Elaine Tarone

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Elaine Tarone is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Elaine Tarone has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Language and Linguistics, 37 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 34 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Elaine Tarone's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (41 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (30 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (26 papers). Elaine Tarone is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (41 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (30 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (26 papers). Elaine Tarone collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Taiwan. Elaine Tarone's co-authors include H. G. Widdowson, Merrill Swain, Lyle F. Bachman, Martha Bigelow, Joshua A. Fishman, Susan M. Gass, Elizabeth B. Bernhardt, Andrew S. Cohen, Vincent Icke and Martha Bigelow and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Elaine Tarone

80 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Teaching Language as Communication 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 1981 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elaine Tarone United States 35 3.5k 2.2k 1.6k 1.5k 710 85 4.7k
Larry Selinker United States 23 2.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 533 0.8× 52 3.8k
Gabriele Kasper United States 38 5.3k 1.5× 3.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.8× 80 5.9k
Patsy M. Lightbown Canada 26 3.7k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 2.8k 1.8× 909 0.6× 387 0.5× 56 4.8k
Marianne Celce‐Murcia United States 18 3.4k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 905 0.6× 918 1.3× 50 4.8k
Vivian Cook United Kingdom 19 2.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 412 0.6× 55 3.8k
Nina Spada Canada 30 4.8k 1.4× 3.1k 1.4× 3.2k 2.1× 971 0.7× 410 0.6× 63 5.7k
Stig Johansson Norway 17 3.1k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 46 4.8k
Richard Schmidt United States 13 4.8k 1.4× 2.7k 1.2× 3.0k 1.9× 811 0.6× 654 0.9× 34 6.2k
Brian North Canada 13 2.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 768 0.5× 296 0.4× 26 4.1k
Roy Lyster Canada 32 6.1k 1.7× 4.5k 2.0× 3.3k 2.1× 1.3k 0.9× 731 1.0× 66 7.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elaine Tarone

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elaine Tarone

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tarone, Elaine, et al.. (2015). Following Roba: What happens when a low-educated adult immigrant learns to read. 7(1). 20–38. 9 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (2015). INTRODUCTION: Point–Counterpoint: Measuring Proficiency Outcomes in Online Foreign Language Education. Modern Language Journal. 99(3). 633–634. 1 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (2015). THE ISSUE. Modern Language Journal. 99(2). 392–393. 9 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine, Susan M. Gass, & Andrew D. Cohen. (2013). ANECDOTE OR EVIDENCE? EVALUATING SUPPORT FOR HYPOTHESES CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TENSE AND ASPECT. 65–84. 23 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine & Martha Bigelow. (2012). A Research Agenda for Second Language Acquisition of Pre-Literate and Low-Literate Adult and Adolescent Learners. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (2009). A VARIATIONIST PERSPECTIVE ON THE INTERACTION APPROACH. 47–63. 2 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (2009). Second language acquisition by low-literate learners: An under-studied population. Language Teaching. 43(1). 75–83. 36 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine & Martha Bigelow. (2005). IMPACT OF LITERACY ON ORAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING: IMPLICATIONS FOR SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION RESEARCH. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 25. 77–97. 55 indexed citations
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Morris, Frank A., et al.. (2000). Social and Cognitive Factors in Second Language Acquisition: Selected Proceedings of the 1999 Second Language Research Forum.. 80 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (2000). STILL WRESTLING WITH ‘CONTEXT’ IN INTERLANGUAGE THEORY. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 20. 182–198. 53 indexed citations
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Bachman, Lyle F., Lyle F. Bachman, Lyle F. Bachman, et al.. (1999). Interfaces between Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing Research. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 200 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (1998). Sociolinguistic perspective on an SLA theory of mind. Studia Anglica Posnaniensia. 33. 431–444. 6 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (1997). Analyzing IL in natural settings: A sociolinguistic perspective on second-language acquisition. 30. 137–149. 20 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine & George Yule. (1989). 论以语言学习者为中心 = Focus on the language learner : approaches to identifying and meeting the needs of second language learners. Oxford University Press eBooks. 34 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (1983). Teaching Strategic Competence in the Foreign Language Classroom.. 160(3). 259–61. 36 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (1980). Some Influences on the Syllable Structure of Interlanguage Phonology.. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 18(2). 78 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine, et al.. (1980). Research Notes. TESOL Quarterly. 14(3). 383–383. 2 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine, Ulrich Hans Frauenfelder, & Larry Selinker. (1976). Systematicity/variability and stability/instability in interlanguage systems. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 35 indexed citations
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Tarone, Elaine. (1972). Aspects of Intonation in Vernacular White and Black English Speech.. 6 indexed citations

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