Rachel Whittaker is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Education and Language and Linguistics.
According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Whittaker has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 13 papers in Education and 9 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Rachel Whittaker's work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (14 papers), Literacy and Educational Practices (9 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (6 papers). Rachel Whittaker is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Learning and Teaching (14 papers), Literacy and Educational Practices (9 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (6 papers). Rachel Whittaker collaborates with scholars based in Spain and Sweden. Rachel Whittaker's co-authors include R. S. Clymo, Ana Llinares, Anne McCabe, Tom Morton, Mick O’Donnell, Luisa Martín Rojo, Laura Hidalgo Downing, Aoife Ahern and Craig Chaudron and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.
In The Last Decade
Rachel Whittaker
28 papers
receiving
2.7k citations
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within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Communities and Ecosystems.
19701.9k citationsR. S. Clymo, Rachel WhittakerJournal of Ecologyprofile →
Communities and Ecosystems.
1977680 citationsR. S. Clymo, Rachel WhittakerJournal of Ecologyprofile →
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Whittaker, Rachel, et al.. (2017). Presentación. Lenguaje y Textos. 1–1.2 indexed citations
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McCabe, Anne & Rachel Whittaker. (2017). Genre and appraisal in CLIL history texts: Developing the voice of the historian. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 105–124.2 indexed citations
Whittaker, Rachel, et al.. (2010). Writing and speaking in the history class: A comparative analysis of CLIL and first language contexts.21 indexed citations
Whittaker, Rachel, Mick O’Donnell, & Anne McCabe. (2008). Language and literacy : functional approaches. Continuum eBooks.64 indexed citations
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Llinares, Ana & Rachel Whittaker. (2007). TALKING AND WRITING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN CLIL CONTEXTS: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNERS OF GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY. Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics. 83–94.8 indexed citations
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Whittaker, Rachel, et al.. (2005). Argumentative text in EFL in Spanish pre-university students. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 203–214.1 indexed citations
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Downing, Laura Hidalgo, et al.. (2005). Desarrollo y complejidad del sintagma nominal en composiciones en lengua inglesa de estudiantes de bachillerato. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 99–114.2 indexed citations
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Chaudron, Craig, et al.. (2005). Innovación pedagógica: los centros, los alumnos y los profesores. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 41–60.2 indexed citations
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Downing, Laura Hidalgo, et al.. (2005). El metadiscurso: el escritor como organizador y evaluador de su texto. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 131–154.2 indexed citations
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Whittaker, Rachel, et al.. (2001). La composición como comunicación: influencia en el desarrollo general del inglés como segunda lengua en un contexto de instrucción. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 53–62.1 indexed citations
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Rojo, Luisa Martín, et al.. (1998). El análisis crítico del discurso: una mirada indisciplinada. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 9–34.6 indexed citations
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Clymo, R. S. & Rachel Whittaker. (1977). Communities and Ecosystems.. Journal of Ecology. 65(1). 340–340.680 indexed citations breakdown →
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