Doctoral theses directed by GREILI researchers

PhD theses defended

The development of transcultural competence in a multilingual and multicultural university classroom: A case study from a social interaction perspective 

Author : Andreana Pastena

Year : 2022
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Humanities from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, April 8th, 2022

More information and full text available at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (TDX)
Doctoral programme at University Pompeu Fabra
Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs  

 

Negotiating Interactions and Addressing Communication Breakdowns in Foreign Language Telecollaborative Projects Through Videoconferencing

Author : Yordanka Chimeva
Year : 2021
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Translation and Language Sciences from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, July 14th 2021

More information and full text available at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (TDX)
Doctoral programme at University Pompeu Fabra
Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs  

 

Las trayectorias de identidad académica en el contexto del trabajo por proyectos : un estudio de caso

Author : Celia Esquerra Lobato
Year : 2020
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Humanities from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, December 14th 2020

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Doctoral programme at University Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs

 

Learner perceptions of emotions in the foreign language classroom: a one-year study of the connections between anxiety, enjoyment, performance and individual differences in adult education

Author : Golnaz Motiei
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Translation and Language Sciences from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, May 28th 2019
More information and full text available at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (TDX)
Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisor: Àngels Oliva Girbau  

 

Exploring High School Learners 'Intercultural Competences : A Case Study of Traditional Classrooms in Minimal-Cultural-Gap Societies. 
Author : Hiltrud Awad
Year : 2019
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Humanities from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, October 2019.
More information and full text available at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (TDX)
Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs

 

Les actituds lingüístiques dels immigrants panjabis adults a Catalunya.
Author : Imanol Larrea Mendizabal
Year : 2017
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Humanities from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, March 3rd  2017.
More information and full text available at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (TDX)
Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs 

 

A study of intercultural adaptation and the development of intercultural sensitivity of Catalan/Spanish university students during study abroad

Author : Iryna Pogorelova
Year : 2016
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Humanities from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, December 19th 2016.
More information and full text available at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (TDX)
Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs

 

El barrio multicultural en el discurso periodístico informativo: análisis del mensaje y su recepción por parte de un grupo de adolescentes del barrio del Raval de Barcelona

Author: Larissa Tristan-Jiménez
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Communication from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, January 25th 2016.

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Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
​Thesis supervisors: Mireia Trenchs i Miquel Rodrigo 


Enseñar inglés a futuros maestros mediante el chat pedagógico : Estudio de la reparación y las estrategias comunicativas e interactivas entre aprendices de lengua. 
Author : Antonio Sánchez Sola
PhD dissertation, defended successfully at the Department of Didactis and Languages, Literature and Social Sciences from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, September 23rd 2014.

More information and full text available at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (TDX)
Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisors: Mireia Trenchs i Cristina Escobar

 

 

PhD theses currently in progress
 

EFL self-concept of first-year university students in Catalonia: A study of social intercultural interactions, plurilingual and pluricultural competence and educational trajectories

Author : Socorro Ibáñez Miralles de Imperial
Thesis viva, tentatively in July 2024
Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs

First-year thesis project on university students of Chinese origin in Catalonia and their linguistic attitudes, practices and self-concept.

Author : Hanyu Liu
PhD project to be defended in June 2024
Doctoral programme at Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
​Thesis supervisor: Mireia Trenchs