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A bibliometric analysis on L2 writing in the first 20 years of the 21st century: Research impacts and research trends

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Sun, Y; Lan, G
Published in: Journal of Second Language Writing
March 1, 2023

This study adopts a bibliometric approach to investigate a) impacts of scholars and publications and b) major research trends in L2 writing research between 2000 and 2020. Data (2723 files) were collected to represent L2 writing publications in the past two decades, with four subgroups representing publications in four specific periods (2000–2005, 2006–2010, 2011–2015, 2016–2020). The findings show influential scholars and highly cited publications in L2 writing and reveal a trend of practice-based research on L2 writing, which indicates a need for more hermeneutic or interpretive work to corroborate and refine our understanding of the field. Specifically, feedback and ESL writing studies have been dominant in L2 writing research over the past two decades; however, ESL writing has garnered decreasing attention between 2000 and 2020 due to increasing attention to EFL writing and languages other than English in L2 writing research. Also, collaborative writing, peer feedback, and EAP writing have been increasingly investigated under sociocultural theories and with the help of technology. In contrast, research on contrastive rhetoric and native speaker has decreased due to their changing focus on power dynamics and social inequalities.

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Journal of Second Language Writing

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1060-3743

Publication Date

March 1, 2023

Volume

59

Related Subject Headings

  • Languages & Linguistics
  • 4703 Language studies
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
 

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Sun, Y., & Lan, G. (2023). A bibliometric analysis on L2 writing in the first 20 years of the 21st century: Research impacts and research trends. Journal of Second Language Writing, 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2023.100963
Sun, Y., and G. Lan. “A bibliometric analysis on L2 writing in the first 20 years of the 21st century: Research impacts and research trends.” Journal of Second Language Writing 59 (March 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2023.100963.
Sun, Y., and G. Lan. “A bibliometric analysis on L2 writing in the first 20 years of the 21st century: Research impacts and research trends.” Journal of Second Language Writing, vol. 59, Mar. 2023. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2023.100963.
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Published In

Journal of Second Language Writing

DOI

ISSN

1060-3743

Publication Date

March 1, 2023

Volume

59

Related Subject Headings

  • Languages & Linguistics
  • 4703 Language studies
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy