Merrill Swain

25.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
143 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Merrill Swain is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Merrill Swain has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Language and Linguistics, 69 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 63 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Merrill Swain's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (74 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (61 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (44 papers). Merrill Swain is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (74 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (61 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (44 papers). Merrill Swain collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and India. Merrill Swain's co-authors include Sharon Lapkin, Michael Canale, Martin Bygate, Peter Skehan, Robert Keith Johnson, Susanne Carroll, Yuko Watanabe, Lindsay Brooks, Hossein Nassaji and Henri C. Barik and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nutrients and Modern Language Journal.

In The Last Decade

Merrill Swain

138 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Merrill Swain
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
  • Language and Linguistics 11.4k
  • Literature and Literary Theory 8.7k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 5.9k
  • Linguistics and Language 3.5k
  • Education 2.4k
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Countries citing papers authored by Merrill Swain

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Fields of papers citing papers by Merrill Swain

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Merrill Swain

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Merrill Swain. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Merrill Swain 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 Merrill Swain. Merrill Swain 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
# Work Indexed citations
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2 10
3 38
4 18
5 14
6 4
7 37
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Task Outcomes: A Focus on Immersion Students' Use of Pronominal Verbs in Their Writing
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9 5
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Time on Task and Immersion Graduates' French Proficiency
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11 281
12 47
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Minority Language Students in a French Programme: Their French Proficiency.
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14 111
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METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO RESEARCH IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
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16 9
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LINGUISTIC INTERACTION: CASE STUDY OF A BILINGUAL CHILD
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More about Primary French Immersion Classes.
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19 12
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French Immersion Classes: A Promising Route to Bilingualism.
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