BARBARA JEAN HALL
Associate Professor, ENGLISH and ESL
Perimeter College/Georgia State University
Employment History
1989- PresentAssociate Professor of English/ESL, Perimeter College of
Georgia State University
Fall 2010 High School English Teacher El Alsson British and American
International School Cairo, Egypt
2005- 2010Assistant to the Chair of ESL/FL Department
Clarkston Campus, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta GA
1987-1989Instructor of English, The University of Georgia
1986Part-time Instructor, ESL, George Washington University
1984-1985Instructor of English, Clemson University
1982-1984High School English Teacher, Colegio Nueva Granada,
Bogota, Colombia
1980-1982Instructor of English, Clemson University
Academic Achievement
A. EDUCATION
Fall 2003Post-Graduate Work in Applied Linguistics
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
August 1987 Master of Science in Linguistics
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Thesis: “A Study of Intermediate-Level
College Writing”
May 1980 Master of Arts in English/Literature
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Thesis: “Yeats’ Shan Van Voght: A Study of
Crazy Jane”
Fall 1975Bachelor of Science in English, Minor in Biology
East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.
B. HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION (A Selected List)
Spr 2015`TEFL Fulbright Scholar Award to Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica
2014-2015 Recipient with Team for Affordable Learning Grant
To develop etext for Freshman Composition
Spr 2013 AACU “Bringing Theory to Practice” Grant Recipient
2012-2013 Team Leader, NEH Grant “Bridging Cultures to Form A
Nation: Difference, Community, and Democratic Thinking”
2011-2012 Atlanta Center for Service Learning and Faculty Engagement
Faculty Fellow
2009-2010 GPC Service Learning Faculty Scholar
Spr 2009EFL Specialist to Uruguay, U.S. State Department Fellow
Spr 2008TEFL Fulbright Scholar Award to Montevideo, Uruguay
2004-2007TESOL Chair of the Professional Development Awards Committee, a committee of a national professional organization,
appointed position at the international level
2004-2005Service-Learning Fellow at Georgia Perimeter College
Sum 2003Recipient of Faculty Fellowship (Kennesaw University)
Office of International Development for Language Course
Toledo, Spain at The University of Castilla de La Mancha
Spr 2003Recipient of 2003 Professional Development Scholarship
At the International TESOL ConferenceBaltimore, Md
2001-2002Guest lecturer at Georgia State University for Egyptian
ESL Supervisors and Teachers Program
2000-2002 Board of Directors, GA-TESOL (elected position)
1995, 1993Recipient of Excellence in Teaching Award
NISOD Conference in Austin, Texas
- JURIED PUBLICATIONS (A Selected List)
Hall, Barbara Jean with Cinthya Olivares Garita. 2015. “The Impact of
Native English Speaker Teaching on Beginning College English
Students’ Writing: A Case Study at Universidad Nacional, Brunca
Extension.” CONLA (Congreso Internacional de Linguistica
Aplicada II) Conference Proceedings. 201-229.
Hall, Barbara Jean with Stephanie Coffin. 2015. Writing Workshop:
A Manual for College ESL Writers, 2nd Edition. August
Learning Solutions.
Hall, Barbara Jean. 2010. “Connect to Success:
The New Kids on the Block Meet Their College Counterparts.”
Authenticity in the Language Classroom and Beyond:
TESOL Classroom Practice Series. Sarah Rilling and
Maria-Dantas Whitney, Editors.
Hall, Barbara Jean. 2007. “The Impact of Contrastive Grammar on
College ESL Writing.” ANUPI Conference Proceedings.
Hall, Barbara Jean and Stephanie Coffin. 1998. Writing Workshop:
A Manual for College ESL Writers. McGraw Hill.
Hall, Barbara and Pam Healy. 1994. “From Separation to Integration:
Accessing Students’ Complementary Resources.” College ESL.
Hall, Barbara and Don Rubin. 1990. “Orality, Oral-Based Culture, and
The Academic Writing of ESL Learners.” Issues in Applied
Linguistics, 1 (1), 56-76.
Professional Growth and Development
A. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1990-PresentGA-TESOL (Georgia Teacher of English to Speakers
of Other Languages)
1990-PresentTESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages)
1990-PresentSAMLA South Atlantic Modern Language Association
1990-PresentTYCA-SE (Two-Year College Association of English –
South East)
B. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (A Selected List)
Fall 2015“The Impact of Native English Speaker Teaching on
Beginning College English Students’ Writing: A Case
Study at Universidad Nacional, Brunca Extension” at
CONLA (Congreso Internacional de Linguistica
Aplicada) II in San Isidro, Costa Rica
Spring 2014 “Bridging Cultures Across the Curriculum: Best
Practices from a Two-Year College” Gulf-South
Summit in Auburn, Alabama
Spring 2013 “Freshman Composition for International Students:
Why, What Works, What Doesn’t” at TYCA-Southeast
Regional Conference in Greenville, S.C.
Spring 2012“Treatment of Grammar ESL Grammar Errors in Freshman Composition: Rethinking the ‘To Correct or Not to Correct Debate’ ” at TYCA-Southeast Regional Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Spring 2011“Service Learning in the Refugee/Immigrant Community: Exploring GPC’s Place in the Community” TYCA-Southeast Regional Conference
Decatur, Georgia
Spring 2009 “English as an Imported Culture in Teacher Education
In Uruguay” with three co-presenters (Uruguay TEFL)
International TESOL Conference Denver, Colorado
Fall 2008“Service Learning in the Immigrant/Refugee
Community” ANUPI Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Fall 2007“The Impact of Contrastive Grammar on College
ESL Writing” ANUPI (Association National of
University Professors of English) Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico
Fall 2007“Scholarship in the Classroom – Using Our Interests:
Immigrant Literature” at the Community College
Humanities Association Conference San Antonio TX
Spring 2006“Identifying Themselves: The Self-Constructed
Linguistic and Cultural Identities of Community
College Multi-Lingual Writers” with Dr. Diane
Belcher, Georgia State University at the
Conference on College Composition and
Communication in Chicago, Illinois
Fall 2005“The Polishing Cloth: Students Create Writing Text”
Community College Humanities Association
2005 National Conference in Cambridge, MA
Fall 2004“Phonology, Syntax, and Writing Styles of Five
Lesser-Known Languages” Southeast TESOL
Conference in Nashville, TN
Fall 2003“Non-Native Speakers and Errors of Syntax: A
Contrastive Analysis of Grammar” Southeast
TESOL Conference in New Orleans, LA
Winter 2001“ESL Errors that Linger in Freshman Composition”
TYCA-SE (Two Year College Association of English
Southeast) in Richmond, VA
Spring 2001“Languages of Metropolitan Minorities – Somali,
Gujarati, Amharic: A Descriptive Approach”
International TESOL Conference in Salt Lake
City, Utah
Grants Received
Spr 2015 Fulbright Scholar Award (one semester) TEFL Specialist
Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica
2014-2015 Affordable Leaning Georgia Textbook Transformation
Grant with a Team of Six
2012-2015 National Endowment for the Humanities: Bridging
Cultures to Form a Nation: Difference, Community, and Democratic Thinking (Team Leader)
Spr 2013 AACU “Bringing Theory to Practice” Grant Recipient
Spr 2009 Fulbright Scholar Award (one semester) TEFL Specialist
Montevideo, Uruguay
Language Proficiency
High-Intermediate level of Spanish
A Selection of Courses Taught
High school level - Biology and English grades 10, 11, 12, Advanced Composition for seniors; College level - ESL Low intermediate writing, High intermediate writing, Advanced Grammar and Writing, Intermediate Reading, Content-based Reading/Writing, Applied Grammar, Intermediate Oral Skills; College level – English Freshman Composition for International Students, Freshman Composition (on-line), American Literature II (Modern)
A Selection of English Language Teaching Workshops Presented Overseas
Assessment Training: Bridges from Language Proficiency to Academic Achievement; Testing Assessment and Teaching; Essentials of Teaching EFL Writing and Integrated Writing Activities; Helping Teachers Through Classroom Observation; Issues in Applied Grammar and Second Language Writing; Reading Skills and Reading Strategies for Beginning and Non-Readers of English; American Short Stories for EFL Readers: Culture and Style; Interactive English Activities for Multi-level EFL Classrooms.
References
Ms. Debra Denzer, former Chair of ESL and former Director of the
Center for International Education, Perimeter College/GSU
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Mr. Michael Hall, Chair of English, Clarkston Campus, Perimeter College
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Dr. Stuart Noel, Academic Dean of English, Perimeter College/GSU
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Mr. Tim Brotherton, former Chair of ESL/ FL Georgia Perimeter College,
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Dr. Diane Belcher, Chair of the Graduate School, ()
Department of Applied Linguistics, Georgia State Univ.
Dr. Karen Jogan, Professor of Spanish, Dept. of Foreign Languages and
Literature, Albert College, )
Dr. Don Rubin, Professor of Communications/Theology at Emory University
University of Georgia ()