Patsy M. Lightbown

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Patsy M. Lightbown is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patsy M. Lightbown has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Language and Linguistics, 30 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 29 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Patsy M. Lightbown's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (38 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (29 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (19 papers). Patsy M. Lightbown is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (38 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (29 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (19 papers). Patsy M. Lightbown collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Patsy M. Lightbown's co-authors include Nina Spada, John Angell, Lois Bloom, Lois Hood, Howard Nicholas, Randall Halter, Michael P Maratsos, Melissa Bowerman, Lydia White and Leila Ranta and has published in prestigious journals such as Cognitive Psychology, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Patsy M. Lightbown

54 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Teaching and learning L2 in the classroom: It's about time 2019 ·Language Teaching ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada	38
2	Comments on Stephen D. Krashen's "Teaching Issues: Formal Grammar Instruction" 2016 ·TESOL Quarterly ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Manfred Pienemann	2
3	Awareness of L1/L2 differences: does it matter? 2010 ·Language Awareness ·Ahlem Ammar, Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada	38
4	FAIR TRADE: TWO-WAY BILINGUAL EDUCATION 2007 ·LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) ·Patsy M. Lightbown	10
5	Comprehension-Based Learning: The Limits of ‘Do It Yourself’ 2002 ·Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Randall Halter, Joanna White, Marlise Horst	39
6	Input filters in second language acquisition 2001 ·Patsy M. Lightbown	5
7	Recasts as Feedback to Language Learners 2001 ·Language Learning ·Howard Nicholas, Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada	295
8	Do They Know What They're Doing? L2 Learners' Awareness of L1 Influence 2000 ·Language Awareness ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada	29
9	语言学习机制=How languages are learned 1999 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada	2
10	PSYCHOLINGUISTIC APPROACHES TO SLA 1999 ·Annual Review of Applied Linguistics ·Norman Segalowitz, Patsy M. Lightbown	32
11	An Innovative Program for Primary ESL Students in Quebec 1994 ·TESOL Quarterly ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada	75
12	Comments on Stephen D. Krashen's "Teaching Issues: Formal Grammar Instruction". Two Readers React 1993 ·TESOL Quarterly ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Manfred Pienemann	13
13	Étude des effets à long terme de l'apprentissage intensif de l'anglais, langue seconde, au primaire 1991 ·Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes ·Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada	21
14	Input Enhancement and L2 Question Formation 1991 ·Applied Linguistics ·Lydia White, Nina Spada, Patsy M. Lightbown, Leila Ranta	168
15	Intensive ESL Programmes in Quebec Primary Schools 1989 ·TESL Canada Journal ·Nina Spada, Patsy M. Lightbown	65
16	Learner language and language learning 1986 ·System ·Patsy M. Lightbown	25
17	Input and Acquisition for Second-language Learners In and Out of Classrooms 1985 ·Applied Linguistics ·Patsy M. Lightbown	26
18	Interactions Among Learners, Teachers, Texts, and Methods of English as a Second Language. Progress Report, 1977-78. 1978 ·Patsy M. Lightbown, (unknown)	1
19	Structure and Variation in Child Language 1975 ·Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development ·Lois Bloom, Patsy M. Lightbown, Lois Hood, Melissa Bowerman, Michael P Maratsos	294
20	Imitation in language development: If, when, and why 1974 ·Cognitive Psychology ·Lois Bloom, Lois Hood, Patsy M. Lightbown	231

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