William P. Rivers

793 total citations
20 papers, 461 citations indexed

About

William P. Rivers is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, William P. Rivers has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 461 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Linguistics and Language, 9 papers in Language and Linguistics and 7 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in William P. Rivers's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (11 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (7 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 papers). William P. Rivers is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (11 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (7 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 papers). William P. Rivers collaborates with scholars based in United States and Kazakhstan. William P. Rivers's co-authors include Richard D. Brecht, John P. Robinson and Philip D. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and Foreign Language Annals.

In The Last Decade

William P. Rivers

15 papers receiving 336 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William P. Rivers United States	9	269	202	181	117	104	20	461
Yihong Gao China	10	321 1.2×	260 1.3×	210 1.2×	93 0.8×	63 0.6×	14	472
Hywel Coleman United Kingdom	7	403 1.5×	381 1.9×	231 1.3×	205 1.8×	94 0.9×	20	626
Kristina Love Australia	13	238 0.9×	296 1.5×	99 0.5×	259 2.2×	118 1.1×	41	519
Ahmar Mahboob Australia	12	383 1.4×	371 1.8×	325 1.8×	152 1.3×	68 0.7×	41	649
Yasemin Bayyurt Türkiye	14	419 1.6×	440 2.2×	228 1.3×	163 1.4×	110 1.1×	44	606
Louisa Buckingham New Zealand	12	201 0.7×	196 1.0×	105 0.6×	85 0.7×	84 0.8×	47	437
Laia Canals Spain	9	167 0.6×	133 0.7×	66 0.4×	108 0.9×	72 0.7×	18	342
Goodith White United Kingdom	8	211 0.8×	155 0.8×	119 0.7×	134 1.1×	60 0.6×	14	379
Nihat Polat United States	14	195 0.7×	155 0.8×	127 0.7×	194 1.7×	96 0.9×	30	415
Mark Shiu Kee Shum Hong Kong	10	118 0.4×	131 0.6×	118 0.7×	158 1.4×	84 0.8×	16	352

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rivers, William P., et al.. (2025). Bilingualism in Kazakhstan: Linguistic Challenges and Error Patterns in Kazakh Speech. Forum for Linguistic Studies. 7(9).

Rivers, William P., et al.. (2022). Texts with academic terms. XLinguae. 15(2). 121–129.

Rivers, William P., et al.. (2019). Academic terms of the bologna process. 174(2).

Rivers, William P., et al.. (2018). Peculiarities and problems of eponyms (on the material of Kazakhstani periodicals). Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 221–236. 5 indexed citations

Rivers, William P. & Richard D. Brecht. (2018). America's languages: The future of language advocacy. Foreign Language Annals. 51(1). 24–34. 7 indexed citations

Rivers, William P.. (2018). America's Languages. Hispania. 100(5). 13–15. 1 indexed citations

Rivers, William P., et al.. (2017). The Demand for Multilingual Human Capital in the U.S. Labor Market. Foreign Language Annals. 50(1). 13–37. 32 indexed citations

Rivers, William P., et al.. (2013). Language Votes: Attitudes Toward Foreign Language Policies. Foreign Language Annals. 46(3). 329–338. 12 indexed citations

Rivers, William P.. (2012). The Language Enterprise in the US: The Public and Private Sectors. 1 indexed citations

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Rivers, William P. & John P. Robinson. (2012). The Unchanging American Capacity in Languages Other Than English: Speaking and Learning Languages Other Than English, 2000–2008. Modern Language Journal. 96(3). 369–379. 5 indexed citations

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Robinson, John P., et al.. (2011). Stability and Change in Americans’ Foreign Language Policy Attitudes: 2000-2008. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Robinson, John P., William P. Rivers, & Richard D. Brecht. (2006). Demographic and sociopolitical predictors of␣American attitudes towards foreign language policy. Language Policy. 5(4). 421–442. 16 indexed citations

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Robinson, John P., William P. Rivers, & Richard D. Brecht. (2006). Speaking Foreign Languages in the United States: Correlates, Trends, and Possible Consequences. Modern Language Journal. 90(4). 457–472. 17 indexed citations

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Rivers, William P.. (2002). Attitudes towards Incipient Mankurtism among Kazakhstani College Students. Language Policy. 1(2). 159–174. 9 indexed citations

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Rivers, William P., et al.. (2002). Report on the NFLC/AATSP Survey of Spanish Language Programs for Native Speakers. Hispania. 85(2). 324–324. 38 indexed citations

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Rivers, William P.. (2001). Autonomy at All Costs: An Ethnography of Metacognitive Self‐Assessment and Self‐Management among Experienced Language Learners. Modern Language Journal. 85(2). 279–290. 164 indexed citations

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Brecht, Richard D. & William P. Rivers. (2000). Language and National Security in the 21st Century: The Role of Title VI/Fulbright-Hays in Supporting National Language Capacity.. 38 indexed citations

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Brecht, Richard D. & William P. Rivers. (1999). Language Policy in the U.S.: Questions Addressing a Sea Change in Language in the U.S.. 2(1). 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Rivers, William P.. (1998). Is Being There Enough? The Effects of Homestay Placements on Language Gain During Study Abroad. Foreign Language Annals. 31(4). 492–500. 111 indexed citations

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Rivers, William P.. (1996). Self-Directed Language Learning and Third-Language Learner.. 3 indexed citations

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