PhD, MA, MSc, BA, PG Dip, PG Cert HE, PG Cert
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- agni.connor@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture
Biography
Agni is the MSc in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Programme Director. She enjoys engaging in lifelong learning. She studied at King's College London, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Aberdeen and other universities. She has degrees and qualifications in English Language Teaching, English Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Statistics, Higher Education, Mindfulness, as well as Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health.
MSc in TESOL programme website
She has been an English language teacher trainer since 2000 and worked at a number of universities in Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe. She is interested in innovative and interactive ways of teaching and have been experimenting with the flipped classroom model. In 2016, she was nominated for the AUSA Teaching Excellence Award in the category Most Inspiring Teacher. In 2022 and 2024, she was nominated for the Principal's Award for Excellence in Leadership.
For a number of years, she was the School's Mental Health Officer. She continues to be involved in promoting wellness initiatives in the School. She cares about staff and student well-being, and she is a keen supporter of anti-bullying and anti-harassment initiatives at the university and in wider contexts. She strongly believes in the power of kindness, care and respect.
"The Morning Sun" by Agni Connor - a 7-minute recording of a simple story that is a metaphor for challenges that we all experience and how they affect us. It is a story of hope and personal growth.
Life motto: Pause, take a breath and let your life unfold.
- Research
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Research Overview
I am currently accepting PhDs in the following TESOL-related areas:
Teacher and student well-being
Mindfulness training in second language learning
Mindfulness training in language teacher education
Positive psychology and second language learning / teaching
- Publications
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Exploring the Wellbeing and Identity of EMI Lecturers at a UK University's International Branch Campus
Language Teacher Identity and Wellbeing. Feryok, A. (ed.). MultiLingual MattersChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersMindfulness and self-compassion in second language teacher training
Issues in Foreign Language Teaching and Teacher Development: Reflection and Analysis. Latkowska, J. (ed.). Wydawnictwo Naukowe Śląsk, pp. 17-55, 39 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Age and Identity
Language, Identity and Migration: Voices from transnational speakers and communities. Diskin, C., Martyn, J., Regan, V. (eds.). Peter Lang, pp. 83-97, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Attitudes towards and perceptions of English L2 acquisition among adult Polish migrants in Ireland
Intercultural Contact, Language Learning and Migration. Geraghty, B., Conacher, J. E. (eds.). Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 112-130, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Language and Culture: Attitudes Towards, and Perceptions of, English L2 Acquisition among Adult Polish Migrants in Ireland
Intercultural Contact, Language Learning and Migration. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., pp. 112-130, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Phonological Short-Term Memory and the Operation of Cross-Linguistic Factors in Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Adult L2 Learners’ Collocational Usage
Language Learning, Discourse and Communication: Studies in Honour of Jan Majer. Szubko-Sitarek, W., Salski, L., Stalmaszczyk, P. (eds.). Springer, pp. 193-214, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00419-8_14
Age and the classroom learning of additional languages
Classroom-oriented Research: Achievements and Challenges. Pawlak, M., Bielak, J., Mystkowska-Wiertelak, A. (eds.). Springer, pp. 3-13, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00188-3_1
Cross-linguistic influence in L2 writing: The role of short-term memory
Essential Topics in Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism: Studies in honor of David Singleton. Pawlak, M., Aronin, L. (eds.). Springer, pp. 69-88, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Phonological short-term memory and knowledge of L2 collocations: The direction of causality
Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm of Language Teaching and Learning: A Festschrift on the Occasion of 70th Birthday of Professor Anna Niżegorodcew. Mańczak-Wohlfeld, E., Jodłowiec, M. (eds.). Jagiellonian University Press, pp. 115-132, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)The direction of causality in the relationship between phonological short-term memory and L2 lexical knowledge: The case of adult Polish learners of English in Ireland
Linguistic and Cultural Acquisition in a Migrant Community. Singleton, D., Regan, V., Debaene, E. (eds.). MultiLingual Matters, pp. 106-133, 28 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
