Language Learning Lab

Be Part of a Research Study

The Language Learning Lab at SDSU is currently looking for adult and child participants for a study looking at brain processing during word learning. 

Adult participants

Word Learning Study

This 1 hour word learning study takes place over Zoom and involves completing sentences provided by a research assistant. 

To qualify you must:

  • Be 18-30 years old
  • Have no hearing loss, language or reading disability, intellectual disability, or significant neurological history
  • Have exposure to English before age 2 and use English as the primary language

We offer flexible scheduling and weekday daytime slots.  If you have any questions or are interested in setting up an appointment, please contact us.

Child participants

Word Learning Study

For a general word learning study, children will spend 1 hour on Zoom while a caregiver is present. The child will be given a language assessment and asked to complete sentences provided by the research assistant.

To qualify, the child must:

  • Be 6-8 years old
  • Have no hearing loss, language or reading disability, intellectual disability, or significant neurological history
  • Have exposure to English before age 2 and use English as the primary language

We offer flexible scheduling and weekday daytime slots.  If you have any questions or are interested in setting up an appointment, please contact us.

Word Learning in Children with Disabilities Study

For the study on word learning in children with disabilities, children will spend 1 hour at our lab with a caregiver. The child will be given language assessments and will be asked to identify unknown words based on information from the research assistant. 

To qualify, the child must: 

  • Be 5-8 years old
  • Have exposure to English before the age of 2
  • Fall into one of the following categories:
    • Have hearing loss and use hearing aids or cochlear implants
    • Have intellectual disability and normal hearing
    • Have normal hearing and no diagnosis of intellectual disability

We offer flexible scheduling and weekday daytime slots.  If you have any questions or are interested in setting up an appointment, please contact us.”