Dr Agni Connor

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.

Agni’s musings on kindness

Agni Connor Art

"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 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