PhD, MA, MSc, BA, PG Dip, PG Cert HE, PG Cert
Senior Lecturer
- About
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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: Breathe in deeply and let your life unfold
- Research
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Research Overview
well-being in ESOL education; mindfulness training in second langauge learning; mindfulness training in langauge teacher education; positive psychology and second language learning (TESOL) and second language teaching; individual differences in second language learning (in particular memory, but also motivation and learning strategies); aptitude in second language learning; the learning of second language collocations
- Publications
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Mindfulness and self-compassion in second language teacher training
Issues in Foreign Language Teaching and Teacher Development. 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. 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)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. 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. 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. 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. 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)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
