OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Individual trajectories of boredom in learning English as a foreign language at the university level: insights from three students’ self-reported experience	31
How does teacher support contribute to learners’ grit? The role of learning enjoyment	30
Language-specific grit: exploring psychometric properties, predictive validity, and differences across contexts	28
The ecology of CLIL teachers in Austria – an ecological perspective on CLIL teachers’ wellbeing	28
A pedagogical framework for digital multimodal composing in the English Language classroom	25
Mindsets as sources of L2 speaking anxiety and self-confidence: the case of international teaching assistants in the U.S.	23
Translanguaging in the development of EFL learners’ foreign language skills in Turkish context	23
Why do growth mindsets make you feel better about learning and your selves? The mediating role of adaptability	20
To praise or not to praise? Examining the effects of ability vs. effort praise on speaking anxiety and willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms	20
Measuring EFL learners’ use of ChatGPT in informal digital learning of English based on the technology acceptance model	16
Language learning affordances of Instagram and TikTok	15
The shift to flexible learning amidst the pandemic: the case of English language teachers in a Philippine state university	14
Intercultural communicative competence beliefs and practices of Iranian pre-service and in-service EFL teachers	13
Augmented reality and visuospatial bootstrapping for second-language vocabulary recall	12
Examining the domain-specificity of language mindset: a case of L2 reading comprehension	11
English language teaching reforms in Vietnam: EFL teachers’ perceptions of their responses and the influential factors	11
The use of individual and collaborative learning logs and their impact on the development of learner autonomy in the EFL classroom in Taiwan	11
Motivation, self-construal, and gender in project-based learning	10
Contributions of assessment-related critical incidents to language teacher identity development	10
The effect of integrating automated writing evaluation on EFL writing apprehension and grammatical knowledge	10
Metacognition, motivation, self-efficacy belief, and English learning achievement in online learning: Longitudinal mediation modeling approach	8
Foreign language learner autonomy in online learning environments: the teachers’ perspectives	8
The effectiveness of multimedia input on vocabulary learning and retention	8
Learning experiences in and outside class by successful Vietnamese tertiary students studying English as a foreign language	8
Implementing Dialogic Gatherings in TESOL teacher education	8

Comprehensive sexual education and English language teaching: an endeavour from southern Argentina	8
Developing a ‘Virtual Go mode’ on a mobile app to enhance primary students’ vocabulary learning engagement: an exploratory study	8
Exploring pre-service language teachers’ mindsets using a sorting activity	7
Measuring real-time learner engagement in the Japanese EFL classroom	7
Using screencasting to give feedback for academic writing	7
Profiling the affective characteristics of EFL learners’ digital informal learning: A person-centered approach	6
Metadiscourse use when shifting from L1 to EMI lecturing: implications for teacher training	6
Are enjoyment and anxiety specific to culture? An investigation into the sources of Turkish EFL learners’ foreign language enjoyment and anxiety	6
Emotions in second language poetry writing: a poetic inquiry into Japanese EFL students’ language learning experiences	6
Shifting learning strategies and future selves of Arab postgraduate students in Britain: a qualitative inquiry	6
Higher-proficiency students’ engagement with and uptake of teacher and Grammarly feedback in an EFL writing course	6
Promoting positive feelings and motivation for language learning: the role of a confidence-building diary	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
L2 communicative competence analysis via synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) as an alternative to formal classrooms	5
Young children’s perceptions of emergency online English learning during the Covid-19 pandemic: evidence from Kazakhstan	5
Modern foreign language learning: exploring the possible impact of parental experiences on student motivation	5
Contributions of a genre-based teacher education course to second language writing teachers’ cognitions	5
Understanding motivation and classroom modes of regulation in collaborative learning: an exploratory study	5
Integrating goal-setting and automated feedback to improve writing outcomes: a pilot study	5
Enhancing Thai secondary school students’ English speaking skills, attitudes and motivation with drama-based activities and Facebook	5