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Most cited papers in French Language Learning Methods

French Language Learning Methods

What are the most cited papers in French Language Learning Methods?

The most cited paper in French Language Learning Methods is "Interaction and Second Language Learning: Two Adolescent French Immersion Students Working Together" (Merrill Swain, Sharon Lapkin, 1998), with 1,584 citations. Next come "Activity types and language" (1,111) and "Learning Mathematics in a CAS Environment: The Genesis of a Reflection about Instrumentation and the Dialectics between Technical and Conceptual Work" (827).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 94 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Interaction and Second Language Learning: Two Adolescent French Immersion Students Working Together Merrill Swain, Sharon Lapkin · Modern Language Journal Sep 1998 1,584
2 Activity types and language Stephen C. Levinson · Linguistics Open access 1979 1,111
3 Learning Mathematics in a CAS Environment: The Genesis of a Reflection about Instrumentation and the Dialectics between Technical and Conceptual Work Michèle Artigue · International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning Open access Oct 2002 827
4 Une base de données lexicales du français contemporain sur internet : LEXIQUE™//A lexical database for contemporary french : LEXIQUE™ Boris New, C. Pallier, Ludovic Ferrand et al. · L’Année psychologique 2001 806
5 The Output Hypothesis: Just Speaking and Writing Aren't Enough Merrill Swain · Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes Oct 1993 725
6 Task-based second language learning: the uses of the first language Merrill Swain, Sharon Lapkin · Language Teaching Research Jul 2000 683
7 Motivation and second language acquisition R. C. Gardner · Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras Open access Jun 2007 633
8 Cotation clinique de l'opposition et de la contre-opposition du pouce Adalbert I. Kapandji · Annales de Chirurgie de la Main 1986 578
9 Expanding the Motivation Construct in Language Learning Paul F. Tremblay, R. C. Gardner · Modern Language Journal Dec 1995 578
10 CONTEXT OF LEARNING AND SECOND LANGUAGE FLUENCY IN FRENCH: Comparing Regular Classroom, Study Abroad, and Intensive Domestic Immersion Programs Barbara F. Freed, Norman S. Segalowitz, Dan P. Dewey · Studies in Second Language Acquisition 23 Apr 2004 547
11 Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries Timothy Hall · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Open access 2009 521
12 Conflicts between Children Carolyn Uhlinger Shantz · Child Development Apr 1987 503
13 Listening comprehension: The learners’ perspective Suzanne J. Graham · System 9 May 2006 420
14 Is handwriting causally related to learning to write? Treatment of handwriting problems in beginning writers. Steve Graham, Karen R. Harris, Barbara A. Fink · Journal of Educational Psychology Dec 2000 405
15 Les interactions verbales Gabriele Pallotti · Journal of Pragmatics Mar 1999 401
16 Grammaire méthodique du français Martin Riegel, Jean-Christophe Pellat, René Rioul 1994 381
17 AmÈdÈe or How to Get Rid of It: Social Representations from a Dialogical Perspective Ivana Markov· · Culture & Psychology Dec 2000 295
18 The Effect of Functional-Analytic Teaching on Aspects of French Immersion Students' Sociolinguistic Competence Roy Lyster · Applied Linguistics Open access Sep 1994 291
19 Time, tense and aspect Jean-Paul Bronckart, H. Sinclair · Cognition Open access 1973 274
20 Lexical Inventions: French Interlanguage as L2 versus L3 Jean Marc Dewaele · Applied Linguistics Dec 1998 271
21 L'image du texte pour une théorie de l'énonciation éditoriale Emmanuël Souchier · Les cahiers de médiologie Open access Dec 1998 270
22 Metalinguistic knowledge, language aptitude and language proficiency J. Charles Alderson, Caroline Clapham, David Steel · Language Teaching Research May 1997 251
23 Primary French in the Balance Clare Burstall · Educational Research Jun 1975 242
24 Acquisition of emotion-descriptive language: Receptive and productive vocabulary norms for ages 18 months to 6 years. Doreen Ridgeway, Everett Waters, Stan A. Kuczaj · Developmental Psychology Sep 1985 231
25 Itinéraires acquisitionnels et stades de développement en français L2 Inge Bartning, Suzanne Schlyter · Journal of French Language Studies Open access Nov 2004 224
26 THE CROSS‐CULTURAL STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE: PIAGET AND THE BAOULÉ* Pierre R. Dasen · International Journal of Psychology 12 Feb 1984 224
27 The syntax, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics of left- and right-dislocations in French William J. Ashby · Lingua Jul 1988 222
28 Integrating Formal and Functional Approaches to Language Teaching in French Immersion: An Experimental Study* Elaine Day, Stan M. Shapson · Language Learning Mar 1991 213
29 The Influence of Ergonomic Factors and Perceptual–Motor Abilities on Handwriting Performance Mei‐Hui Tseng, Sharon A. Cermak · American Journal of Occupational Therapy Oct 1993 211
30 Un programme de recherche technologique en formation des adultes Marc Durand · Éducation & didactique Open access 2008 211
31 À propos de la communication et de l’apprentissage de L2 (notamment dans ses formes institutionnelles) Pierre Bange · Acquisition et interaction en langue étrangère Open access 1992 199
32 Legitimate language in a multilingual school Monica S. Heller · Linguistics and Education 1996 189
33 'It Was Nice to See That Our Predictions Were Right': Developing Metacognition in L2 Listening Comprehension Larry Vandergrift · Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes Jun 2002 185
34 La ségrégation ethnique au collège et ses conséquences Georges Felouzis · Revue Française de Sociologie Open access Jul 2003 184
35 ?Knowing? vs ?seeing?. problems of the plane representation of space geometry figures Bernard Parzysz · Educational Studies in Mathematics Feb 1988 178
36 Why education needs linguistics (and vice versa) Richard A Hudson · Journal of Linguistics Mar 2004 173
37 From ethnic to civic nationalism: English Canada and Quebec Raymond Breton · Ethnic and Racial Studies 1988 167
38 Tier 1 and Tier 2 early intervention for handwriting and composing Virginia Wise Berninger, Judith E. Rutberg, Robert D. Abbott et al. · Journal of School Psychology 19 Jan 2006 163
39 Un nouveau regard sur la chute du ne en français parlé tourangeau: s'agit-il d'un changement en cours? William J. Ashby · Journal of French Language Studies Mar 2001 161
40 Down the Garden Path: Inducing and correcting overgeneralization errors in the foreign language classroom Michael Tomasello, Carol Herron · Applied Psycholinguistics Sep 1988 159
41 Child second language acquisition or successive first language acquisition? Jürgen M. Meisel · Language acquisition & language disorders Book chapter 9 Jul 2008 158
42 L'écrit d'écran, pratiques d'écriture & informatique Emmanuël Souchier · Communication & langages 1996 153
43 An Innovative Program for Primary ESL Students in Quebec PATSY MARTIN LIGHTBOWN, Nina M. Spada · TESOL Quarterly 1994 152
44 La constitution de classes de niveau dans les collèges; les effets pervers d'une pratique à visée égalisatrice Marie Duru‐Bellat, Alain Mingat · Revue Française de Sociologie Oct 1997 148
45 Reformulation and the Learning of French Pronominal Verbs in a Canadian French Immersion Context Sharon Lapkin, Merrill Swain, Monika Smith · Modern Language Journal Dec 2002 148
46 La construction identitaire de l'enseignant sur le plan professionnel: un processus dynamique et interactif Christiane Gohier, Marta Anadón, Yvon Bouchard et al. · Revue des sciences de l éducation 18 Oct 2002 143
47 Code-switching and the politics of language Monica S. Heller · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter 17 Aug 1995 140
48 Orientations and Motivation in the Acquisition of English as a Second Language Among High School Students in Quebec City Faïza Belmechri, Kirsten M. Hummel · Language Learning Jun 1998 139
49 From semantic to syntactic processing: How can we promote it in the immersion classroom? Maria Kowal, Merrill Swain · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter 13 Jul 1997 138
50 Corpus consultation and advanced learners’ writing skills in French Angela Chambers, Íde O’Sullivan · ReCALL Open access May 2004 137

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