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Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Second Language Acquisition and Learning.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Second Language Learning and Teaching Second Language Acquisition and Learning Multilingual Education and Policy Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
ISSN2363-5169
Citation impact (2-yr)4.34
h-index34
i10-index156
Total citations5,100
Article processing charge$926
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereSouthwest University
Journal websitesfleducation.springeropen.com
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Papers published in Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education per year

18
2016
18
2017
21
2018
13
2019
22
2020
22
2021
45
2022
49
2023
62
2024
64
2025

Citation impact of Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education by publication year

551
2016
435
2017
561
2018
293
2019
734
2020
304
2021
754
2022
624
2023
575
2024
142
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education

Effects of using inquiry-based learning on EFL students’ critical thinking skills

Bantalem Derseh Wale, Kassie Shifere Bishaw · 30 Jun 2020

Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the effects of using inquiry-based learning on students’ critical thinking skills. A quasi-experimental design which employed time series design with single group participants was used. A total of 20 EFL undergraduate students who took advanced writing skills course were selected using comprehensive sampling method. Tests, focus…

EFL learners’ perceptions and preferences of written corrective feedback: a case study of university students from Mainland China

Sibo Chen, Hossein Nassaji, Qian Liu · 18 Apr 2016

Although a growing body of research has examined the effectiveness of written corrective feedback (WCF) for improving L2 learners’ grammatical accuracy, fewer studies have investigated the extent to which different educational settings would influence learners’ perceptions and preferences of WCF. This paper reports on an exploratory study that investigated learners’ perceptions and preferences of WCF…

Student engagement and foreign language learning through online social networks

Elham Akbari, Ahmad Naderi, Robert‐Jan Simons et al. · 14 Apr 2016

Nowadays, one of the most important questions in teaching and learning involves increasing the degree of students’ engagement in learning. According to Astin’s Theory of Student engagement, the best learning environment is one in which it is possible to increase students’ engagement. The current study investigates the influences that using these networks for educational purposes…

Pragmatic functions of emoji in internet-based communication---a corpus-based study

Li Li, Yue Yang · 15 Sep 2018

Emojis have been indispensable and efficient tools in online interaction with the booming Internet and dramatically fast emergence of electronic communication channels. The present research is to study the pragmatic functions of emoji in internet-based communication within the revised framework of Linguagem em (Dis) curso (special issue on relevance theory) 14:511--529, 2014 8-function taxonomy. A…

The effectiveness of the intercultural language communicative teaching model for EFL learners

Thao Quoc Tran, Tham My Duong · 25 Apr 2018

Over the past years, there has been a growing interest in intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in English language education. However, not all English language educators in the Vietnamese context and other similar contexts are well aware of intercultural language teaching since there lacks instructional design models to integrate intercultural content into English language classes. This…

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