Agnes ‘s research is situated in applied linguistics and applied sociolinguistics. Her interests include multilingualism and linguistic inclusivity in education, internationalized higher education, and language teacher training and professional development. Agnes is part of the Language on the Move research group and regularly blogs about her research.

Agnes does not have the capacity to take on new research students at the moment.

Agnes is Course Director of the Applied Linguistics and TESOL courses. She has strong ties with the Australian TAFE and ELICOS sectors as well as excellent relationships with the primary and high school education sector. She has long years’ of experience coordinating teaching placements and teaches and convenes teaching methodology-focused and curriculum and assessment-related subjects.

Agnes has taught TESOL and Applied Linguistics subjects at Macquarie University since 2015 and elsewhere since 2011. She has 20+ years of teaching experience in various teaching contexts both in Australia and overseas. This includes teaching ESL to young learners, adult migrants, corporate English language training and university direct entry courses, to mention a few. She has also been active in the field of language assessment development.