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Zhenzhen Ma

Chili Li

Hubei University of Technology, China

 

Abstract

The article employs CiteSpace to map a scientific knowledge network and employs coword analysis to explore the research hotspots and development trends of productionoriented approach (POA) in China in the past 17 years (2008-2024). The research findings indicate that (1) Since 2008, POA has garnered considerable attention overall; (2) The research hotspots encompass POA, college English, teaching models, teacher-student collaborative assessment, and textbook research; (3) The majority of relevant literature originates from foreign language teaching journals, with four journals dedicating special columns to POA; (4) Research institutions are concentrated in Beijing Foreign Studies University; (5) Authors with a substantial number of publications include Wen and her team members; (6) The development trends reveal a broadening scope of research and specificity in content. Based on these findings, the article further clarifies the direction for future research.

 

Keywords

CiteSpace, production-oriented approach (POA), visualization analysis