David Block

6.0k citations

85 papers · 3.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Linguistics and Language top 0.1%
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
Language and Linguistics top 0.2%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Papers in ⓘ

Linguistics and Language 36
- Multilingual Education and Policy 34
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology 7
Literature and Literary Theory 43
- Second Language Learning and Teaching 38
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies 5

Co-authors: John Gray (1 shared paper)Marnie Holborow (1 shared paper)Lin Pan (1 shared paper)Herbert S. Klein (1 shared paper)Zazie Todd (1 shared paper)Alice Deignan (1 shared paper)Raymond W. Gibbs (1 shared paper)Lynne Cameron (1 shared paper)
Journals: System (5 papers)Language Learning Journal (4 papers)Language and Intercultural Communication (3 papers)Journal of Language Identity & Education (3 papers)Language Teaching (3 papers)
Partner nations: Spain United Kingdom Mexico

In The Last Decade

David Block

76 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics 2013 · 283 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics
2003 Edinburgh University Press eBooks

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1	The Social Turn in Second Language Acquisition Edinburgh University Press eBooks ·David Block Hit paper breakdown →	2003	365
2	Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics David Block, John Gray, Marnie Holborow Hit paper breakdown →	2013	283
3	Researching and Applying Metaphor Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Lynne Cameron, Michael H. Long, Raymond W. Gibbs, Graham Low, James Mahon, Gerard J. Steen, David Block, Martin Cortazzi, Alice Deignan, Richard Gwyn, Zazie Todd	1999	278
4	Globalization and language teaching ELT Journal ·David Block	2004	255
5	The Rise of Identity in SLA Research, Post Firth and Wagner (1997) Modern Language Journal ·David Block	2007	184
6	English as a “global language” in China: An investigation into learners’ and teachers’ language beliefs System ·Lin Pan, David Block	2011	158
7	Social Class in Applied Linguistics Annual Review of Applied Linguistics ·David Block	2015	131
8	Social Class in Applied Linguistics David Block	2013	114
9	Multilingual Identities in a Global City Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks ·David Block	2006	96
10	Multilingual Identities in a Global City: London Stories UCL Discovery (University College London) ·David Block	2005	86
11	Not so Fast: Some Thoughts on Theory Culling, Relativism, Accepted Findings and the Heart and Soul of SLA Applied Linguistics ·David Block	1996	79
12	Political economy in applied linguistics research Language Teaching ·David Block	2016	69
13	English-medium instruction in higher education and the ELT gaze: STEM lecturers’ self-positioning as NOT English language teachers International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism ·David Block, Balbina Moncada-Comas	2019	59
14	The structure and agency dilemma in identity and intercultural communication research Language and Intercultural Communication ·David Block	2013	57
15	Bolivia: The Evolution of a Multi-Ethnic Society The History Teacher ·David Block, Herbert S. Klein	1984	56
16	The political economy of language education research (or the lack thereof): Nancy Fraser and the case of translanguaging Critical Inquiry in Language Studies ·David Block	2018	47
17	Post-Truth and Political Discourse David Block	2018	41
18	The Rise of Identity in SLA Research, Post Firth and Wagner (1997) Modern Language Journal ·David Block	2007	40
19	Exploring class-based intersectionality Language Culture and Curriculum ·David Block, Víctor Corona	2014	40
20	Moving Beyond “Lingualism”: Multilingual Embodiment and Multimodality in SLA David Block	2013	37

About David Block

David Block is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, History and Gender Studies, having authored 85 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (38 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (34 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (26 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (7 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (5 papers), Global Education and Multiculturalism (4 papers) and Global Educational Policies and Reforms (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Linguistics and Language (1.5k citations), Language and Linguistics (1.7k citations), Literature and Literary Theory (1.8k citations), Communication (162 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (289 citations). David Block has collaborated with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include John Gray, Marnie Holborow, Lin Pan, Herbert S. Klein, Zazie Todd, Alice Deignan, Raymond W. Gibbs, Lynne Cameron, Gerard J. Steen and Martin Cortazzi. Their work appears in journals such as System, Language Learning Journal, Language and Intercultural Communication, Journal of Language Identity & Education and Language Teaching.

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