James P. Lantolf

18.4k citations
108 papers · 9.6k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 38
Topics
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (43 papers)Educational and Psychological Assessments (29 papers)Second Language Learning and Teaching (21 papers)

In The Last Decade

James P. Lantolf

102 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Sociocultural Theory and Second La...1994202620042015201320061994199420034008001.2k

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James P. Lantolf
Comparison fields: 5 of 105
  • Language and Linguistics 5.8k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 4.7k
  • Literature and Literary Theory 3.8k
  • Education 2.4k
  • Linguistics and Language 1.6k
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All Works

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Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education: Vygotskian Praxis and the Research/Practice Divide
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Sociocultural theory and the teaching of second languages
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Vygotsky's Educational Theory in Cultural Contextbreakdown →
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A century of language teaching and research: looking back and looking ahead: looking back and looking ahead
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Research in second language learning : focus on the classroom : proceedings of the 6th Delaware Symposium on Language Studies, October 1984, the University of Delaware
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On Communicative Strategies: A Functional Perspective.
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Current research in Romance languages
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About James P. Lantolf

James P. Lantolf is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Human Factors and Ergonomics and Developmental and Educational Psychology, having authored 108 papers that have together received 9.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (43 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (29 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Language and Linguistics (5.8k citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (4.7k citations) and Linguistics and Language (1.6k citations). James P. Lantolf has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Matthew E. Poehner, Steven L. Thorne, Ali Aljaafreh, Gabriela Appel, William Frawley, Aneta Pavlenko, W.E. Dunn, Karen E. Johnson, Eduardo Negueruela‐Azarola and Jean Schmittau. Their work appears in journals such as Developmental Psychology, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

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