Åsta Haukås
@astahaukas.bsky.social
Professor. Teacher educator. Multilingualism on My Mind. Metacognition. Mindsets. Teachers' prof. devel. Motivation. Cornet player. Wanderer. Writer. Curious.
I wrote the review more than two years ago, and now, it has finally found a home in an issue! Haukås, Å. (2026). An advanced guide to multilingualism: Larissa Aronin, Edinburgh Univ. Press, 2022, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 47(3), 1949–1950. doi.org/10.1080/0143...
An advanced guide to multilingualism
Published in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (Vol. 47, No. 3, 2026)
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New article out! 🥳🥳🥳 In Hosseini, Dewilde & Haukås (2026), we explore how pre-service teachers see their role in building cooperation between families and schools to support language learning. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Pre-service teachers’ perceived agency in developing family–school cooperation for language learning - Journal of Educational Change
Journal of Educational Change - Although substantial research highlights the positive impact of family–school cooperation on students’ academic success and well-being, language...
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Implementing multilingual pedagogies in language classrooms should not be an individual responsibility, but something that language teachers across subjects can collaborate on to make happen. This article has now found a home in an issue of this journal! 🥳 Open access! doi.org/10.1080/0143...
Teachers’ beliefs and experiences regarding collaboration across language subjects
In schools worldwide, there are increasing expectations for teacher collaboration across subjects. However, despite the potential benefits for students and teachers of viewing language subjects as ...
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NEW ARTICLE! 🥳👇Together with Camilla Spaliviero, who came to visit me three years ago, and our collaboration started. Now she's back as my MSCA postdoc and our joint work can continue! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring teachers’ multilingual beliefs and practices in Argentina: insights from Ungspråk-TEACH
Teachers play a crucial role in facilitating the multilingual turn in language education. While numerous studies have examined teachers’ multilingual beliefs and practices across multiple contexts,...
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For new readers and scholars, I'm sharing the structure of my abstract, which according to @sarajaaksola.bsky.social (the brain behind the coloring) and many others can be useful to study when writing your own.
How do we move beyond macroethics to truly protect participant rights in interview research? Our article proposes a practical ethical framework for data collection & analysis. 📄 Hosseini & Haukås (2025) 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s108...
Beyond Macroethics: Developing an Ethical Framework for Interview Data Collection and Analysis to Acknowledge Participant Rights - Journal of Academic Ethics
Participant rights and voices are protected through institutional ethical considerations in the social sciences and applied linguistics. Yet, several ethical concerns remain. In addition to adhering t...
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How do students in England, France & Norway think about multilingualism? Our NEW article explores their beliefs and multilingual identities! Read it here, it's open access. #Multilingualism #Education doi.org/10.1080/0143...
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The Multiwrite research project, invites you to its final conference to share key findings! This free event will be held in Oslo and on Zoom on November 6 and 7. You can find the full program and registration details here: www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english...
Conference: Writing, feedback and collaboration across language subjects - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
We present results from the project
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Review just received by a fresh PhD ☹️: "This could have had potential if it weren't for the poor design, weak theoretical framing, inadequate literature review, unsound statistical testing, and superficial analysis. I recommend rejection, esp. since it isn't very original or insightful."
NEW ARTICLE! We investigated beliefs and practices concerning multiple language use among lower secondary language teachers in England, France and Norway. Practices were captured through video recordings, and beliefs were elicited through a questionnaire. doi.org/10.1080/0957...
Valuing multilingualism: teachers’ beliefs and practices in England, France and Norway
In many European countries, including France, England and Norway, policy documents encourage teachers to build on students’ linguistic repertoires in second and foreign language classrooms, for exa...
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Hard to believe it’s been 7 years since this book came out! 🎉 Still being read and cited worldwide – and it’s open access for everyone! doi.org/10.4324/9781...
NEW ARTICLE! As a previous teacher of three languages (Norw., English, German), I always saw these subjects as interconnected. But in my later research, I discovered that teachers normally never collaborate across languages. Until I found THIS ONE school! 🙏 doi.org/10.1080/1750...
‘It’s about seeing the connections’: exploring teacher collaboration across the school’s language subjects
Students typically learn multiple languages in school. Yet, language teachers rarely collaborate across the school’s language subjects to enhance students’ learning. Moreover, limited research has ...
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Just started analysing the fascinating language portraits and life stories of our multilingual retirees in Norway and Japan. This is "Olivia". 😍
🥳Such a nice message I got today: "We are delighted to say that we would like to accept your paper, 'It’s about seeing the connections.' Exploring teacher collaboration across the school’s language subjects' for publication in Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching." 🥳
My two best tips for dealing with academic (and other) disappointments are 1. walking in nature and 2. laughing, preferably simultaneously! 😀
THREE big rejections in one week: COST network, Vice Dean of Education job, and ERC application! 😌It stings, but good ideas don’t vanish that easily! Taking a breath, then trying again. 😊 #AcademicLife #KeepGoing
A one-week writing retreat in the north is balm for the soul.
YESSSSS! Our article is out and ready to be read by the whole world! 😀It's about how a teacher and teacher educator can collaborate in ways perceived as beneficial and sustainable for both. Open access! Link to the article: doi.org/10.1016/j.sy...
75% of the editors for Mindsets in Language Education (2025) met in Tokyo today to talk and eat strawberry cake!
Exciting news! 🎉 Our article "Towards Sustainable Collaboration Between Language Teachers and Teacher Educators: An Exploratory Study" has been accepted in System! So proud of this journey with Linda Marie Borlaug — can’t wait to share more soon!
We’ve arrived in fascinating Tokyo and have already conducted our first interview—with a very engaged 77-year-old language learner! #multilingualism #motivation #withpermissiontoshare
Within the last 24 hours, I’ve turned down three peer reviews and a co-editor role for a special issue. Not because these aren’t important—I love supporting others—but because I need to take care of myself and do well in the commitments I’ve already made. Say no sometimes and go for a walk instead!
I'm honoured to give a guest lecture alongside the distinguished Professor Li Wei in Hamar on May 30. Thank you so much for inviting us, Vander Tavares! More info and abstracts here 👇 www.inn.no/english/even...
Guest lectures on multilingualism - University of Inland Norway
The research group Diversity in Education (DivE) is pleased to invite all interested to attend two timely guest lectures by two renowned scholars: Professor Li Wei and Professor Åsta Haukås.
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To me, living a meaningful life means lifelong learning. Next semester, I’m stepping into the unknown with Professor Kenan Dikilitas as we co-teach a course on PhD supervision! Excited and grateful for this opportunity! #growthmindset
Just found out my abstract is being used in a YouTube video as an example of good structure! 😀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKSC...
How to Write Abstract of a Research Paper?
YouTube video by Dr Faheem Ullah
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Message from a teacher educator: "I am reading your newly published article that takes the appreciative inquiry approach. What a breath of fresh air! Thank you. I will forward it to many." And thank YOU for reaching out! 🙏https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2025.2465888
Highlighting spaces for enacting multilingualism as a resource: an appreciative inquiry approach
Numerous studies have documented language teachers’ struggles to adopt multilingual pedagogies in their classrooms. However, this mainly problem-oriented perspective risks overlooking actual multil...
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Great PhD opportunity in English linguistics here in Bergen! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellowship in English linguistics (276016) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in English linguistics (276016), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Saturday, April 5, 2025
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I just received this book in my mailbox. It is so timely and relevant! Thank you so much, editor Vander Tavares and all the authors! 🙏
