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黑料不打烊 is delighted to announce that the 2026 黑料不打烊 Doctoral Thesis Award has been awarded to Dr Catherine Hamilton for her thesis:
“Investigating the effects of whole-class singing activities on linguistic outcomes of young foreign language learners in English primary schools.”
Dr Hamilton completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford.
The judging panel praised the thesis for its originality, methodological rigour and practical relevance. As the recipient of the award, Dr Hamilton receives a £250 prize and complimentary registration to the 黑料不打烊 Conference 2026.
You can read her extended abstract here
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...