Carla Schnitzler-Hall

Carla Schnitzler-Hall

Office: 70 Laurier Avenue East, Room 027
Telephone: 613-562-5800 ext. 8963
Email: cahall@uOttawa.ca

University Degrees

  • Master of Education, Second Language Teaching: University of Ottawa, 1994;
  • Bachelor of Education, Primary/Junior: University of Ottawa, 1988;
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science: Carleton University, 1986;
  • ESL Parts I and II: Ontario Ministry of Education, 1990, 1991.

Fields of Interest

  • ESL specialist;
  • Curriculum and test development.

Courses Taught

  • The English Intensive Program, including the Bridging Program in ESL 500;
  • Immersion: ESL 2181L;
  • Credit ESL courses: 2341, 2372, 2122, 2112, 2111, 1112;
  • Personnel courses: Administrative Writing, Conversation;
  • MEXT program, oral presentations component;
  • The Federal Government English Bursary Program;
  • English for the Workplace;
  • English for Academic Purposes courses;
  • Pronunciation tutorial for criminology professors;
  • DLS 4101: Teaching Grammar.

Activités professionnelles

  • 2010 Consultant, Validation Design for the Canadian Language Benchmarks;
  • 2009-2010 Academic Coordinator in the OLBI Partnership with l’École de langues l’Estrie Language School;
  • 2009 Language Assessor: EMBA Program, TELFER School of Management;
  • 2009 Language Tutor for Professors;
  • 2008 Collaborator, EIP/credit course equivalency project;
  • 2007 Contributor, Immersion Teacher Resource Materials;
  • 2006 Trainer, Second Language Certification Test, University of Ottawa;
  • 2006 Certified IELTS examiner;
  • 2006 Test Developer: Canadian Language Benchmarks;
  • 2006 Consultant: IELTS/CLB standard setting session;
  • 2005 Language Assessor: CanTEST, SLCT;
  • 2004 Trainer, Oral Proficiency Test, Crown Corporations: CMHC, Canada Post;
  • 2004 Certifier, Oral Proficiency Test;
  • 2001 Test Developer: CanTEST, Oral Proficiency Test, SLCT, Immersion Test.

Publications

  • Hall, C. Exit Assessment Tasks, Speaking and Listening, Levels 5-10, Canadian Language Benchmarks, 2007;
  • Movassat, P., Hall, C., Hope, A. Évaluer les habilités réceptives dans les cours d’immersion au niveau universitaire.
    L’Association canadienne des professeurs d’immersion
    , Fall, 2009;
  • Hall, C., Courchene, B., Developing a Computerized Speaking Test.
    Contact
    2006.

Invited Contributions

  • Hall, C., Hope. A Systematic Approach to Teaching Listening, TESL Ottawa Fall Conference, Oct. 2009;
  • Hope, A., Hall, C., Key Note: Testing for Effective Teaching and Learning, TESL Ottawa, April, 2009;
  • Hall, C., Hope, A., Developing Listening Activities. Ottawa Carleton School Board, March, 2009;
  • Hope, A., Hall, C., Multiple Choice Testing. Ottawa Carleton School Board, January, 2008.

Abstracts and/or papers read

  • Hall, C. Movassat, P., Hope, A., « Exigences de bilinguisme en milieu universitaire: judgements, perceptions and criteria for evaluation. » CCERBAL, University of Ottawa, April, 2010;
  • Hall, C., Hope, A., Teaching and Testing Receptive Skills, WEFLA, April, 2010;
  • T. Sima Paribhact, Hall, C., Scott, S., “An Examination of the Treatment of Discourse Connectors in ESL Textbooks: Implications for Instruction”. WEFLA, Cuba, April, 2010;
  • Hope, A., Movassat, P. Hall, C.“Good enough to teach: Students ratings of second language oral proficiency”, ext.r Presentation, East Coast Association of Language Testing, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. November 6-7, 2009;
  • Hall, C., Hope, A., Movassat, P. “Testing Receptive Language in Immersion Courses”, University of Ottawa, CCERBAL Conference, April, May, 2009;
  • Courchene, B., Hall, C., Hope, A. “Development of an Online Speaking and Writing Test.” The 34th International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition, National Olympics Memorial Youth Centre, Tokyo, Japan. Nov., 2008;
  • Hope, A., Hall, C., “Training Raters for Reliable Speaking Tests”, TESL Ontario, Nov. 2008;
  • Hope, A., Hall, C., “Approaches to Foreign Language Testing” WEFLA, Cuba, April, 2008;
  • Hall, C., Hope, A. “Testing Speaking Using Pictures” TESL Ontario, Nov., 2007;
  • Hope, A., Hall, C., “Tips for Designing Multiple Choice Tests” TESL Ontario, Nov., 2006;
  • Hall, C., Hope, A., Movassat, P. “Testing Receptive Language in Immersion Courses”, in the context of the symposium on “ Tailoring Language Support to University Content Courses.” CARLA-CAL, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, October, 2008;
  • Courchene, B., Hall, C., Hope, A., “Instruments for On-Line Testing”, TESL Canada, May, 2008;
  • Hope, A., Hall, C., “Tips for Designing Multiple Choice Tests” TESL Ontario, Nov., 2006;
  • Hall, C., Courchene, B. “Developing a Computerized Speaking Test” TESL Ontario, November, 2005.

Workshops Presented

  • Hope, A., Hall, C., “Aligning the EIP curriculum to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)”, University of Ottawa, May, 2010;
  • Hall, C. “Writing Clearly” Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, December, 2009;
  • Hall, C. “Strategies and Resources for Teaching Reading Skills” Professional Development for EFL Teachers, Centre international d’étude pedagogique, University of Ottawa, July, 2009;
  • Hall, C. “Effective Report Writing” EMBA Program, TELFER School of Management, March, 2009;
  • Hall, C. “Receptive Skills Pedagogy”, MEXT September, 2009.
  • Hall, C. Oral Proficiency Test Training Workshop, ILOB Testing Office 2008;
  • Hall, C., “Strategies for Teaching Reading in Immersion Courses” ILOB, Aug., 2007.

Materials Developed

  • Hall, C. Writing Prompts for Professors: SLCT - Special Purposes Test, April, 2009;
  • Hall, C., Two sets of speaking exemplars with accompanying explanations for the Oral Proficiency Test, 2008;
  • Hall, C., Training material for the SLCT and the Oral Proficiency Test, 2008.