{"id":25,"date":"2015-08-23T23:14:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T03:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pamlab\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:03:02","slug":"participate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pamlab\/participate\/","title":{"rendered":"Participate in a study!"},"content":{"rendered":"

RECRUITING MANDARIN LEARNERS & HERITAGE SPEAKERS FOR LISTENING STUDY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Requirements<\/span>: age 18+; raised in the US starting before age 6; no history of speech or hearing issues; grew up with Mandarin spoken at home or completed 2+ semesters of Mandarin classes.<\/p>\n

This is a computer-based listening study which involves giving judgments on spoken Mandarin sentences, as well as reading a few English sentences out loud while being audio-recorded. The study will take place in the PAMLab. If you are eligible to participate, you will arrange to complete one session of 40-50 minutes with an experimenter. If you complete the study, you will be compensated $25 via an electronic gift card to Amazon or Grubhub.<\/p>\n

To sign up for the study, please scan the QR code on the relevant flyer below, or email the study coordinator at linguisticsexperiment@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In general, our studies take place in Room 117 of 617 Commonwealth Avenue on Boston University’s Charles River Campus. Participation in a study typically consists of filling out a background questionnaire and completing language tasks that involve speaking into a microphone and\/or listening to audio recordings over headphones.<\/p>\n

Please contact the lab<\/a> if you’re interested in participating in one of our current studies.<\/p>\n