Peterson, Emily Listening Right: Cerebral Lateralization of Second Language Faculty Mentor: Gregory A Thompson, Anthropology Introduction It has been generally accepted that language shows left-hemisphere dominance in right-handed monolinguals. In contrast, current models of L2 lateralization reveal no such consensus. Some studies (Galloway and Scarcella 1982; Gordon and Zatorre 1981; Paradis 1992) have either found […]
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The Role of First Language Accent on German Vowel Perception
Erik Arnold and Laura Catharine Smith, Germanic and Slavic Languages Introduction The role of accent in second language (L2) production and perception has been acknowledged by researchers, but generally only in the sense of limiting their subjects to a specific dialect region to avoid any dialect influence on their results. Some studies have, however, investigated […]
Motivating with Media: Early Language and Literacy Skills Through Digital Learning
Kalan Andersen and Faculty Mentor: Barbara Culatta, PhD, Communication Disorders Introduction A strong relationship exists between acquiring early literacy skills and attaining proficiency in reading (Catts, 1999, National Reading Panel, 2000). In order to create this connection with young readers, early success can be found through systematically teaching skills and motivating children’s interest in reading. […]
The Grovecrest Project: Analyzing Sociable Behavior in Children with Language Impairment Following a Social Understanding Intervention
Maille Coombs and Faculty Mentor: Martin Fujiki, Communication Disorders Introduction The link between social communication and Language Impairment (LI) is an emerging topic in the field of speech pathology. It is known that children with LI struggle to produce and comprehend language, but it has recently been shown that these children also have notable difficulty […]
The Effect of Second Language Reading on Eye Movement on Second Language Learners
Kyle Nelson and Dr. Steven Luke, Psychology Due to the difficulty of finding valid and reliable testing material for our subjects to read, this current study has been significantly delayed. Finding reading passages that can be rated for difficulty for a non native speaker to read has been difficult and only in recent weeks have […]
Early Documentation of the Orang Seletar and Sugut Sungai Languages
Kevin Blissett and Dr. Dirk Elzinga, Linguistics The Orang Seletar and Sugut Sungai languages are endangered languages indigenous to Malaysia. With every generation there are fewer speakers of the language, and, perhaps more worryingly, the language is less frequently taught to children. It is increasingly urgent for linguists to document the languages before they vanish […]
Comparison of Language Gains Across Classroom, Foreign Language Housing, and Study Abroad Environments
Kari Tanner and Dr. Jeffrey Turley, Spanish Department When it comes to learning a foreign language, study abroad contexts have generally been assumed to produce the best results. However, with rising program costs it becomes necessary to evaluate alternate options as well. The three main language learning contexts are classroom, foreign language housing (domestic immersion) […]
Motivational Strategies for Second Language Teaching and Learning
Professor Neil J Anderson, Linguistics and English Language Evaluation of the Academic Objectives The academic objectives centered around five primary research questions: What is the relationship among (a) teachers’ view of the importance of motivational teaching strategies, (b) the frequency with which they report using motivational teaching strategies, and (c) the actual use of motivational […]
Psycholinguistic Study: Deaf Children vs. CODAS and Language Comprehension
Amber Smith and Professor Michael Jones, Computer Science This project will use an EEG to differentiate brain response to given stimuli between deaf and CODA (children of deaf adults) participants. This project is simple in nature, we will administer two tests: one in ASL and one in English, while the participant is wearing the EEG. […]
Joseph Smith as a Student of Languages
Stephen Owen Smoot and Dr. Stephen D. Ricks, Asian and Near Eastern Languages Introduction During his prophetic career, Joseph Smith spent considerable time and effort towards the study of both modern and ancient languages. Historical evidence indicates that Joseph studied, or at least expressed interest in studying, Hebrew, Greek, Egyptian, Latin, and German. Although his […]
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