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This volume explains how scientometrics can be used in understanding the research studies in applied linguistics and will assist applied linguists to examine different aspects of the research performed in their field. The book covers a diachronic and synchronic empirical analysis of research practices, concepts, and phenomena in applied linguistics. It builds upon the ideas and experience of international researchers and provides the reader with creative methods to apply the scientometric principles in their applied research.
Aimed at emerging applied linguistics researchers, researcher-practitioners, and MA and PhD students, this book provides a wealth of research ideas for further analysis, to strengthen the knowledge of the field, and to help digest research practices, research publications, research trends, research policies, and research methods. The book will also be useful for the well-established applied linguistics researchers who are interested in a reconceptualization of the field.
List of contents
Introduction to a Scientometrics Research Perspective in Applied Linguistics; Hussein Meihami and Rajab Esfandiari.- A Scientometric Performance Analysis and Knowledge Mapping of Applied Linguistics Over Time; Abdul Syahid.- Research on Argument Structure Alternation: A Bibliometric Study and Its Implications; Yunfei Ji, Huan Wang, and Feng (Kevin) Jiang.- A Scientometric Analysis of Research into Scholarly Publication Practices of Novice Academics; Pejman Habibie and Ismaeil Fazel.- Topical Trends and Research Frontiers of Applied Linguistics Research Articles with Different Methodological Orientations: A Bibliometric-Synthetic Review; Mohammad Amini Farsani and Hamid R. Jamali.- Research Topics in Applied Linguistics: A Bibliometric Study of Keyword-from-Authors; William S. Pearson.- The State-Of-The-Art of Applied Linguistics: A Scientometric Review of 42 Journals (2017-2021); Yanhua Liu and Guangwei Hu.- A Bibliometric Examination of Epistemological and Methodological Evolution of Applied Linguistics; Dahui Dong and Ming Yuan Dong.- A Diachronic Corpus-Based Study of Reporting Verbs Usage in Applied Linguistic Researches; Amare Tesfie Birhan.- Concluding Remarks, Future Directions; Rajab Esfandiari and Hussein Meihami.
About the author
Hussein Meihami is an assistant professor of applied linguistics at Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran. He has published papers in various journals including Scientometrics, Journal of Language and Cultural Education, Teacher Education for Sustainability, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Education and Information Technologies, and Thinking Skills and Creativity. He has also presented papers in many conferences. His research interests are teacher education, teaching L2 writing, discourse analysis, and Scientometrics.
Rajab Esfandiari is an associate professor of applied linguistics at Imam Khomeini International University in Qazvin, Iran. His areas of interest, and specialization, include teaching and researching L2 writing, construction of rating scales, and EAP teaching and testing. He is widely published in national and international journals, including Assessing Writing, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, JALT Journal, Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Journal of Teaching Language Skills, Issues in Language teaching, Journal of English language Teaching and Learning, and Teaching English Language
