HD 4270 - [Entering a Virtual Linguistic Lab: New Cybertools for the Scientific Study of Language Acquisition]

(crosslisted)
(also LING 4270)

Spring. 4 credits.

Next offered 2014-2015. Permission of instructor required.

B. Lust.

Students learn principles and procedures for the scientific and collaborative study of language acquisition, empowered by new possibilities offered by current cyberinfrastructure. Several new cybertools to aid the study of language acquisition are introduced, as well as principles and best practices for research through their use. A series of web conferences link Cornell language acquisition labs with other labs across the country. A hands-on component involves students in development of their role in collaborative research, including research design, analyses, and data management. Students attend a weekly lab meeting for 1.5 hours per week, read pertinent papers, write reaction responses, and work 10.5 hours per week in the laboratory completing tasks that contribute to ongoing research studies.