Studies Related to Language

EEG study of English Language Learners

Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB)

We are investigating how second language (L2) listeners process different types of short video- and audio-based academic lectures and answer questions about those lectures. This study uses EEG (non-invasive brainwave recording) to understand real-time cognitive processing.

Early Language Development and Sound Processing in the Brain

Elborn College (EC) or Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo)

We are looking for volunteers to take part in an EEG study looking at early language development and sound processing in the brain.

Behavioral and EEG studies of language learning

Elborn College, Western University

Some aspects of language may be learned without conscious effort or focused attention. We are interested in understanding which aspects of language can be learned without effort, and which aspects of language require conscious processing and attention.

Behavioural Study on Auditory Perception and Language Learning

Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB)

We are interested in how adults best acquire different aspects of a foreign or novel language.

Typical and Atypical Development of Compensation to Altered Auditory Feedback

Elborn College (EC)

Early detection of speech, language, and hearing disorders is critical for optimizing outcomes. One great challenge is the early detection of developmental language disorder (DLD). Children with DLD struggle to comprehend what is said to them and express themselves verbally. We are interested in studying how the brains of children process what they hear, comparing typically developing children with children with DLD to improve early identification. This will be compared with typical adult performance.