LANG 1408 - Academic English for Humanities and Social Science Studies

Citation chaining helps you find papers by following citations through a chain of scholarly articles. It helps you trace the development of a research idea or theory over time. 

Method:

• usually start with a "perfect" article in hand (also called "seed" article)
• can be in two directions: Backward searching and forward searching based on this perfect article

Tools:

• Library's PowerSearch, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, Semantic Scholar, etc.
• Learn more from Citation Chaining Tools

Source: How Library Stuff Works: Citation Chaining (2:40) - McMaster University Libraries

Other helpful videos:

• What is citation chaining? (2:03) - Claremont Colleges Library
• Citation Chaining with Google Scholar (1:27) - SeattleU Library

Your LANG 1408 teachers have provided some suggested articles you can use to begin reading around the the topics. However, you are expected to use the search skills you developed in the online library workshop to read more widely.

Action:  See if you can citation chain  one of the articles below  Scopus, Web of Science, or GoogleScholar.

Is Generative AI a boon or a bane to university students?

• Rodway, P. & Schepman, A. (2023). The impact of adopting AI educational technologies on projected course satisfaction in university students, Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 5, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100150
• Abbas, M., Jam, F. A., & Khan, T. I. (2024). Is it harmful or helpful? Examining the causes and consequences of generative AI usage among university students. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 21(1), 10–22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-024-00444-7
• Ghotbi, N., Ho, M. T., & Mantello, P. (2022). Attitude of college students towards ethical issues of artificial intelligence in an international university in Japan. AI & Society, 37(1), 283–290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01168-2

The preservation of minority languages is an admirable notion, but such an intent leads to no tangible gain.

• Lonardi, S. (2022). Minority languages and tourism: a literature review. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 17(3), 342–356. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873X.2021.2012183
• Wang, G., Bahry, S. A., & An, W. (2024). Minority Language Revitalization and Social Media through the Lens of Covid-19 in Yunnan and Gansu, western China. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 45(6), 2129–2151. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2042541
• Watson, M. (2020). Evaluating the Benefits of State-Led Language Preservation Efforts. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 27(3), 410–441. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718115-02703002

Environmental sustainability works only for rich countries or the elite of the society.

• Khan, S., & Yahong, W. (2022). Income inequality, ecological footprint, and carbon dioxide emissions in Asian developing economies: what effects what and how? Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 29(17), 24660–24671. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17582-4
• Hajat, A., Hsia, C., & O’Neill, M. S. (2015). Socioeconomic Disparities and Air Pollution Exposure: a Global Review. Current Environmental Health Reports, 2(4), 440–450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-015-0069-5
• Che, C., Li, S., Yin, Q., Li, Q., Geng, X., & Zheng, H. (2023). Does income inequality have a heterogeneous effect on carbon emissions between developed and developing countries? Evidence from simultaneous quantile regression. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1271457

The use of digital tools in education has compromised creativity among students.

• Lin, H., Chen, Q. Artificial intelligence (AI) -integrated educational applications and college students’ creativity and academic emotions: students and teachers’ perceptions and attitudes. BMC Psychol 12, 487 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01979-0
• Escamilla-Fajardo, P., Alguacil, M., & López-Carril, S. (2021). Incorporating TikTok in higher education: Pedagogical perspectives from a corporal expression sport sciences course. The Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 28, 100302-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2021.100302

The digital divide has widened the gap between people in the global north and south.

• Fung, K.K., Lai, C.Y., Hung, S.L. et al. A Systematic Review of the Digital Divide Experienced by Migrant Women. Int. Migration & Integration (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-024-01222-0
• Collins, S. A., Yoon, S., Rockoff, M. L., Nocenti, D., & Bakken, S. (2016). Digital divide and information needs for improving family support among the poor and underserved. Health Informatics Journal, 22(1), 67–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458214536065

Developing heritage tourism has adversely affected heritage conservation.

• Zhang, R., & Smith, L. (2019). Bonding and dissonance: Rethinking the Interrelations Among Stakeholders in Heritage Tourism. Tourism Management, 74, 212–223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2019.03.004
• Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Dupre, K., & McIlwaine, C. (2022). The impacts of world cultural heritage site designation and heritage tourism on community livelihoods: A Chinese case study. Tourism Management Perspectives, 43, 100994-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2022.100994