Shawn Loewen

8.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
74 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Shawn Loewen is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shawn Loewen has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Language and Linguistics, 40 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 28 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Shawn Loewen's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (52 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (33 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (22 papers). Shawn Loewen is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (52 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (33 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (22 papers). Shawn Loewen collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Chile. Shawn Loewen's co-authors include Rod Ellis, Rosemary Erlam, Helen Baştürkmen, Masatoshi Sato, Jenefer Philp, Hayo Reinders, Luke Plonsky, Daniel R. Isbell, Catherine Elder and Susan M. Gass and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly and Language Learning.

In The Last Decade

Shawn Loewen

68 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND THE ACQUISI... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2006 2001 2019 2018 2018 200 400 600
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. IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND THE ACQUISITION OF L2 GRAMMAR
    2006 618 citations Rod Ellis, Shawn Loewen et al. Studies in Second Language Acquisition profile →
  2. Learner Uptake in Communicative ESL Lessons
    2001 375 citations Rod Ellis, Shawn Loewen et al. Language Learning profile →
  3. Mobile-assisted language learning: A Duolingo case study
    2019 205 citations Shawn Loewen, Dustin Crowther et al. ReCALL profile →
  4. Interaction and instructed second language acquisition
    2018 161 citations Shawn Loewen, Masatoshi Sato profile →
  5. Do teachers care about research? The research–pedagogy dialogue
    2018 117 citations Masatoshi Sato, Shawn Loewen ELT Journal profile →
  6. The Research–Practice Dialogue in Second Language Learning and Teaching: Past, Present, and Future
    2022 90 citations Masatoshi Sato, Shawn Loewen Modern Language Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shawn Loewen United States 32 3.4k 2.4k 2.3k 890 389 74 4.5k
Kim McDonough Canada 28 2.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 747 0.8× 456 1.2× 104 3.7k
Brian North Canada 13 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 296 0.8× 26 4.1k
Steven L. Thorne United States 26 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 288 0.7× 58 4.2k
Lourdes Ortega United States 30 4.4k 1.3× 3.3k 1.4× 3.1k 1.4× 945 1.1× 516 1.3× 64 6.1k
Richard Schmidt United States 13 4.8k 1.4× 3.0k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 654 1.7× 34 6.2k
Patricia L. Carrell United States 32 2.4k 0.7× 3.3k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 1.5× 485 1.2× 67 4.9k
Sauli Takala Finland 9 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 282 0.7× 25 3.7k
Hayo Reinders Thailand 30 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 160 0.4× 131 3.0k
Heidi Byrnes United States 26 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 433 0.5× 384 1.0× 110 3.1k
Andrew D. Cohen United States 22 1.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 593 0.7× 261 0.7× 52 2.8k

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All Works

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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2024). Acceptance and engagement patterns of mobile-assisted language learning among non-conventional adult L2 learners: A survival analysis. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 46(4). 969–995. 7 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2024). By word of mouth: the case for teacher-to-teacher research dialogue. ELT Journal. 79(1). 55–65. 1 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2023). How to present L2 Chinese words effectively for learning: Exploring learning outcomes and learner perceptions. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 46(1). 96–118.
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Kessler, Matt, Shawn Loewen, & Talip Gönülal. (2023). Mobile-assisted language learning with Babbel and Duolingo: comparing L2 learning gains and user experience. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 38(4). 690–714. 16 indexed citations
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Sato, Masatoshi & Shawn Loewen. (2022). The Research–Practice Dialogue in Second Language Learning and Teaching: Past, Present, and Future. Modern Language Journal. 106(3). 509–527. 90 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2022). Exploring Young Learners’ Strategic Behaviors in a Speaking Test. TESOL Quarterly. 56(4). 1384–1396. 2 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2022). Conversation and transcription activities with synchronous video computer-mediated communication: A classroom investigation. System. 106. 102760–102760. 6 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn. (2022). Functional adequacy, task-based language teaching and instructed second language acquisition. 2(1). 137–145. 1 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2022). Stimulating learner engagement in app-based L2 vocabulary self-study: Goals and feedback for effective L2 pedagogy. System. 105. 102719–102719. 17 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn & Masatoshi Sato. (2021). Exploring the relationship between TBLT and ISLA. 1(1). 47–70. 5 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn. (2021). Was Krashen right? An instructed second language acquisition perspective. Foreign Language Annals. 54(2). 311–317. 2 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2020). The effectiveness of app‐based language instruction for developing receptive linguistic knowledge and oral communicative ability. Foreign Language Annals. 53(2). 209–233. 51 indexed citations
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Crowther, Dustin, et al.. (2020). Methodological Synthesis of Cluster Analysis in Second Language Research. Language Learning. 71(1). 99–130. 49 indexed citations
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Loewen, Shawn, Dustin Crowther, Daniel R. Isbell, et al.. (2019). Mobile-assisted language learning: A Duolingo case study. ReCALL. 31(3). 293–311. 205 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loewen, Shawn, et al.. (2019). HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE ARE APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND SLA RESEARCHERS ABOUT BASIC STATISTICS?. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 42(4). 871–890. 14 indexed citations
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Sato, Masatoshi & Shawn Loewen. (2018). Metacognitive Instruction Enhances the Effectiveness of Corrective Feedback: Variable Effects of Feedback Types and Linguistic Targets. Language Learning. 68(2). 507–545. 77 indexed citations
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Sterling, Scott & Shawn Loewen. (2015). The occurrence of teacher-initiated playful LREs in a Spanish L2 classroom. System. 53. 73–83. 8 indexed citations
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Ellis, Rod, Shawn Loewen, Catherine Elder, et al.. (2009). Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Learning, Testing and Teaching. Channel View Publications eBooks. 47 indexed citations
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Ellis, Rod & Shawn Loewen. (2006). Implicit and Explicit Corrective Feedback and the Acquisition of L2. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 28(2). 2 indexed citations

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