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Computer Assisted Language Learning
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Computer Assisted Language Learning

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 163 18 36 17
Computer Science 443 9 19 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 33
Documents by Best Scientists*: 53
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 86
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.513
Impact Factor: 6.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Computer Assisted Language Learning?

The foci of the journal are Mathematics education, Language acquisition, Teaching method, Pedagogy and Computer-Assisted Instruction. Computer Assisted Language Learning connects research in Mathematics education with the related topic of Perception. While Language acquisition is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Context (language use), Language education, Natural language processing, Multimedia and Artificial intelligence.

The Natural language processing study featured in Computer Assisted Language Learning draws connections with the study of Grammar. Computer Assisted Language Learning connects the study in Multimedia with the closely related area of The Internet. The featured Teaching method studies mainly concentrate on Vocabulary but also cover areas of interest in Reading comprehension.

The studies in Pedagogy featured incorporate elements of Computer-mediated communication, Telecollaboration and Qualitative research. Second language instruction and Vocabulary development are some topics wherein Computer-Assisted Instruction research discussed in it have an impact. In addition to Educational technology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Experiential learning and Active learning.

  • Mathematics education (31.02%)
  • Language acquisition (26.79%)
  • Teaching method (21.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Technologies for foreign language learning: a review of technology types and their effectiveness (381 citations)
  • Flipping the Classroom for English Language Learners to Foster Active Learning (308 citations)
  • Adventures in the blogosphere: from blog readers to blog writers (230 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Computer Assisted Language Learning:

The journal publications primarily tackle Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Language acquisition, Teaching method and Computer-Assisted Instruction. The works on Pedagogy tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Class (computer programming) and Computer-mediated communication. While Mathematics education is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Context (language use) and Perception.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Pedagogy
  • Mathematics education

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Computer Assisted Language Learning mainly cover the fields of Mathematics education, Language acquisition, Medical education, Multimedia and Foreign language. Aside from investigating topics in Blended learning, Collaborative writing and English as a foreign language under Mathematics education, Computer Assisted Language Learning also explores concepts in Game based. The Mobile-assisted language learning studies presented in it fall under the field of Language acquisition, but it also has connections to other fields such as Scopus.

Computer Assisted Language Learning aims to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Medical education and Intervention studies. The study on Multimedia presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Second language. The study of Foreign language, which falls within the realm of Pedagogy, was the main focus of the presentations.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Digital game-based vocabulary learning: where are we and where are we going? (30 citations)
  • Understanding Hong Kong primary school English teachers’ continuance intention to teach with ICT (23 citations)
  • Effects of using mobile-based virtual reality on Chinese L2 students’ oral proficiency (18 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Computer Assisted Language Learning (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jozef Colpaert (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark Peterson (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Hsien-Chin Liou (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Di Zou (8 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wu-Yuin Hwang (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Computer Assisted Language Learning (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Hong Kong (29 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Taiwan Normal University (26 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Open University (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Central University (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Cheng Kung University (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.65% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.22% of all publications and 54.08% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Top Publications

  • Using gamification to support learning English as a second language: a systematic review

    Hojjat Dehghanzadeh;Hashem Fardanesh;Javad Hatami;Ebrahim Talaee

    (2021)
    339 Citations
  • Digital game-based vocabulary learning: where are we and where are we going?

    Di Zou;Yan Huang;Haoran Xie

    (2021)
    283 Citations
  • Foreign language acquisition via artificial intelligence and extended reality: design and evaluation

    Rahul R. Divekar;Jaimie Drozdal;Samuel Chabot;Yalun Zhou

    (2021)
    180 Citations
  • Effects of captions and English proficiency on learning effectiveness, motivation and attitude in augmented-reality-enhanced theme-based contextualized EFL learning

    Ming Puu Chen;Li Chun Wang;Di Zou;Shu Yuan Lin

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • A critical review of research on technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) in language teaching

    Jun Jie Tseng;Ching Sing Chai;Lynde Tan;Moonyoung Park

    (2020)
    116 Citations
  • Understanding Hong Kong Primary School English Teachers' Continuance Intention to Teach with ICT.

    Barry Bai;Jing Wang;Ching-Sing Chai

    (2021)
    112 Citations
  • A review of AWE feedback: types, learning outcomes, and implications

    (2022)
    87 Citations
  • A systematic review of research on flipped language classrooms: theoretical foundations, learning activities, tools, research topics and findings

    Di Zou;Shuqiong Luo;Haoran Xie;Gwo-Jen Hwang

    (2020)
    84 Citations

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