Spanish Language Study - Instructional Techniques

Are you currently learning Spanish or have you learned Spanish in the past? We are recruiting advanced learners of Spanish who have no prior experience in Portuguese to participate in a language study. The goal of the project is to assess the effectiveness of a variety of methods for teaching related languages.

 

For full participation, you will earn $20 for the first session and $30 for the second session, for a total of $50 for approximately 3 hours of your time.

 

If volunteer, you will be asked to perform a series of language training and cognitive tasks during two sessions, the first lasting approximately 2 hours and the second lasting approximately 1 hour. The study sessions will be held at LeFrak Hall, the Patapsco Building, or buildings nearby to campus, accessible by public transportation.

 

If you are interested in participating or if you would like more information, please fill out the prescreening language history and proficiency survey (approximately 10-15 minutes) at ter.ps/instructSpre. If you qualify for the study, a researcher will contact you with a code to sign up in SONA and schedule your sessions. If you are ineligible or decide not to participate, your survey responses will be deleted.

 

You must be:

·         At least 18-years old

• An advanced learner (at least four semesters of post-high school foreign language study) of Spanish with no background in Portuguese
• A native speaker of English