Elsa Auerbach

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Elsa Auerbach is a scholar working on Education, Literature and Literary Theory and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsa Auerbach has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Education, 12 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 11 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Elsa Auerbach's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (11 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (8 papers). Elsa Auerbach is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (11 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (8 papers). Elsa Auerbach collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Elsa Auerbach's co-authors include Eric Clearinghouse on Languages, James W. Tollefson, Alister Cumming, Alastair Pennycook, Nancy H. Hornberger, Ulla Connor, Nina Spada, Elaine Tarone, Andrew D. Cohen and Steven G. McCafferty and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly and Harvard Educational Review.

In The Last Decade

Elsa Auerbach

27 papers receiving 974 citations

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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.

Reexamining English Only in the ESL Classroom

1993 487 citations Elsa Auerbach TESOL Quarterly profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elsa Auerbach United States	14	766	703	605	580	376	30	1.4k
Mary McGroarty United States	12	553 0.7×	646 0.9×	554 0.9×	462 0.8×	532 1.4×	35	1.3k
Wayne P. Thomas United States	9	749 1.0×	623 0.9×	738 1.2×	1.1k 1.8×	386 1.0×	16	1.6k
Margaret Early Canada	17	562 0.7×	456 0.6×	426 0.7×	346 0.6×	151 0.4×	57	1.1k
Dan Lu Hong Kong	7	565 0.7×	533 0.8×	254 0.4×	622 1.1×	199 0.5×	19	1.0k
Sandra Lee McKay United States	17	1.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.8×	443 0.7×	966 1.7×	244 0.6×	34	1.8k
Bonny Norton Peirce Canada	11	1.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.9×	376 0.6×	1.1k 1.9×	190 0.5×	15	1.8k
Chris Davison Australia	14	553 0.7×	614 0.9×	540 0.9×	310 0.5×	202 0.5×	42	1.1k
Wayne E. Wright United States	16	536 0.7×	446 0.6×	438 0.7×	725 1.3×	135 0.4×	40	1.2k
Fiona Copland United Kingdom	14	479 0.6×	600 0.9×	425 0.7×	406 0.7×	137 0.4×	29	1.1k
Kate Menken United States	18	787 1.0×	529 0.8×	682 1.1×	1.0k 1.7×	158 0.4×	33	1.5k

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All Works

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Auerbach, Elsa. (2016). Reflections on Auerbach (1993), “Reexamining English Only in the ESL Classroom”. TESOL Quarterly. 50(4). 936–939. 7 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa, et al.. (2013). Adult ESL/Literacy From the Community to the Community. 5 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (2006). LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND POWER IN SCHOOLING. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 28(4). 650–651. 46 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa, et al.. (1997). "It's Not the English Thing": Bringing Reading Research into the ESL Classroom. TESOL Quarterly. 31(2). 237–237. 113 indexed citations

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McCafferty, Steven G., et al.. (1997). Adult ESL/Literacy from the Community to the Community: A Guidebook for Participatory Literacy Training. Modern Language Journal. 81(4). 570–570. 27 indexed citations

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Polio, Charlene & Elsa Auerbach. (1994). Comments on Elsa Roberts Auerbach's "Reexamining English Only in the ESL Classroom.".. TESOL Quarterly. 28(1). 8 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1994). Comments on Elsa Roberts Auerbach's "Reexamining English Only in the ESL Classroom". The Author Responds. TESOL Quarterly. 28(1). 157–157. 6 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1993). Putting the P Back in Participatory. TESOL Quarterly. 27(3). 543–543. 17 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1992). Making Meaning, Making Change. Participatory Curriculum Development for Adult ESL Literacy. Language in Education: Theory & Practice 78..

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Auerbach, Elsa, Dennis Baron, & Harvey Daniels. (1992). The Challenge of the English Only Movement. College English. 54(7). 843–843. 1 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1991). Politics, Pedagogy, and Professionalism: Challenging Marginalization in ESL.. 1(1). 1–9. 23 indexed citations

12.

Auerbach, Elsa. (1991). Literacy and Ideology. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 12. 71–85. 21 indexed citations

13.

Auerbach, Elsa & James W. Tollefson. (1990). Alien Winds: The Reeducation of America's Indochinese Refugees. TESOL Quarterly. 24(1). 85–85. 45 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1989). Toward a Social-Contextual Approach to Family Literacy. Harvard Educational Review. 59(2). 165–182. 228 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1989). Voices: New Writers for New Readers. TESOL Quarterly. 23(2). 333–333. 1 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa, et al.. (1989). Getting There: Producing Photostories with Immigrant Women. TESOL Quarterly. 23(2). 323–323. 1 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1989). Nontraditional Materials for Adult ESL. TESOL Quarterly. 23(2). 321–321. 1 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa, et al.. (1989). English at Work: A Tool Kit for Teachers. TESOL Quarterly. 23(2). 322–322. 2 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa. (1986). Competency-Based ESL: One Step Forward or Two Steps Back?. TESOL Quarterly. 20(3). 411–411. 55 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Elsa, et al.. (1985). The Hidden Curriculum of Survival ESL. TESOL Quarterly. 19(3). 475–475. 89 indexed citations

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