Emma Dafouz

@ucm.es

Faculty of Philology
Complutense University of Madrid

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applied linguistics, Language policies, languages in education, English-medium education, higher education, English as a Foreign Language
6518

Scholar Citations

38

Scholar h-index

59

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Introduction to the special issue ‘Bi-and multilingual disciplinary literacies: novel conceptualisations and empirical insights’
    T Gülle, T Nikula, E Dafouz, J Hüttner
    Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 47 (4), 1955-1971 , 2026
    2026
  • A multidimensional framework of bi- and multilingual disciplinary literacies
    J Nikula, T., Gülle, T., Bayyurt, Y., Dafouz, E., Gerns, P., Hüttner
    Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–17. https://doi.org … , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 3
  • Rethinking Biliteracy in Business and Economics English-Medium Education: Students' Views of Translingual Spaces
    IS Flórez, E Dafouz
    Insights into Disciplynary Literacies: Multilingual Perspectives across … , 2026
    2026
  • Unlocking the full potential of English-medium education: A longitudinal exploration of business students’ views of disciplinary literacies
    E Dafouz, S López-Serrano
    English for Specific Purposes 81, 197-211 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 4
  • Empowering minds: The role of disciplinary literacies in English-medium internationalised universities
    E Dafouz
    Language Teaching 59 (1), 46-59 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 6
  • “So far, we haven't had to write very much. It's all been multiple choice.” Lecturer and student (emerging) perspectives on disciplinary literacy development in English-medium …
    E Dafouz, M Komori-Glatz, P Moore
    Navigating Disciplinary Literacies in English-Medium Higher Education, 39-64 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Ways forward in understanding disciplinary literacies in English-medium higher education
    E Dafouz, J Hüttner, U Smit
    Navigating Disciplinary Literacies in English-Medium Higher Education, 13-36 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Navigating Disciplinary Literacies in English-Medium Higher Education: Insights from Lecturers, Students, and Professional Developers
    D Sánchez-García, A Sánchez-Hernández, E Dafouz
    Taylor & Francis , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • English-Medium Instruction and English for Specific Purposes
    E Dafouz
    The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, 1-8 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • La internacionalización universitaria: un concepto dinámico en un escenario cambiante
    E Dafouz
    Internacionalizar la universidad española: estrategias, prácticas docentes y … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Internacionalizar la universidad española: estrategias, prácticas docentes y lenguas
    E Dafouz
    Ediciones Complutense , 2025
    2025
  • A situated analysis of English-medium education in a private business university: Insights from the ROAD-MAPPING framework
    RP Lohan, E Dafouz
    Journal of English for Academic Purposes 72, 101457 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • T-Co 3: Seminario para la internacionalización de la docencia
    E Orduna Nocito, E Dafouz Milne, EA Sánchez Hernández, ...
    2024
  • Exploring the conceptualisation of linguistic diversity and multilingualism in the construction of (Transnational) European Universities: the case of UNA Europa
    E Dafouz
    Journal of multilingual and multicultural development 45 (4), 759-774 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 16
  • Students’ views of disciplinary literacies in internationalised English-medium higher education: Step-by-step survey development
    E Dafouz, S López-Serrano, P Pérez-Paredes
    Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 2 (3), 100073 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 32
  • Researching English-medium higher education: Diverse applications and critical evaluations of the ROAD-MAPPING framework
    E Dafouz, U Smit
    Taylor & Francis , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 39
  • The ROAD-MAPPING framework: Taking stock and paving future directions for English-medium research
    E Dafouz, U Smit
    Researching English-medium higher education, 1-19 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 15
  • Escuela para madres y padres sobre bilingüismo y aprendizaje del inglés (Memoria proyecto ApS 2022-23)
    D Martín González, Á Alonso Gárgoles, J Bobkina, C Cantos Delgado, ...
    2023
  • Students’ views of disciplinary literacies in internationalised English-medium higher education: Step-by-step survey development
    E Dafouz Milne, S López Serrano, PF Pérez Paredes
    Elsevier , 2023
    2023
  • Rethinking the roles of ELT in English-medium education in multilingual university settings: An introduction
    E Dafouz, J Gray
    Elt Journal 76 (2), 163-171 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 65

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The pragmatic role of textual and interpersonal metadiscourse markers in the construction and attainment of persuasion: A cross-linguistic study of newspaper discourse
    E Dafouz
    Journal of Pragmatics 40 (1), 95-113 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 731
  • Towards a dynamic conceptual framework for English-medium education in multilingual university settings
    E Dafouz, U Smit
    Applied linguistics 37 (3), 397-415 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 570
  • ROAD-MAPPING English medium education in the internationalised university
    E Dafouz, U Smit
    Palgrave Macmillan , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 497
  • Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education: An introduction to English-medium policies, conceptual issues and research practices across Europe
    U (Editors) Smit, E Dafouz
    AILA Review 25, 1-12 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 455
  • ‘Surely they can't do as well’: a comparison of business students’ academic performance in English-medium and Spanish-as-first-language-medium programmes
    E Dafouz, M Camacho, E Urquia
    Language and Education 28 (3), 223-236 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 329
  • Conceptualising integration in CLIL and multilingual education
    T Nikula, E Dafouz, P Moore, U Smit
    Multilingual Matters , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 323
  • Exploring the impact of English-medium instruction on university student academic achievement: The case of accounting
    E Dafouz, MM Camacho-Miñano
    English for Specific Purposes 44, 57-67 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 299
  • English-medium instruction and teacher education programmes in higher education: ideological forces and imagined identities at work
    E Dafouz
    International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 21 (5), 540-552. , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 230
  • Metadiscourse revisited: a contrastive study of persuasive writing in professional discourse. Regreso al metadiscurso: estudio contrastivo de la persuasión en el discurso …
    E Dafouz
    Estudios ingleses de la Universidad Complutense 11, 29-52 , 2003
    2003
    Citations: 206
  • Integrating CLIL at the tertiary level: Teachers’ and students’ reactions
    E Dafouz, B Núñez, C Sancho, D Foran
    Diverse contexts converging goals. Content and language integrated learning … , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 173
  • CLIL across educational levels: experiences from primary, secondary and tertiary contexts
    E Dafouz, M Guerrini
    Richmond Publ. , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 161
  • CLIL in higher education: Devising a new learning landscape
    E Dafouz, B Núñez
    CLIL across educational levels: Experiences from primary, secondary and … , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 150
  • University Teachers’ Beliefs of Language and Content Integration in English-Medium Education in Multilingual University Settings
    E Dafouz, J Hüttner, U Smit
    Conceptualising Integration in CLIL and Multilingual Education 101, 123 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 134
  • English as the Medium of Instruction in Spanish Contexts: A Look at Teacher Discourses
    E Dafouz
    Content and Foreign Language Integrated Learning: Contributions to … , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 116
  • Metadiscursive devices in university lectures. A contrastive analysis of L1 and L2 teacher performance
    E Dafouz, B Núñez
    Language Use and Language Learning in CLIL Classrooms 7, 213-231 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 112
  • Analysing stance in a CLIL university context: Non-native speaker use of personal pronouns and modal verbs
    E Dafouz, B Nunez, C Sancho
    International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 10 (5), 647-662 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 112
  • Constructing complex Cognitive Discourse Functions in higher education: An exploratory study of exam answers in Spanish-and English-medium instruction settings
    R Breeze, E Dafouz
    System 70, 81-91 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 108
  • Contrasting learner corpora: The use of modal and reporting verbs in the expression of writer stance
    JA Neff, E Dafouz, H Herrera, F Martínez, JP Rica, M Díez, R Prieto, ...
    Extending the scope of corpus-based research, 211-230 , 2003
    2003
    Citations: 95
  • ‘Does everybody understand?’Teacher questions across disciplines in English-mediated university lectures: An exploratory study
    E Dafouz, D Sánchez
    Language Value 5 (1), 129-151 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 94
  • Crossing disciplinary boundaries: English-medium education (EME) meets English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
    E Dafouz
    Ibérica, 13-38 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 89