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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · 18d

Yes, terrible, and also far from justified in this case! The reviewer continued in the same vein, and in the end the ranting almost became funny—so the PhD could laugh and (hopefully soon) move on.

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · 18d

What makes reviewers use such a harsh tone? Do they have no regard for the feelings and hard work of the author(s)? Constructive feedback is always welcome, but not such destructive formulations.

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · 18d

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."

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · 21d

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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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Aug 24

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...

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Aug 21

wow, warm congratulations! I will certainly take a closer look at it. Thank you for sharing! 🙏

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 16

Open call for papers in the NJLTL! More info here: journal.uia.no/index.php/NJ...

NJLTL 15 (1) 2027. OPEN CALL for papers Thematic/Special issue on Textbooks in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | Nordic Journal of Language Teaching and Learning

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 11

Great! Your teacher knows how to do it! 👍

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 11

aha, tusen takk, Sara!!!

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 11

Which PhD is it??

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 10

Ideally, all language teachers would teach two or more languages!

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 10

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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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 10

Just started analysing the fascinating language portraits and life stories of our multilingual retirees in Norway and Japan. This is "Olivia". 😍

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Åsta Haukås @astahaukas.bsky.social · Jun 2

🥳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." 🥳

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