Doctoral candidate
Education
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Play, Education, Toys and Languages (2019 - 2021)
Masters Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (Rovira i Virgili University) (2016 - 2017)
Teaching:
English Language I, English as a Foreign Language, TFM
Research:
My research focuses on reading comprehension, applying reading strategies such as annotation and visualisation on both paper and digital platforms, and critical reading.
Publications:
1. Hà T. A., Huertas-Abril C. A. (2024). Teaching critical reading in higher education: A literature review and pedagogical framework proposal. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 2024. Vol. 53. p. 101599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101599
2. Hà, T. A., & Nguyễn, M. Q. (2023). Research on making interview questions among Vietnamese students: difficulties, reflection and solutions - a perspective of learning by doing. Reflective Practice, 25(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2023.2284324
3. Hà, T.A. (2022). The integration of playful approaches and story circles to build intercultural competence for children: a pedagogical intervention, Culture and Education, DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2022.2064085
4. Nguyen, M.T., Tran Quang, A.M., Hà, T.A. (2022) The influence of children's behavior problems on parents' psychological well-being: A serial mediation model of parental psychological control and parental burnout, Children and Youth Services Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106366
5. Hà, T.A. (2020). 'Pretend play and early language development - relationships and impacts: a comprehensive literature review', Sage Journal of Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022057420966761
6. Hà, T.A. and Bellot, A. (2020), "Assessing storytelling as a tool for improving reading comprehension in the EFL primary classroom", English Teaching: Practice & Critique, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 169-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/ETPC-11-2018-0096 (Main author)