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Second Language Acquisition and Learning

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Hyejin Yang
Chung-Ang University
2
Tzu‐Yu Tai
Taipei Medical University
3
Reham El Shazly
Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport
4
Muzakki Bashori
State University of Semarang
5
Saraswathy Kashinathan
National University of Malaysia
6
Undarmaa Maamuujav
University of California, Irvine
7
Deborah June Yapp
Utrecht University
8
Reima Al-Jarf
King Saud University
9
Tiiu Üksik
Institute of the Estonian Language
10
Kuo-Wei Kyle Lai
National Taiwan Normal University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Improving elementary EFL speaking skills with generative AI chatbots: Exploring individual and paired interactions
Computers & Education|2024
167 cit.
2
<i>I Can Speak</i> : improving English pronunciation through automatic speech recognition-based language learning systems
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching|2024
27 cit.
3
Exploring the role of internet self-efficacy, perceived enjoyment, and anxiety on learning outcome in intelligent personal assistant-based EFL learning
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching|2024
21 cit.
4
Exploring the effects of intelligent personal assistants on bilingual education teachers’ L2 speaking proficiency
Interactive Learning Environments|2024
5 cit.
5
DeepSeek, Google Translate and Copilot’s Translation of Arabic Grammatical Terms Used Metaphorically
Journal of Computer Science and Technology Studies|2025
5 cit.
6
Enhancing mandarin learning through classroom response apps: A comparison of cognitive and affective factors in touch and shaking responses
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning|2024
4 cit.
7
Feminine Sound Plurals Endings in /ya:t/ and /yya:t/ in Native and Loan Lexemes in Arabic
International Journal of Middle Eastern Research|2024
3 cit.
8
Gemination and Degemination before the Feminine Sound Plural Suffix in Native and Loanwords in Arabic
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies|2024
3 cit.
9
Derivation of Verbs from Loanwords in Arabic According to Arabic Derivational Paradigms
International Journal of Arts and Humanities Studies|2024
3 cit.
10
To Translate or Not to Translate: The Case of Arabic and Foreign Shop Names in Saudi Arabia
International Journal of Translation and Interpretation Studies|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Kristopher Kyle
University of Oregon
2
Dilin Liu
Tibet University
3
Feng Jiang
University of Hong Kong
4
Anna Siyanova‐Chanturia
Victoria University of Wellington
5
Akifumi Yanagisawa
Western University
6
Amirreza MAHMOUDİ
Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch
7
Dana Gablasová
Lancaster University
8
Almas Ashraf
NED University of Engineering and Technology
9
STEVEN REKKÉ
Radboud University Nijmegen
10
Oliver James Ballance
Victoria University of Wellington

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Measuring Syntactic Development in L2 Writing: Fine Grained Indices of Syntactic Complexity and Usage-Based Indices of Syntactic Sophistication
Digital Archive @ GSU|2022
216 cit.
2
How effective is second language incidental vocabulary learning? A meta-analysis
Language Teaching|2023
86 cit.
3
Does ChatGPT Argue Like Students? Bundles in Argumentative Essays
Applied Linguistics|2024
58 cit.
4
Metadiscourse choices in EAP: An intra-journal study of JEAP
Journal of English for Academic Purposes|2022
46 cit.
5
Titles in research articles: Changes across time and discipline
Learned Publishing|2022
40 cit.
6
Metadiscourse: the evolution of an approach to texts
Text and Talk|2022
35 cit.
7
“The datasets do not agree”: Negation in research abstracts
English for Specific Purposes|2022
34 cit.
8
Rhetorical distinctions: Comparing metadiscourse in essays by ChatGPT and students
English for Specific Purposes|2025
32 cit.
9
Hyping the REF: promotional elements in impact submissions
Higher Education|2023
31 cit.
10
Sampling and randomisation in experimental and quasi-experimental CALL studies: Issues and recommendations for design, reporting, review, and interpretation
ReCALL|2023
31 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
John M. Swales
University of Michigan
2
Danielle S. McNamara
Arizona State University
3
Diane Larsen‐Freeman
University of Michigan
4
Rebecca Treiman
Washington University in St. Louis
5
Catherine E. Snow
Harvard University Press
6
Stuart Webb
Koran Women's Junior College
7
Lourdes Ortega
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
8
Scott A. Crossley
Vanderbilt University
9
Mark S. Seidenberg
University of Wisconsin–Madison
10
Rebecca L. Oxford
University of Maryland, College Park

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know
Modern Language Journal|1991
6k cit.
2
Genre Analysis: English in Academic and Research Settings
Modern Language Journal|1992
4.7k cit.
3
A distributed, developmental model of word recognition and naming.
Psychological Review|1989
3.8k cit.
4
The English Lexicon Project
Behavior Research Methods|2007
2.8k cit.
5
Effectiveness of L2 Instruction: A Research Synthesis and Quantitative Meta‐analysis
Language Learning|2000
2.4k cit.
6
The lexical nature of syntactic ambiguity resolution.
Psychological Review|1994
2.2k cit.
7
Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
Modern Language Journal|1988
1.8k cit.
8
Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
TESOL Quarterly|1987
1.7k cit.
9
Chaos/Complexity Science and Second Language Acquisition
Applied Linguistics|1997
1.5k cit.
10
Are Good Texts Always Better? Interactions of Text Coherence, Background Knowledge, and Levels of Understanding in Learning From Text
Cognition and Instruction|1996
1.3k cit.

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