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, Martin Bygate, Merrill Swain, Rebecca L. Oxford, Jan H. Hulstijn, Robert DeKeyser, Catherine J. Doughty, Peter Robinson and Richard Schmidt 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

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning

1999 2.0k citations Peter Skehan et al. profile →
Cognition and Second Language Instruction

2001 1.2k citations Peter Robinson, Richard Schmidt et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
A Framework for the Implementation of Task-based Instruction

1996 801 citations Peter Skehan profile →
Researching Pedagogic Tasks: Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing

2001 731 citations Martin Bygate, Peter Skehan et al. profile →
The Influence of Planning and Task Type on Second Language Performance

1996 662 citations Pauline Foster, Peter Skehan Studies in Second Language Acquisition profile →
Modelling Second Language Performance: Integrating Complexity, Accuracy, Fluency, and Lexis

2009 582 citations Peter Skehan profile →
Task-based instruction

2003 471 citations Peter Skehan Language Teaching profile →
Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

2014 415 citations Peter Skehan profile →
Task-Based Language Teaching

2019 130 citations Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
Task-based language teaching theory and practice

2020 125 citations Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Skehan

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A personal bookshelf of foreign language aptitude publications 2024 ·Language Teaching ·Peter Skehan	0
2	Linking second language speaking task performance and language testing 2023 ·Language Teaching ·Peter Skehan	2
3	Task-Based Language Teaching breakdown → 2019 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan, Shaofeng Li, Natsuko Shintani, Craig Lambert	130
4	Second Language Task-Based Performance 2018 ·Peter Skehan	43
5	Ladders and Snakes in Second Language Fluency 2016 ·IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ·Peter Skehan, Pauline Foster, (unknown)	43
6	Individual Differences in Second Language Learning breakdown → 2014 ·Peter Skehan	415
7	The task is not enough: Processing approaches to task-based performance 2012 ·Language Teaching Research ·Peter Skehan, (unknown), (unknown), Zhan Wang	38
8	<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 2011 ·Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language Literatures in English and Cultural Studies ·Erica On-Ting Chan, Peter Skehan, (unknown)	10
9	Task-based instruction breakdown → 2003 ·Language Teaching ·Peter Skehan	471
10	Researching Pedagogic Tasks: Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing. Applied Linguistics and Language Study. 2001 ·Nutrients ·Martin Bygate, Peter Skehan, Merrill Swain	37
11	Cognition and Second Language Instruction breakdown → 2001 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Peter Robinson, Richard Schmidt, Nick C. Ellis, Brian MacWhinney, Michael Harrington, Robert DeKeyser, Kevin R. Gregg, Peter Skehan, Catherine J. Doughty, Jan H. Hulstijn, Mark Sawyer, Renée Jourdenais	1201
12	Choosing and Using Tasks: Research Contributions 2000 ·Peter Skehan	1
13	The Influence of Source of Planning and Focus on Task-Based Performance. 1999 ·Language Teaching Research ·Pauline Foster, Peter Skehan	35
14	语言学习认知法 = A cognitive approach to language learning 1999 ·Peter Skehan	1
15	The influence of source of planning and focus of planning on task-based performance 1999 ·Language Teaching Research ·Pauline Foster, Peter Skehan	169
16	Book Reviews : A Cognitive Approach To Language Learning 1998 ·RELC Journal ·Peter Skehan, (unknown)	177
17	The Influence of Planning and Task Type on Second Language Performance breakdown → 1996 ·Studies in Second Language Acquisition ·Pauline Foster, Peter Skehan	662
18	TASKS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING: INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRACTICE. Graham Crookes and Susan M. Gass (Eds.). Clevedon, UK: Multilingual matters, 1993. Pp. v + 169. - TASKS IN A PEDAGOGICAL CONTEXT: INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRACTICE. Graham Crookes and Susan M. Gass (Eds.). Clevedon, UK: Multilingual matters, 1993. Pp. vii + 163. 1994 ·Studies in Second Language Acquisition ·Peter Skehan	0
19	Language testing part II 1989 ·Language Teaching ·Peter Skehan	17
20	Memory and motivation in language aptitude testing 1982 ·OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) ·Peter Skehan	18

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