Rate My Professor Craig Hall

Craig Hall serves as Kaiwhakaako in Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies within the Humanities Division at the University of Otago. Affiliated with Ngāti Kahu, he has earned Te Pokaitahi a Te Ataarangi and a Diploma of Teaching from Dunedin College of Education, along with a Bachelor of Education (BEd), Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (PGDipArts), and Master of Arts (MA) from the University of Otago. These qualifications underpin his expertise in Māori language pedagogy and education. Hall's research interests encompass issues surrounding Māori knowledge and the education of Māori students in mainstream schools and kura kaupapa Māori, as well as various aspects of te reo Māori. He contributes to the academic community through teaching key papers in the Māori programme, including MAOR 110: Introduction to Conversational Māori, MAOR 120: Introducing the Māori World, MAOR 211: Te Pihinga 1, and MAOR 212: Te Pihinga 2. These courses develop students' conversational fluency, pronunciation, and understanding of the Māori world.

Hall has co-authored several publications highlighting his scholarly contributions. Notable works include 'Rangatiratanga and Ōritetanga: Responses to the Treaty of Waitangi in a New Zealand study' with E. H. Wyeth, S. Derrett, B. Hokowhitu, and J. Langley, published in Ethnicity & Health (2010, volume 15, issue 3, pages 303-316); 'Dialogue-based CALL: A case study on teaching pronouns' with P. Vlugter, A. Knott, and J. McDonald, in Computer Assisted Language Learning (2009, volume 22, issue 2, pages 115-131); and a workshop presentation 'Kāinga waewae: Know your own backyard' with K. Paringatai and M. Potiki at the Teaching and Learning Symposium in Dunedin (2018). Additionally, he co-presented a poster 'Responses to New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi in the development of a National Injury Study' with E. H. Wyeth, B. Hokowhitu, S. Derrett, and J. D. Langley at the 9th National Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion in Melbourne (2009). His office is located in 3S8 Richardson Building, South Tower, and he can be contacted at +64 3 479 8964.