EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning is a research topic within Language and Linguistics. Science Explorer counts 64k research works in it since 1950. 30.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to language teaching and second language acquisition, including second language acquisition, language teaching methodologies, corrective feedback, L2 motivation, task-based instruction, language anxiety, teacher cognition, lingua franca English, language learning strategies, and interlanguage development.
- Second Language Acquisition
- Language Teaching
- Corrective Feedback
- L2 Motivation
- Task-based Instruction
- Language Anxiety
- Teacher Cognition
- Lingua Franca English
- Language Learning Strategies
- Interlanguage Development
- Research works
- 64k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 20k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +30% the tick is no change
Which countries lead EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning research?
By volume, Indonesia and China publish the most (2.1k and 1.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 2.1k works
- 2 China 1.7k works
- 3 United States 1.6k works
- 4 Malaysia 512 works
- 5 United Kingdom 509 works
- 6 Japan 483 works
- 7 Türkiye 470 works
- 8 Vietnam 430 works
- 9 Saudi Arabia 388 works
- 10 Spain 384 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning research, followed by State University of Makassar and Can Tho University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 80 works
- 2 State University of Makassar Indonesia 78 works
- 3 Can Tho University Vietnam 67 works
- 4 Indonesia University of Education Indonesia 67 works
- 5 State University of Malang Indonesia 59 works
- 6 Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 57 works
- 7 National University of Malaysia Malaysia 57 works
- 8 China West Normal University China 55 works
- 9 Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu Indonesia 55 works
- 10 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 53 works
Who are the leading researchers in EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning?
The most-cited researchers publishing on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning include Stephen Krashen and Rod Ellis.
- 1 Stephen Krashen 2.5k citations
- 2 Rod Ellis 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning research done?
The largest centres of EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Tokyo (Japan) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Trà Vinh, Nakhchivan and Can Tho.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 207 works
- 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 163 works
- 3 Tokyo Japan 148 works
- 4 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 143 works
- 5 Malang Indonesia 141 works
- 6 Medan Indonesia 140 works
- 7 Jakarta Indonesia 138 works
- 8 Yogyakarta Indonesia 129 works
- 9 Shanghai China 129 works
- 10 Hong Kong China 129 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Trà VinhVN · 25.5 works62×
- NakhchivanAZ · 30.5 works33×
- Can ThoVN · 67.0 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning than the world average.
Where is the best place to study EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Macau, Qassim University and Education University of Hong Kong score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Macau Macau | 79.7 | 64.7% | 8.5× | 40 | +549.2% |
| 2 | Qassim University Saudi Arabia | 70.9 | 32.9% | 10.1× | 38 | +283.8% |
| 3 | Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 70.1 | 61.3% | 26.8× | 57 | -5.5% |
| 4 | Duke Kunshan University China | 66.4 | 94.5% | 14.0× | 8 | — |
| 5 | Majmaah University Saudi Arabia | 66.1 | 38.4% | 14.3× | 20 | +228.9% |
| 6 | University of Auckland New Zealand | 63.9 | 64.9% | 6.7× | 51 | +40.7% |
| 7 | King Khalid University Saudi Arabia | 63.6 | 36.9% | 6.1× | 32 | +274.8% |
| 8 | Najran University Saudi Arabia | 63.3 | 45.1% | 8.9× | 13 | +487.0% |
| 9 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia | 63.0 | 41.1% | 6.6× | 25 | +383.3% |
| 10 | Can Tho University Vietnam | 60.9 | 28.9% | 29.4× | 67 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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