Dr. Catherine Hamilton

Biography

Catherine Hamilton is a Departmental Lecturer in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Oxford's Department of Education. She has over 15 years of experience in teaching English as an additional language in secondary schools and early years settings. Catherine completed her MSc in Applied Linguistics in 2021 and her doctoral research focused on the effects of using songs on young foreign language learners' linguistic outcomes in formal educational settings. Her work includes systematic reviews and intervention literature through classroom-based randomized trials involving primary school French learners. Catherine's teaching encompasses quantitative research methods, critical reading, writing, multilingualism, and language acquisition in MSc applied linguistics programs. She supervises dissertations for MSc ALSLA students and leads PGDip EAL courses in Early Childhood Education. Additionally, she served as Vice-Chair for NALDIC and is part of the Research English Additional Language research group. Catherine's research interests include art-based approaches to language teaching and supporting multilingual learners in language acquisition. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has received a Teaching Excellence Award for her work in the Social Sciences Division.

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