Åsta Haukås
Position
Professor
Affiliation
Research groups
Short info
I am also passionate about ensuring high-quality PhD education.
Research
- Language learning and language teaching
- Multilingualism
- Metacognition
- The teacher as researcher
- Teacher motivation
- German as a foreign language
- Language learning strategies and metacognition
- Teacher mindsets
- Deep learning
- Ethics in research
- PhD supervision
Outreach
I enjoy giving talks on various topics related to language learning, language teaching, and PhD supervision, both in Norway and abroad. Current topics include:
- The good teacher life
- Multilingualism as a resource in education
- Mindsets and motivation
- Teachers’ professional development
- Teacher motivation
- Metacognition and language learning strategies
- PhD supervision
Teaching
I teach German language pedagogy at all levels in the teacher education program and in the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). I supervise master’s students and PhD candidates on topics related to language pedagogy.
Publications
Selected recent publications
Leis, A., Haukås, Å., Lou, N. M., & Nakamura, S. (Eds.). (2025). Mindsets in Language Education. Multilingual Matters.
Haukås, Å. (2025). ‘It’s about seeing the connections’: exploring teacher collaboration across the school’s language subjects. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1–11.
Tishakov, T., & Haukås, Å. (2025). Highlighting spaces for enacting multilingualism as a resource: an appreciative inquiry approach. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–19.
Hosseini, M., Haukås, Å. (2025) Beyond Macroethics: Developing an Ethical Framework for Interview Data Collection and Analysis to Acknowledge Participant Rights. Journal of Academic Ethics.
Haukås, Å. (2024). Understanding the factors supporting language teachers’ sustained motivation until retirement. The Modern Language Journal, 108(2), 430-445.
Haukås, Å. & Tishakov, T. (2024). Sharing interview questions in advance: Methodological considerations in applied linguistics research. European Journal of Applied Linguistics, 12(1), 54-68.
Hosseini, M., & Haukås, Å. (2024). The Role of Parental Language Profile and Home Linguistic Environment in Shaping Teenagers' Multilingual Identity. Nordic Journal of Language Teaching and Learning, 12(2), 222-239.
Haukås, Å., & Drange, E. M. D. (2024). Teachers’ beliefs and experiences regarding collaboration across language subjects. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–16.