to communicate among foreign language learners	1
Boredom and English language conversational topics: an idiodynamic approach	1
Interaction-seeking behavior in second language learning: a preliminary exploration in the United States	1
The effect of empowerment on English language teachers’ commitment to schools: the mediation of teachers’ attitudes towards curriculum reform	1
Impact of speech-stream segmentation on improving listening comprehension and linguistic self-confidence in primary Arabic and English language classrooms	1
Exploring language learners’ new media literacy: instrument development and validation	1
New direction in technology for writing instruction	1
Pride in foreign language learning: a conceptual framework and empirical evidence	1
Exploring the role of internet self-efficacy, perceived enjoyment, and anxiety on learning outcome in intelligent personal assistant-based EFL learning	1
Artificial intelligence in education and EFL teachers’ attitudes: scale development and validation	1
Investigating the relationship between metastrategy use and task engagement in an EFL context: a structural equation modeling approach	1
Is new always better? Novelty as a candidate basic psychological need in second language learning	1
‘From resistance to expressive drive’: how a domain-specific LLM enhances L2 writing outcomes through guided feedback	1
Developing English academic writing and AI literacy in an EFL co-curricular secondary school context	1
Bridging tradition and technology: a theoretical framework for integrating handwriting and AI-enhanced digital stroke practice in online Chinese character instruction	1
‘Learning English is like being swallowed by a whale … ': a CVT-metaphor approach to Indonesian children’s motivation	1
The impact of an augmented reality application on EFL learners’ oral proficiency	1
A systematic review of social networking sites for learning English as a second or an additional language	1
Synchronous computer-mediated recasts, auditory processing, and categorical perception of VOT in stops: evidence from L2 Mandarin of Indonesian learners	1
Multimodal digital storytelling presentations in EFL contexts: learning outcomes, positive/negative affects, and perception between high-/low-achieving learners	1
Writing creative stories with AI: learning designs for secondary school students	1
Psycholinguistic approaches to instructed second language acquisition: linking theory, findings and practice	1
When the situated expectancy-value theory meets the Island Ridge Curve: examining the moderation of language proficiency on the relationship between expectancy-value and language achievement	1
Exploring the role of verbal working memory in L2 spoken comprehension: a visual world eye-tracking approach	1
Promoting second language writing through technology-driven multimodal text feedback	1
Developing L2 postgraduate students’ strategic and responsible use of GenAI through a purposefully designed workshop in academic writing	1
Perspectives and good practices in English language teacher training	1
Extramural English and English teaching. A survey study among primary school teachers in Sweden	1
Unveiling the paradox in the relationship between engagement and achievement in foreign language learning: combining multilevel meta-analysis with document co-citation analysis	1
Enhancing EFL learners’ speaking and listening skills through authentic online conversations with video conferencing tools	1
An experimental study of Chinese EFL students’ academic engagement in robot-assisted learning (RAL) environments	1
Chatbot-based training on logical fallacy in EFL argumentative writing	1
Developing a new shadowing procedure for listening vocabulary: selective shadowing	1
Revolutionizing L2 speaking proficiency, willingness to communicate, and perceptions through artificial intelligence: a case of Speeko application	1
A conceptual framework for Emergent Language Learner Autonomy – a complexity perspective for action research	1
Visual voices: fostering awareness and linguistic confidence through art and telecollaboration in the Spanish heritage language classroom	1
The role of English proficiency in business education: a review and bibliometric analysis	1
Hands-on operation with a Rolling Alphabet-AR System improves English learning achievement	1
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: Historical Perspectives	1
‘I always wake up with trepidation’: examining Chinese foreign language majors’ employment anxiety from an ecological perspective	1
The impact of emotional scaffolding on online teaching and learning in Palestinian English language classrooms during COVID-19	1
Automated text leveling for L2 English learners: a technology-enhanced framework with CEFR	1
Contemporary trends of AI-powered foreign language teaching: a systematic literature review from connectivism perspective	1
Growth L2 listening mindset, L2 listening self-efficacy, and L2 listening comprehension: the mediating role of L2 listening enjoyment	1
Can AI be friends? AN innovative approach to integrating generative AI as a critical friend in Bahrain polytechnic's English foundation programme	1
Preliminary development and validation of basic psychological needs fulfillment for ESP teachers in online instruction	1
The effects of metacognitive strategy instruction in collaborative digital multimodal composing on students’ writing development	1
Guided or guiding: contradictions and conflicts in AI-Assisted second language writing for EFL learners from the activity theory perspective	1
A latent profile analysis of basic psychological needs satisfaction and task value: associations with L2 engagement and emotions	1
Game on: enhancing argumentative writing with digital gamification	1
From sporadic to sustained: facilitating AI-mediated informal digital learning of English (AI-IDLE) speaking practice through a teacher support framework	1