Linguistics and English LanguageGraham Hall
CELTA, BA (Newcastle), PGCE (Nottingham), MA (Lancaster)Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics/TESOL
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Contact details: School of Arts & Social Sciences Northumbria University Lipman Building, room 420 Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST phone: +44 (0) 191 227 3112 fax: +44 (0) 191 227 3696 g.hall@northumbria.ac.uk |
Biography
My undergraduate degree was in Geography, after which I taught English (TESOL) in Hungary, Poland, Saudi Arabia and the UK (I also had a brief spell as a secondary school Geography teacher). During this time, I taught English language in a variety of contexts – in state sector schools, language schools, universities and for the British Council. After completing my Master’s degree, I joined Northumbria University in 1998. I now teach on the MA Applied Linguistics for TESOL, the MA TESOL, and also the BA English Language Studies and BA English Language and Literature.
I am an active member of the International Association of Teachers of English as Foreign Language (IATEFL). Having in the past served on its Coordinating Committee and also coordinated its Global Issues Special Interest Group (GISIG), I am currently a member of the Research SIG Committee and the annual conference Proposals Committee.
Additionally, I am on the Editorial Advisory Panel for the English Language Teaching Journal (ELTJ), and am also editor of the journal's Key Concepts feature. I am a reviewer for the Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (AJELT), the Journal of Language and Intercultural Communication, and the International Journal of Management Education.
Teaching Interests
I teach a variety of modules at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. My Undergraduate teaching focuses in part on TESOL; I am module tutor for the second year module ‘Classroom Skills for TESOL’. Additionally, my Undergraduate teaching also focuses Sociolinguistics via the second year module ‘Language and Society’, and I bring together my interest in TESOL and Sociolinguistics in my third year module ‘World Englishes’.
At Postgraduate level, I offer modules focusing on the principles and processes involved in ‘Classroom Language Learning and Teaching’, and ‘Language Teacher Education’. I have also taught the MA module ‘Critical Perspectives on Global TESOL’.
Research Interests
My research interests focus on the uncertainties of language teaching and complexity in the L2 classroom. For example, (how) do teachers help or hinder learners, how might we create learning opportunities in the L2 classroom, and what might learners learn as a result? Thus, I am particularly interested in classroom-centred research and classroom discourse. I am also interested in finding sustainable ways for teachers (and learners) to develop understandings of what takes place in their own classrooms.
Additionally, I am interested in Critical Pedagogy and its implications for English language teaching. How appropriate are the issues critical approaches raise in individuals’ professional contexts, and how might the debates and discourses surrounding linguistic imperialism; language and power; ELT methodology, curricula and materials etc be taken forward at the local level? Consequently, I am also interested in the changing role and of English in the world and the debates surrounding the ‘ownership’ of English and World Englishes.
Postgraduate Supervision
I would welcome enquiries from students wishing to pursue doctoral studies into language learning/teaching and TESOL (including the cultural politics of TESOL and teacher education and development) and World Englishes.
Affiliations and Memberships
British Association for Applied Linguistics: Member
International Association of Teachers of English as Foreign language (IATEFL): Member (former Treasurer and member of the Coordinating Committee; currently member of IATEFL’s Conference Committee)
Higher Education Academy: Member
National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA): Member
Selected Publications
Hall, G. (March 2011). Exploring ELT: Language in Action. London, Routledge.
Hall, G. (2010). International English Language Testing: a critical response. ELTJ. Vol. 64/3, pp 324-328.
Hall, G. (2010). Exploring values in English Language Teaching. The Teacher Trainer. Vol 24/2, 13-16.
Hall, G. & Wang, W-C. (2009). Mind the gap? A case-study of the differing perceptions of international students and their lecturers on postgraduate business programmes. International Journal of Management Education. Vol. 8/1. 23-32.
Hall, G. (2008). An Ethnographic Diary Study: problems and understandings. ELTJ. Vol. 62/2. 113-122.
Hall, G. and MacKenzie, C. (eds.) (2005). Development for Empowerment; Empowerment for Development. The Global Issues SIG and Teacher Development SIG Brighton Conference Papers ISSN: 1026 4361.
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