Phil Hiver

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Phil Hiver is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Phil Hiver has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Language and Linguistics, 24 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 15 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Phil Hiver's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (33 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (13 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 papers). Phil Hiver is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (33 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (13 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 papers). Phil Hiver collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom. Phil Hiver's co-authors include Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Joseph P. Vitta, Mostafa Papi, Zoltán Dörnyei, Sarah Mercer, Shaofeng Li, Diane Larsen‐Freeman, W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin, Tae-Young Kim and Peter I. De Costa and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly and Language Learning.

In The Last Decade

Phil Hiver

56 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

Engagement in language learning: A systematic review of 20 years of research methods and definitions

2021 335 citations Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie et al. Language Teaching Research profile →
Student Engagement in the Language Classroom

2021 144 citations Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie et al. profile →
Genre-based L2 writing instruction and writing-specific psychological factors: The dynamics of change

2018 125 citations Phil Hiver et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The impact of task motivation on learners’ attention to form and subsequent learning in interactive tasks 2025 ·System ·Phil Hiver, Phung Dao	4
2	Looking beyond the L2 Motivational Self System 2025 ·Studies in Second Language Acquisition ·Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Phil Hiver, Yo In’nami	0
3	Integrated effects of interactional cognitions and emotional regulation capacity on peer interaction in the L2 classroom 2025 ·System ·Banban Li, Phil Hiver, (unknown), (unknown)	0
4	Online second language learner engagement: A systematic review of conceptual frameworks, research methods, and key findings 2025 ·Language Teaching Research ·Phung Dao, Phil Hiver, Mai Xuan Nhat Chi Nguyen, (unknown), (unknown)	0
5	Willingness to Communicate, Speaking Self‐Efficacy, and Perceived Communicative Competence as Predictors of Second Language Spoken Task Production 2024 ·Language Learning ·(unknown), Joseph P. Vitta, Phil Hiver, (unknown), Stuart McLean, (unknown)	10
6	Learners’ behavioral engagement and performance on linguistically difficult L2 reading tasks: The effects of effort feedback, self-efficacy, and attributions 2024 ·Language Teaching Research ·(unknown), Phil Hiver	1
7	The ideal L2 self versus ability beliefs: are they really distinct? 2024 ·Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development ·Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, (unknown), Pia Resnik, Phil Hiver, Elouise Botes	4
8	Methodological innovation in applied linguistics research: Perspectives, strategies, and trends 2023 ·Language Teaching ·Shaofeng Li, Matthew T. Prior, Shondel Nero, Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Akira Murakami, Li Wei, Lourdes Ortega	4
9	Individual growth curve modeling for applied linguistics research 2023 ·Research Methods in Applied Linguistics ·(unknown), Y. Y. Yang, Phil Hiver	4
10	Engagement in language learning: A systematic review of 20 years of research methods and definitions 2023 ·OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) ·Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, (unknown), (unknown)	6
11	The validation crisis in the L2 motivational self system tradition 2023 ·Studies in Second Language Acquisition ·Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Phil Hiver, Yo In’nami	25
12	Optimizing second language pronunciation instruction: Replications of Martin and Sippel (2021), Olson and Offerman (2021), and Thomson (2012) 2023 ·Language Teaching ·Charlie Nagle, Phil Hiver	2
13	Modeling Intra- and Inter-individual Changes in L2 Classroom Engagement 2022 ·Applied Linguistics ·(unknown), Phil Hiver, Yongyan Zheng	15
14	Self-determination mini-theories in second language learning: A systematic review of three decades of research 2022 ·Language Teaching Research ·Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin, Phil Hiver, Joseph P. Vitta	45
15	Open scholarship in applied linguistics: What, why, and how 2022 ·Language Teaching ·Meng Liu, Sin Wang Chong, Emma Marsden, Kevin McManus, Kara Morgan‐Short, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Luke Plonsky, (unknown), Phil Hiver, Paula Winke, Amanda Huensch, Bronson Hui	21
16	Transdisciplinary research methods and complexity theory in applied linguistics: introduction to the special issue 2021 ·IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ·Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie	4
17	Engagement in language learning: A systematic review of 20 years of research methods and definitions breakdown → 2021 ·Language Teaching Research ·Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Joseph P. Vitta, (unknown)	335
18	COMPLEX DYNAMIC SYSTEMS THEORY IN LANGUAGE LEARNING 2021 ·Studies in Second Language Acquisition ·Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, (unknown)	64
19	Using a language socialization framework to explore Chinese Students’ L2 Reticence in English language learning 2021 ·Linguistics and Education ·(unknown), Phil Hiver	15
20	A Dynamic Ensemble for Second Language Research: Putting Complexity Theory Into Practice 2016 ·Modern Language Journal ·Phil Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie	88

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