Most cited papers in Second Language Learning and Teaching
What are the most cited papers in Second Language Learning and Teaching?
The most cited paper in Second Language Learning and Teaching is "THEORETICAL BASES OF COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES TO SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TESTING" (Michael Canale, Merrill Swain, 1980), with 5,011 citations. Next come "Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition" (4,504) and "The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition" (4,119).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 827 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THEORETICAL BASES OF COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES TO SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TESTING Michael Canale, Merrill Swain · Applied Linguistics | 1980 | 5,011 |
| 2 | Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition Karl J. Krahnke, Stephen D. Krashen · TESOL Quarterly | Jun 1983 | 4,504 |
| 3 | The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition Zoltán Dörnyei | 29 Jun 2005 | 4,119 |
| 4 | The Internationalization of Higher Education: Motivations and Realities Philip G. Altbach, Jane Knight · Journal of Studies in International Education | 30 Aug 2007 | 3,493 |
| 5 | The Study of Second Language Acquisition Julie Kearney, Rod Ellis · TESOL Quarterly | 1995 | 3,206 |
| 6 | Social Identity, Investment, and Language Learning Bonny Norton Peirce · TESOL Quarterly | 1995 | 2,880 |
| 7 | TASK-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING Alison Mackey · Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Sep 2004 | 2,871 |
| 8 | Translanguaging as a Practical Theory of Language Li Wei · Applied Linguistics | 6 Oct 2017 | 2,752 |
| 9 | Critical period effects in second language learning: The influence of maturational state on the acquisition of English as a second language Jacqueline S. Johnson, Elissa L. Newport · Cognitive Psychology | 1989 | 2,743 |
| 10 | Internationalization Remodeled: Definition, Approaches, and Rationales Jane Knight · Journal of Studies in International Education | Mar 2004 | 2,640 |
| 11 | Teacher cognition in language teaching: A review of research on what language teachers think, know, believe, and do Simon Borg · Language Teaching | Apr 2003 | 2,542 |
| 12 | Effectiveness of L2 Instruction: A Research Synthesis and Quantitative Meta‐analysis John M. Norris, Lourdes Fernández de Ortega · Language Learning | Sep 2000 | 2,416 |
| 13 | CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND LEARNER UPTAKE Roy Lyster, Leila Ranta · Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Mar 1997 | 2,260 |
| 14 | Translanguaging in the Bilingual Classroom: A Pedagogy for Learning and Teaching? Angela Creese, Adrian Blackledge · Modern Language Journal | 3 Feb 2010 | 2,195 |
| 15 | Clarifying translanguaging and deconstructing named languages: A perspective from linguistics Ricardo Otheguy, Ofelia Garcı́a, Wallis Reid · Applied Linguistics Review | 19 Aug 2015 | 2,119 |
| 16 | CULTURAL THOUGHT PATTERNS IN INTER‐CULTURAL EDUCATION Robert B. Kaplan · Language Learning | 1966 | 2,076 |
| 17 | Orientations in Language Planning Richard Ruíz · NABE Journal | 1984 | 1,978 |
| 18 | Second language research : Methodology and Design Alison Mackey, Susan M. Gass | 2005 | 1,921 |
| 19 | Motivation and Motivating in the Foreign Language Classroom Zoltán Dörnyei · Modern Language Journal | Sep 1994 | 1,848 |
| 20 | Moment Analysis and translanguaging space: Discursive construction of identities by multilingual Chinese youth in Britain Li Wei · Journal of Pragmatics | 23 Sep 2010 | 1,848 |
| 21 | Identity and Language Learning: Gender, Ethnicity and Educational Change Yoon-kyung Yim, Bonny Norton · TESOL Quarterly | 2001 | 1,824 |
| 22 | Second Language Teaching and Learning Ling Shi, David Nunan · TESOL Quarterly | 2000 | 1,764 |
| 23 | The Case Against Grammar Correction in L2 Writing Classes John Truscott · Language Learning | Jun 1996 | 1,748 |
| 24 | Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching Leo A. W. van Lier, Diane Larsen‐Freeman · TESOL Quarterly | Mar 1987 | 1,745 |
| 25 | Teaching and learning vocabulary Paul Nation · System | May 1994 | 1,741 |
| 26 | Bilingualism With and Without Diglossia; Diglossia With and Without Bilingualism Joshua A. Fishman · Journal of Social Issues | Apr 1967 | 1,729 |
| 27 | The two faces of Janus? Anxiety and enjoyment in the foreign language classroom Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Peter D. MacIntyre · Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching | 2014 | 1,710 |
| 28 | Research Genres: Explorations and Applications John M. Swales | Nov 2004 | 1,677 |
| 29 | Unsettling race and language: Toward a raciolinguistic perspective Jonathan Rosa, Nelson Flores · Language in Society | 11 Sep 2017 | 1,601 |
| 30 | Interaction and Second Language Learning: Two Adolescent French Immersion Students Working Together Merrill Swain, Sharon Lapkin · Modern Language Journal | Sep 1998 | 1,584 |
| 31 | A comparative analysis of international frameworks for 21 st century competences: Implications for national curriculum policies Joke M. Voogt, Natalie Pareja Roblin · Journal of Curriculum Studies | 30 Apr 2012 | 1,540 |
| 32 | A systematic review of English medium instruction in higher education Ernesto Macaro, Samantha M. Curle, Jack Pun et al. · Language Teaching | 12 Dec 2017 | 1,513 |
| 33 | The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language Peter D. MacIntyre, R. C. Gardner · Language Learning | Jun 1994 | 1,507 |
| 34 | “Multiliteracies”: New Literacies, New Learning Bill Cope, Mary Kalantzis · Pedagogies An International Journal | 6 Aug 2009 | 1,489 |
| 35 | Language, Identity, and the Ownership of English Bonny Norton · TESOL Quarterly | 1997 | 1,487 |
| 36 | Codemeshing in Academic Writing: Identifying Teachable Strategies of Translanguaging Suresh Canagarajah · Modern Language Journal | Sep 2011 | 1,468 |
| 37 | Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Dan Lu, Colin Baker · TESOL Quarterly | 1997 | 1,442 |
| 38 | HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH IN SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING Charlene G. Polio · Studies in Second Language Acquisition | 25 Oct 2006 | 1,440 |
| 39 | Understanding English as a Lingua Franca Cem Alptekin · ELT Journal | 13 Mar 2012 | 1,427 |
| 40 | Classroom discourse. The language of teaching and learning Wolfgang Lörscher · System | 1990 | 1,410 |
| 41 | Motivation in second and foreign language learning Zoltán Dörnyei · Language Teaching | Jul 1998 | 1,393 |
| 42 | Translingual Practice: Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations Suresh Canagarajah | 12 Dec 2012 | 1,385 |
| 43 | Motivation: Reopening the Research Agenda Graham V. Crookes, Richard Schmidt · Language Learning | Dec 1991 | 1,326 |
| 44 | A Transdisciplinary Framework for SLA in a Multilingual World The Douglas Fir Group · Modern Language Journal | 2016 | 1,308 |
| 45 | Theorizing Language Teacher Identity: Three Perspectives and Beyond Manka Varghese, Brian D.G. Morgan, Bill J. Johnston et al. · Journal of Language Identity & Education | 2005 | 1,299 |
| 46 | Rethinking diversity: Hybridity and hybrid language practices in the third space Kris D. Gutiérrez, Patricia Baquedano‐López, Carlos Tejeda · Mind Culture and Activity | 1999 | 1,284 |
| 47 | Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction Kim McDonough · Language and Education | 2008 | 1,276 |
| 48 | Task complexity, task difficulty, and task production: exploring interactions in a componential framework Peter J. Robinson · Applied Linguistics | Mar 2001 | 1,272 |
| 49 | Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom Richard R. Day, Julian Bamford, Willy A. Renandya et al. · RELC Journal | Dec 1998 | 1,268 |
| 50 | Qualitative and descriptive research: Data type versus data analysis Hossein Nassaji · Language Teaching Research | 26 Feb 2015 | 1,267 |
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