Below is a list of postings for studies at the Center for Advanced Study of Language that need participants. All provide monetary compensation for student time. Please click the link below for more information.
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Listening Test for Native Arabic Speakers
Native speakers of Arabic learning English wanted for
research study! You will complete the Versant Pro English Speaking Test via
phone (30 minutes) at your convenience and, if eligible, participate in a
research session (2-3 hours) where you will answer questions about your
language background and complete an English listening comprehension test.
Participants who complete the study will earn $95.
To be eligible to participate, you must: be a native speaker
of Arabic learning English, who can understand most conversations in English
except when the speech is very fast. Must be 18 or older.
The study is located at: University of Maryland OIT Lab -
Regents
For more information, please contact: ListeningStudy@casl.umd.edu
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Can
you hear the difference?
Speech
Sounds Study
The
University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) is
developing a test of foreign language speech perception ability. We need people
to try to hear differences between foreign speech sounds and learn foreign
words.
Participants
must be:
- Native speakers of English
- Between the ages of 18-26
Participants
will:
- Attend one 1 hour session
- Listen to sounds from a variety of foreign languages
- Earn $30 for participation
Speech
Sounds Study
E-mail:
jmeyers@casl.umd.edu
Sign up is also available on
SONA systems: http://umpsychology-paid.sona-systems.com
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Brain Training to Improve Language Learning
Train your working memory and help scientists at the
University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) learn how
to help you learn and use foreign languages! You can receive $10 per hour of
participation in this study, with participation time varying between 10 and 20
hours.
Working memory is what you use to store and process
information in real time. You use working memory whenever you have to: focus,
filter out distraction, switch between tasks, understand text or speech, or
learn a new language. CASL scientists have developed a training regime to
train working memory.
What will you be asked to do?
The length of participation ranges from 9 hours to 19 hours,
spaced over several weeks and multiple 1 and 2-hour sessions. During these
sessions you will be asked to complete tasks of memory, reading, thinking, and
problem solving.
To be eligible to participate:
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You must be a Native English speaker between the ages of 18-40.
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You must have normal, or corrected to normal, hearing and vision.
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You must have unimpaired use of your dominant writing hand.
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You do not have a personal history of neurological, neuropsychiatric,
psychiatric disorders, or learning disabilities.
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You do not have a recent history of excessive alcohol consumption, drug use, or
substance abuse.
The study will take place at the University of Maryland,
College Park: Biology-Psychology Building, Benjamin Building, or Cole
Fieldhouse
