Alister Cumming

5.1k citations
90 papers · 3.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27
Topics
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (40 papers)Second Language Learning and Teaching (25 papers)Multilingual Education and Policy (17 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaModern Language JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Partner nations
CanadaUnited StatesChina

In The Last Decade

Alister Cumming

86 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Writing Expertise and Second‐Language Proficiency*19892026200120131989100200300

Peers

Alister Cumming
Comparison fields: 5 of 82
  • Language and Linguistics 1.9k
  • Literature and Literary Theory 1.6k
  • Education 1.4k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.3k
  • Linguistics and Language 366
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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alister Cumming. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alister Cumming based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alister Cumming. Alister Cumming is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Agendas for language learning research
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Adolescent Literacies in a Multicultural Context. Routledge Research in Education.
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Analysis of Discourse Features and Verification of Scoring Levels for Independent and Integrated Prototype Written Tasks for the New TOEFL®. TOEFL® Monograph Series. MS-30. ETS RM-05-13.
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An Annotated Bibliography of Teaching and Learning Materials for Adult Newcomers to Canada.
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Conceptualizing hypermedia curricula for literary studies in schools
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The Thinking, Interactions, and Participation to Foster in Adult ESL Literacy Instruction.
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About Alister Cumming

Alister Cumming is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Literature and Literary Theory, having authored 90 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (40 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (25 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Language and Linguistics (1.9k citations), Literature and Literary Theory (1.6k citations) and Developmental and Educational Psychology (1.3k citations). Alister Cumming has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Robert Kantor, Ilona Leki, Donald E. Powers, Tony Silva, Kyoko Baba, Mark James, Bill VanPatten, James F. Lee, Hossein Nassaji and A. Mehdi Riazi. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.

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