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Linguistic Education and Pedagogy

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tobias Schroedler
University of Duisburg-Essen
2
Irina Breahnă
Moldova State University
3
Caterina Ferrini
Italian University Line
4
Chun Zeng
Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
5
Soili Norro
University of Turku
6
Jenny Jakisch
Technische Universität Braunschweig
7
Giulia Sulis
University of Graz
8
Celestine Caruso
University of Cologne
9
Sandra Ballweg
Technical University of Darmstadt
10
Tom Braun
Hasso Plattner Institute

Rising Stars Papers

1
Exploring the dynamics of engagement in the language classroom: A critical examination of methodological approaches
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics|2024
17 cit.
2
The choreography of engagement in the language classroom: Exploring the dynamic interplay between learner and teacher engagement
Learning and Individual Differences|2024
16 cit.
3
Private Tutoring as a Relief or Burden? Changes in Parental Beliefs About Young Children's English Learning in China
TESOL Quarterly|2024
14 cit.
4
Teacher emotions and the emotional labour of modern language (ML) teachers working in UK secondary schools
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching|2024
13 cit.
5
‘The more languages you know, the better you are’: learners’ pride in being multilingual and their motivation for language learning
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development|2025
3 cit.
6
Learners’ beliefs about multilingualism: comparing rural and urban contexts
International Journal of Multilingualism|2025
1 cit.
7
Bittersweet English private tutoring: Chinese parents’ and children’s emotions in negotiating family language policies
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development|2025
1 cit.
8
The Translator is dead, long live the Translator!
Translationes|2024
0 cit.
9
Assessing the Relevance of the 1992 Namibian Language in Education Policy (NLiEP) Document
Language Matters|2025
0 cit.
10
Lingua, identità e narrazione: l’autobiografia linguistica come dispositivo formativo e strumento di indagine nei contesti educativi contemporanei
IUL Research|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Livia Dewaele
RAND Europe
2
Emmanuel O. Acquah
Åbo Akademi University
3
Ágnes Albert
Eötvös Loránd University
4
Kirsten M. Hummel
Université Laval
5
Stefanie Voigt
University of Groningen
6
Henna Jousmäki
Tampere University
7
Anna Lia Proietti Ergün
Yıldız Technical University
8
Annette Leonhardt
LMU Klinikum
9
Pia Oberdorfer
University of Graz
10
Franziska Rogge
University of Potsdam

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Exploring the relationship between burnout, learning engagement and academic self-efficacy among EFL learners: A structural equation modeling analysis
Acta Psychologica|2024
62 cit.
2
The relation between Foreign Language Enjoyment, subjective well-being, and perceived stress in multilingual students
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development|2022
33 cit.
3
Investigating the contribution of L1 fluency, L2 initial fluency, working memory and phonological memory to L2 fluency development
Language Teaching Research|2022
24 cit.
4
Gender-Related Differences in the Effects of Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Emotions on Autonomous Use of Technology in Second Language Learning
The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher|2024
20 cit.
5
Investigating individual differences with qualitative research methods: Results of a meta-analysis of leading applied linguistics journals
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching|2022
16 cit.
6
The influence of task type and learner language background on writing production and anxiety: A Bayesian linear mixed-effects analysis
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching|2025
12 cit.
7
The predictive effect of subjective well-being and stress on foreign language enjoyment: The mediating effect of positive language education
Frontiers in Psychology|2023
11 cit.
8
Changes in Language Learners’ Affect: A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective
Language Learning|2024
8 cit.
9
An investigation into the predictive role of EFL teachers’ sense of grit and positive psychological capital in their emotional literacy
Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras|2025
8 cit.
10
Educators’ perspectives related to preparatory education and integration training for immigrants in Finland
Teaching and Teacher Education|2023
7 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Petra Stanat
Institute for Educational Quality Improvement
2
Renate Valtin
Freie Universität Berlin
3
Kata Csizér
Eötvös Loránd University
4
Yo In’nami
Chuo University
5
Heinz Mandl
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
6
Jürgen Baumert
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
7
Samuel Greiff
University of Luxembourg
8
Zoltán Dörnyei
University of Nottingham
9
Kurt Reusser
Zurich University of the Arts
10
Peter D. MacIntyre
Cape Breton University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge, Cognitive Activation in the Classroom, and Student Progress
American Educational Research Journal|2009
2k cit.
2
Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation
Modern Language Journal|1998
2k cit.
3
How gamification motivates: An experimental study of the effects of specific game design elements on psychological need satisfaction
Computers in Human Behavior|2016
1.9k cit.
4
Motivation and Motivating in the Foreign Language Classroom
Modern Language Journal|1994
1.8k cit.
5
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
TESOL Journal|2010
1.6k cit.
6
The two faces of Janus? Anxiety and enjoyment in the foreign language classroom
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching|2014
1.6k cit.
7
The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language
Language Learning|1994
1.5k cit.
8
Stichwort: Professionelle Kompetenz von Lehrkräften
Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft|2006
1.4k cit.
9
Motivation in second and foreign language learning
Language Teaching|1998
1.4k cit.
10
Academic Self-Concept, Interest, Grades, and Standardized Test Scores: Reciprocal Effects Models of Causal Ordering
Child Development|2005
1.2k cit.

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