Herschel J. Frey

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 577 citations indexed

About

Herschel J. Frey is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Herschel J. Frey has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 577 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Language and Linguistics, 3 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 2 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Herschel J. Frey's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 papers) and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies (2 papers). Herschel J. Frey is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 papers) and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies (2 papers). Herschel J. Frey collaborates with scholars based in United States. Herschel J. Frey's co-authors include Wilga M. Rivers, Louis G. Kelly, Μ. Α. Κ. Halliday, William G. Moulton, Peter Strevens, Angus McIntosh and Milton M. Azevedo and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal and Hispania.

In The Last Decade

Herschel J. Frey

12 papers receiving 347 citations

Hit Papers

Teaching Foreign-Language Skills 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Teaching Foreign-Language Skills
    1969 333 citations Herschel J. Frey, Wilga M. Rivers Modern Language Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herschel J. Frey United States 7 417 247 220 129 100 14 577
Joel Walz United States 13 409 1.0× 264 1.1× 181 0.8× 121 0.9× 196 2.0× 35 603
Victor E. Hanzeli United States 9 303 0.7× 144 0.6× 151 0.7× 69 0.5× 112 1.1× 28 456
Michael D. Finnemann United States 9 546 1.3× 334 1.4× 293 1.3× 141 1.1× 116 1.2× 13 648
Stephen J. Gaies United States 10 383 0.9× 313 1.3× 181 0.8× 127 1.0× 146 1.5× 19 559
Mary‐Ann Reiss United States 6 675 1.6× 480 1.9× 383 1.7× 177 1.4× 151 1.5× 10 849
A. P. R. Howatt United Kingdom 5 514 1.2× 403 1.6× 189 0.9× 103 0.8× 196 2.0× 11 652
Max S. Kirch United States 7 249 0.6× 121 0.5× 109 0.5× 68 0.5× 76 0.8× 13 405
Simon Belasco United States 5 343 0.8× 259 1.0× 146 0.7× 72 0.6× 100 1.0× 27 517
Joanne Devine United States 4 305 0.7× 209 0.8× 455 2.1× 211 1.6× 69 0.7× 5 665
Christopher M. Ely United States 6 387 0.9× 236 1.0× 194 0.9× 91 0.7× 84 0.8× 7 474

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herschel J. Frey

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1995). Some effects of native-nonnative communication via computer e-mail interaction on the development of foreign language writing proficiency. 7 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J.. (1988). The Applied Linguistics of Teacher Talk. Hispania. 71(3). 681–681. 6 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1977). A Practical Guide to the Teaching of Spanish. Modern Language Journal. 61(4). 218–218. 7 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1974). Schaum's Outline of Spanish Grammar. Modern Language Journal. 58(3). 135–135. 2 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., Μ. Α. Κ. Halliday, Angus McIntosh, & Peter Strevens. (1972). The Linguistic Sciences and Language Teaching. Modern Language Journal. 56(3). 186–186. 12 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1971). Spanish Composition through Literature. Hispania. 54(4). 992–992. 2 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1971). A Study of Attitudes among Elementary Spanish Students at UCLA. Hispania. 54(3). 428–428. 1 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J. & Louis G. Kelly. (1971). 25 Centuries of Language Teaching. Hispania. 54(2). 406–406. 181 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1970). Teaching Foreign Languages. Hispania. 53(1). 168–168. 9 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1969). A Drillbook of Spanish Pronunciation. Hispania. 52(1). 177–177. 1 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J. & Wilga M. Rivers. (1969). Teaching Foreign-Language Skills. Modern Language Journal. 53(6). 443–443. 333 indexed citations breakdown →
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Frey, Herschel J. & William G. Moulton. (1969). A Linguistic Guide to Language Learning. Modern Language Journal. 53(5). 372–372. 5 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J., et al.. (1968). How to Teach Foreign Languages Effectively. Modern Language Journal. 52(1). 34–34. 11 indexed citations
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Frey, Herschel J.. (1968). Audio‐lingual Teaching and the Pattern Drill*. Modern Language Journal. 52(6). 349–355.

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