Frank Boers

Frank Boers

Western University

H-index: 51

North America-Canada

About Frank Boers

Frank Boers, With an exceptional h-index of 51 and a recent h-index of 41 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Western University, specializes in the field of Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Cognitive Linguistics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Testing the benefits of relating figurative idioms to their literal underpinnings: The role of individual differences

Metaphors for multiculturalism in the Canadian context

University students’ metaphors for Canadian multiculturalism: Diverse perceptions

Sequential Use of L1 and L2 Captions: Exploring the Benefits for Vocabulary Acquisition

Prompting language learners to guess the meaning of idioms: do wrong guesses linger?

Helping learners develop autonomy in acquiring multiword expressions

Word classes in second language acquisition

876 Word classes in second language acquisition

Frank Boers Information

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Citations(all)

11340

Citations(since 2020)

5044

Cited By

8207

hIndex(all)

51

hIndex(since 2020)

41

i10Index(all)

98

i10Index(since 2020)

84

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Western University

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Frank Boers Skills & Research Interests

Applied Linguistics

TESOL

Cognitive Linguistics

Top articles of Frank Boers

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Testing the benefits of relating figurative idioms to their literal underpinnings: The role of individual differences

Review of Cognitive Linguistics

Liting Luo

Frank Boers

2024/4/23

Metaphors for multiculturalism in the Canadian context

Metaphor and the Social World

Kayvan Shakoury

Frank Boers

2024/4/5

University students’ metaphors for Canadian multiculturalism: Diverse perceptions

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Kayvan Shakoury

Frank Boers

2024/3/12

Sequential Use of L1 and L2 Captions: Exploring the Benefits for Vocabulary Acquisition

TESOL Quarterly

Injung Wi

Frank Boers

2024/3

Prompting language learners to guess the meaning of idioms: do wrong guesses linger?

Language Awareness

Xinqing Wang

Frank Boers

Paul Warren

2022/11/29

Helping learners develop autonomy in acquiring multiword expressions

The Modern Language Journal

Frank Boers

Thuy Bui

Julie Deconinck

Hélène Stengers

Averil Coxhead

2023/3

Word classes in second language acquisition

Seth Lindstromberg

Frank Boers

2023/12/7

876 Word classes in second language acquisition

Seth Lindstromberg

Frank Boers

2023/12/7

Inferring the Meaning of Idioms: Does Accuracy Matter for Retention in Memory?

RELC Journal

Xi Yu

Frank Boers

2023/6/21

Meta-analysis to estimate the relative effectiveness of TBLT programs: Are we there yet?

Frank Boers

Farahnaz Faez

2023/4/18

Increasing use of multi-word expressions in conversation through a fluency workshop

System

Haidee Thomson

Averil Coxhead

Frank Boers

Paul Warren

2023/4/1

English L2 vocabulary learning and teaching: concepts, principles, and pedagogy

Lawrence J Zwier

Frank Boers

2022/10/19

Learning multiword items through dictation and dictogloss: How task performance predicts learning outcomes

Language Teaching Research

Xi Yu

Frank Boers

Paul Tremblay

2022/8/11

Glossing and vocabulary learning

Frank Boers

2022/1

Acquisition of idiomatic language in L2 Spanish

Frank Boers

Javier Muñoz-Basols

2021/9/29

Evaluating second language vocabulary and grammar instruction: A synthesis of the research on teaching words, phrases, and patterns

Peter Thwaites

2021/10

A call for cautious interpretation of meta-analytic reviews

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Frank Boers

Lara Bryfonski

Farahnaz F. Faez

Todd McKay

2020

Exploring learners’ understanding of technical vocabulary in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching

Cailing Lu

Frank Boers

Averil Coxhead

2021

Incidental acquisition of multiword expressions through audiovisual materials: The role of repetition and typographic enhancement

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Elvenna Majuddin

Anna Siyanova-Chanturia

Frank Boers

2021/12

Contextual word learning in the first and second language: Definition placement and inference error effects on declarative and nondeclarative knowledge

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Irina Elgort

Natalia Beliaeva

Frank Boers

2020/3

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Co-Authors

H-index: 36
Paul F. Tremblay

Paul F. Tremblay

Western University

H-index: 35
Jeannette Littlemore

Jeannette Littlemore

University of Birmingham

H-index: 30
Gina Grimshaw

Gina Grimshaw

Victoria University of Wellington

H-index: 27
Anna Siyanova-Chanturia

Anna Siyanova-Chanturia

Victoria University of Wellington

H-index: 24
Farahnaz Faez

Farahnaz Faez

Western University

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