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
A warm welcome to my University staff page. I am the MSc in TESOL Programme Director and I also teach on the programme. As a person and an academic, I enjoy engaging in lifelong learning. I have degrees and qualifications in English Language Teaching (TESOL), English Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Statistics, Higher Education, Mindfulness, as well as Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health. I have studied at King's College London, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Aberdeen and other universities.
MSc in TESOL programme website
I have been an ESOL teacher trainer since 2000 and have worked at a number of universities in Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe. I am interested in innovative and interactive ways of teaching and have been experimenting with the flipped classroom model. In 2016, I was nominated for the AUSA Teaching Excellence Award in the category Most Inspiring Teacher. In 2022, I was nominated for the Principal's Award for Excellence in Leadership.
For a number of years, I was the School's Mental Health Officer. I am still very much involved in promoting wellness initiatives in the School. I care about staff and student well-being, and I am a keen supporter of anti-bullying and anti-harassment initiatives at the university and in wider contexts. I strongly believe in the power of kindness, care and respect.
My personal blog (read if you dare!)
Agni Connor Art (yes, I love art!)
"The Morning Sun" by Agni Connor - this is 7-minute recording of a simple story I have recently written. This story is a metaphor for challenges we experience and how they affect us. It see it as 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
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Linguistics.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Linguistics
Accepting PhDs - Publications
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Productive knowledge of English collocations in adult Polish learners: The role of short-term memory
Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 10, pp. 105-129Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPhonological short-term memory and L2 collocational development in adult learners
EUROSLA Yearbook, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 160–184Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/eurosla.9.09skr
A review of IATEFL 2003 Brighton Conference Selections
ELT Journal, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 82-84Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cci015
Autonomia ucznia w polskim kontekście edukacyjnym - środowisko gimnazjalne i licealne
Autonomia Ucznia w Nauce Języka Obcego. Pawlak, M. (ed.). Uniwersytet im. A. MickiewiczaChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)