Alan Waters
Impact in
- Language and Linguistics top 0.5%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Literature and Literary Theory top 0.5%
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Papers in
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- Second Language Learning and Teaching 16
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies 1
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- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning 14
- Translation Studies and Practices 1
- Co-authors
- Tom A. Hutchinson (14 shared papers)Betty Wallace Robinett (1 shared paper)Mary C. Waters (2 shared papers)Christopher N. Candlin (1 shared paper)Michael Breen (1 shared paper)Pornapit Darasawang (1 shared paper)Hayo Reinders (1 shared paper)Jane Sunderland (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- English for Specific Purposes (12 papers)RELC Journal (4 papers)ELT Journal (2 papers)Language Teaching (2 papers)System (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomPhilippinesSri Lanka
In The Last Decade
Alan Waters
34 papers receiving 1.1k citations
Alan Waters's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 72
- Language and Linguistics 795
- Literature and Literary Theory 795
- Linguistics and Language 208
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 300
- Education 464
Countries citing papers authored by Alan Waters
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Waters
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Co-authors
The 9 scholars most cited alongside Alan Waters, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English for Specific Purposes Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 796 |
| 2 | 1988 | 266 | |
| 3 | 2009 | 86 | |
| 4 | 2008 | 30 | |
| 5 | 2005 | 24 | |
| 6 | 2007 | 23 | |
| 7 | 1979 | 16 | |
| 8 | 2005 | 15 | |
| 9 | 2001 | 12 | |
| 10 | 2013 | 12 | |
| 11 | Interface : English for technical communication | 1984 | 11 |
| 12 | Issues in ESP | 1983 | 10 |
| 13 | 2005 | 9 | |
| 14 | Study tasks in English | 1996 | 7 |
| 15 | 2015 | 6 | |
| 16 | 1998 | 6 | |
| 17 | 1987 | 5 | |
| 18 | 1987 | 5 | |
| 19 | 1990 | 4 | |
| 20 | 1987 | 4 |
About Alan Waters
Alan Waters is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology, having authored 40 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (16 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (14 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (4 papers), Education Systems and Policy (2 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (1 paper), Online and Blended Learning (1 paper), Translation Studies and Practices (1 paper) and Higher Education Learning Practices (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Language and Linguistics (795 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (795 citations), Linguistics and Language (208 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (300 citations) and Education (464 citations). Alan Waters has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Philippines and Sri Lanka. Frequent co-authors include Tom A. Hutchinson, Betty Wallace Robinett, Mary C. Waters, Christopher N. Candlin, Michael Breen, Pornapit Darasawang, Hayo Reinders, Jane Sunderland and Terry Bray. Their work appears in journals such as English for Specific Purposes, RELC Journal, ELT Journal, Language Teaching and System.
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