Abstract

CASTANEDA-PENA, Harold. Profiling academic research on discourse studies and second language learning. Colomb. Appl. Linguist. J. [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.1, pp.9-27. ISSN 0123-4641.

There is little profiling academic research on discourse studies in relation to second language learning from a regional perspective. This study aims at unveiling what, when, where and who constitute scholarly work in research about these two interrelated fields. A dataset was configured from registers taken from Dialnet and studied using specialized text-mining software. Findings revealed myriad research interests, few prolific years and the lack of networking. It is recommended to trace out our research as an ELT community locally and globally.

Keywords : Discourse analysis; second language learning; research profiling; literature review; text mining.

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