Análisis Bibliométrico de Tareas Auténticas en TBLT para el Desarrollo de la Producción Oral en Inglés (2011-2025): Bibliometric Analysis of Authentic Tasks in TBLT for Developing English Oral Production (2011-2025)

Joseline Mitzy Yagual Espinoza

doi:10.29394/Scientific.issn.2542-2987.2026.11.39.1.15-29

Authors

Joseline Mitzy Yagual Espinoza Milagro State University (UNEMI) https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2261-9493

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29394/Scientific.issn.2542-2987.2026.11.39.1.15-29

Keywords:

authentic tasks, oral production, task-based language teaching, bibliometric analysis, english as a foreign language

Abstract

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of research on authentic tasks in Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) aimed at developing English oral production, covering the period 2011-2025. The objective was to identify trends, influential authors, co-citation networks, and thematic patterns in the scientific literature indexed in Scopus. A total of 908 journal articles were analyzed, selected through a systematic search and filtering process that excluded reviews, book chapters, studies in which the language of instruction was other than English, and descriptors unrelated to the oral focus. The analysis was conducted using RStudio (Bibliometrix package) and VOSviewer, applying scientific performance metrics and network mapping of co-citation, co-authorship, and keyword co-occurrence. The results revealed the dominance of journals specializing in educational technology (particularly Computer Assisted Language Learning), the overrepresentation of Anglophone and digital contexts, and the emphasis on quantifiable linguistic dimensions (fluency, accuracy) over pragmatic and affective aspects. Foundational works on TBLT and task processing concentrated the highest co-citation frequencies. A disconnect was identified between technological innovation and the theoretical foundations of TBLT. It is concluded that it is necessary to integrate interdisciplinary perspectives, diversify research contexts, and develop multidimensional assessment instruments that address the pragmatic and affective gaps still persistent in the field.

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Author Biography

Joseline Mitzy Yagual Espinoza, Milagro State University (UNEMI)

University professor at Milagro State University (UNEMI), Milagro, Ecuador, with five years of experience in face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid modalities. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Education Sciences, with a major in English Language and Linguistics (UNEMI), and a Master's degree in Pedagogy of National and Foreign Languages, specializing in English (UNEMI). She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Educational Management focused on academic leadership. Her research interests include task-based language teaching, oral production in English as a foreign language, educational technology, and authentic assessment in higher education.

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Bibliometric Analysis of Authentic Tasks in TBLT for Developing English Oral Production (2011-2025)