Â鶹ÒùÔº Doctoral Thesis Award
Every year Â鶹ÒùÔº recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Doctoral student. This underscores Â鶹ÒùÔº’s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating and recognise...
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Catherine Hamilton, Dr
Departmental Lecturer at University of Oxford
Catherine is a Departmental Lecturer in Applied Linguistics (Quantitative Research Methods and EAL) at the Department of Education, University of Oxford. Her research investigates the effectiveness of using songs as pedagogical tools with young second language learners in formal educational settings. Prior to joining the Department of Education in 2020, Catherine taught English and foreign languages in secondary schools and early years settings for 15 years.
Additionally, Catherine hosts The Language Revolution podcast, exploring how linguistics and language awareness might inform/transform languages teaching with guests including Michael Rosen and David Crystal. She organised the annual conference for NALDIC, the national subject association for EAL, from 2020 to 2024.
Catherine Hamilton's contributions
Â鶹ÒùÔº announces 2026 Â鶹ÒùÔº Doctoral Thesis winner
Â鶹ÒùÔº is delighted to announce that the 2026 Â鶹ÒùÔº Doctoral Thesis Award has been awarded to Dr Catherine Hamilton for her thesis: “Investigating the effects of whole-class singing activities on...
Â鶹ÒùÔº Annual Conference 2022 – SIG Best Presentation Award
The SIG convenors shortlisted then attended sessions for their SIG and judged these presentation. The ‘Â鶹ÒùÔº Annual Conference – SIG Best Presentation’ is then awarded. You can view the...
