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