Peter Skehan

21.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
50 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Peter Skehan is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Skehan has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Language and Linguistics, 25 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 19 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Peter Skehan's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (40 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (20 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (16 papers). Peter Skehan is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (40 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (20 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (16 papers). Peter Skehan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Peter Skehan's co-authors include Paula Samper García, Pauline Foster, Merrill Swain, Martin Bygate, Peter Robinson, Rebecca L. Oxford, Jan H. Hulstijn, Richard Schmidt, Catherine J. Doughty and Kevin R. Gregg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nutrients, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Peter Skehan

47 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Cognitive Approach to L... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1999 2001 1996 2001 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning
    1999 2.0k citations Peter Skehan et al. profile →
  2. Cognition and Second Language Instruction
    2001 1.2k citations Peter Robinson, Richard Schmidt et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  3. A Framework for the Implementation of Task-based Instruction
    1996 801 citations Peter Skehan profile →
  4. Researching Pedagogic Tasks: Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing
    2001 731 citations Martin Bygate, Peter Skehan et al. profile →
  5. The Influence of Planning and Task Type on Second Language Performance
    1996 662 citations Pauline Foster, Peter Skehan Studies in Second Language Acquisition profile →
  6. Modelling Second Language Performance: Integrating Complexity, Accuracy, Fluency, and Lexis
    2009 582 citations Peter Skehan profile →
  7. Task-based instruction
    2003 471 citations Peter Skehan Language Teaching profile →
  8. Individual Differences in Second Language Learning
    2014 415 citations Peter Skehan profile →
  9. Task-Based Language Teaching
    2019 130 citations Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  10. Task-based language teaching theory and practice
    2020 125 citations Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter Skehan 8.3k 6.0k 5.5k 1.6k 908 50 10.0k
Richard Schmidt 4.8k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 811 0.9× 34 6.2k
James P. Lantolf 5.8k 0.7× 4.7k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.8× 108 9.6k
Jan H. Hulstijn 4.8k 0.6× 5.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.4× 865 0.5× 644 0.7× 98 7.0k
Merrill Swain 11.4k 1.4× 5.9k 1.0× 8.7k 1.6× 2.4k 1.5× 3.5k 3.8× 143 14.1k
Lourdes Ortega 4.4k 0.5× 3.3k 0.5× 3.1k 0.6× 945 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 64 6.1k
Elizabeth B. Bernhardt 3.1k 0.4× 3.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.3× 1.5k 0.9× 885 1.0× 61 5.8k
Roy Lyster 6.1k 0.7× 3.3k 0.6× 4.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 66 7.1k
Nina Spada 4.8k 0.6× 3.2k 0.5× 3.1k 0.6× 930 0.6× 971 1.1× 63 5.7k
Robert DeKeyser 4.3k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 578 0.4× 737 0.8× 74 5.8k
Judit Kormos 3.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 454 0.5× 100 4.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Skehan, Peter. (2024). A personal bookshelf of foreign language aptitude publications. Language Teaching. 58(2). 264–273.
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Skehan, Peter, et al.. (2024). Re-examining accuracy measures in second language task-based spoken performance. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 3(1). 100098–100098. 3 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter. (2023). Linking second language speaking task performance and language testing. Language Teaching. 57(4). 501–516. 2 indexed citations
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Ellis, Rod, Peter Skehan, Shaofeng Li, Natsuko Shintani, & Craig Lambert. (2019). Task-Based Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Skehan, Peter. (2018). Second Language Task-Based Performance. 43 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter, et al.. (2016). Ladders and Snakes in Second Language Fluency. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 54(2). 43 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter. (2014). Individual Differences in Second Language Learning. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chan, Erica On-Ting, et al.. (2011). <b>Working memory, phonemic coding ability and foreign language aptitude: potential for construction of specific language aptitude tests - the case of cantonese</b><br>DOI:10.5007/2175-8026.2011n60p045. Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language Literatures in English and Cultural Studies. 0(60). 10 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter. (2003). Task-based instruction. Language Teaching. 36(1). 1–14. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robinson, Peter, Richard Schmidt, Nick C. Ellis, et al.. (2001). Cognition and Second Language Instruction. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1201 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bygate, Martin, Peter Skehan, & Merrill Swain. (2001). Researching Pedagogic Tasks: Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing. Applied Linguistics and Language Study.. Nutrients. 14(8). 37 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter. (2000). Choosing and Using Tasks: Research Contributions. 10(2). 18. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Pauline & Peter Skehan. (1999). The Influence of Source of Planning and Focus on Task-Based Performance.. Language Teaching Research. 3(3). 35 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter. (1999). 语言学习认知法 = A cognitive approach to language learning. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Pauline & Peter Skehan. (1999). The influence of source of planning and focus of planning on task-based performance. Language Teaching Research. 3(3). 215–247. 169 indexed citations
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Foster, Pauline & Peter Skehan. (1996). The Influence of Planning and Task Type on Second Language Performance. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 18(3). 299–323. 662 indexed citations breakdown →
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Skehan, Peter. (1989). Language testing part II. Language Teaching. 22(1). 1–13. 17 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter. (1986). The role of foreign language aptitude in a model of school learning. Language Testing. 3(2). 188–221. 68 indexed citations
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Skehan, Peter. (1982). Memory and motivation in language aptitude testing. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 18 indexed citations

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