David Little

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

David Little is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, David Little has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 34 papers in Language and Linguistics and 12 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in David Little's work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (34 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (27 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (12 papers). David Little is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Learning and Teaching (34 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (27 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (12 papers). David Little collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Sweden and United States. David Little's co-authors include Ema Ushioda, Leni Dam, Constant Leung, Piet Van Avermaet, David Singleton, René Richterich, Henri Holec, K.M. Smith, Frederick Furniss and Viljo Kohonen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers & Education and Modern Language Journal.

In The Last Decade

David Little

49 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Learning as dialogue: The... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2007 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Learning as dialogue: The dependence of learner autonomy on teacher autonomy
    1995 424 citations David Little System profile →
  2. Language Learner Autonomy: Some Fundamental Considerations Revisited
    2007 298 citations David Little profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Little Ireland 19 1.1k 1.0k 839 485 393 53 1.9k
A. Mehdi Riazi Iran 22 814 0.7× 685 0.7× 627 0.7× 486 1.0× 216 0.5× 73 1.5k
Paula R. Golombek United States 16 1.4k 1.2× 778 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 399 0.8× 575 1.5× 23 2.2k
Yuko Goto Butler United States 24 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 923 1.1× 736 1.5× 774 2.0× 59 2.3k
Martha C. Pennington Hong Kong 25 1.1k 1.0× 592 0.6× 608 0.7× 451 0.9× 492 1.3× 95 1.9k
Eli Hinkel United States 23 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 484 0.6× 899 1.9× 269 0.7× 71 2.2k
Carol Herron United States 21 1.4k 1.2× 740 0.7× 456 0.5× 728 1.5× 201 0.5× 42 1.9k
Paul Seedhouse United Kingdom 23 1.9k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 311 0.4× 425 0.9× 506 1.3× 81 2.3k
John Angell France 4 1.2k 1.1× 843 0.8× 454 0.5× 711 1.5× 330 0.8× 10 1.7k
Christopher Brumfit United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.0× 928 0.9× 630 0.8× 603 1.2× 350 0.9× 75 1.9k
Paul Kei Matsuda United States 25 1.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 910 1.1× 573 1.2× 435 1.1× 68 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by David Little

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Little

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Little

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Little. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Little 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 David Little. David Little is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Little, David, et al.. (2017). Language Learner Autonomy. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Little, David. (2015). University language centres, self-access learning and learner autonomy. OpenEdition (OpenEdition). Vol. XXXIV N° 1. 13–26. 12 indexed citations
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Little, David, Constant Leung, & Piet Van Avermaet. (2014). Managing Diversity in Education: Languages, Policies, Pedagogies.. Research Portal (King's College London). 56 indexed citations
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Little, David. (2012). The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, the European Language Portfolio, and language learning in higher education. Language Learning in Higher Education. 1(1). 1–21. 11 indexed citations
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Little, David. (2004). Learner autonomy, teacher autonomy and the European Language Portolio. 5 indexed citations
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Little, David, et al.. (2003). Learner autonomy in the foreign language classroom : teacher, learner, curriculum and assessment. 93 indexed citations
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Little, David, et al.. (2002). Towards greater learner autonomy in the foreign language classroom : report on a research-and-development project (1997-2001). 1 indexed citations
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Little, David. (2002). The European Language Portfolio: structure, origins, implementation and challenges. Language Teaching. 35(3). 182–189. 52 indexed citations
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Little, David, et al.. (2000). Writing as Cultural Competence: A Study of the Relationship between Mother Tongue and Foreign Language Learning within a Framework of Learner Autonomy. CLCS Occasional Paper.. 2 indexed citations
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Little, David. (1999). Developing Learner Autonomy in the Foreign language Classroom: A Social-interactive View of Learning and Three Fundamental Pedagogical Principles. Scientia Insularum Revista de Ciencias Naturales en islas. 77–88. 50 indexed citations
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Little, David. (1999). Strategies, counselling and cultural difference: why we need an anthropological understanding of learner autonomy. RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert) (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya). 10(10). 17–33. 11 indexed citations
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Little, David & Ema Ushioda. (1998). Designing, implementing and evaluating a project in tandem language learning via e-mail. ReCALL. 10(1). 95–101. 17 indexed citations
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Holec, Henri, David Little, & René Richterich. (1996). Strategies in language learning and use : studies towards a Common European Framework of reference for language and teaching. 6 indexed citations
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Little, David. (1996). Strategic competence and the learner's strategic control of the language learning process. Language Teaching. 29(2). 94–97. 3 indexed citations
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Little, David. (1995). Learning as dialogue: The dependence of learner autonomy on teacher autonomy. System. 23(2). 175–181. 424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Little, David. (1994). Interactive videocassette for self-access: A preliminary report on the implementation of Autotutor II. Computers & Education. 23(1-2). 165–170. 2 indexed citations
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Singleton, David & David Little. (1991). The second language lexicon: some evidence from university-level learners of French and German. 7(1). 61–81. 26 indexed citations

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