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Lab Name: 
Integrated Speech Research Lab

Study Description: 
This study investigates speech articulation and tongue posture in a speaker's first language compared with a speaker's second (or additional) language.

Participation:
Participating involves reading aloud a short passage (40-50 seconds) multiple times in both your first and additional language, with bite blocks in your mouth. The entire duration of the study is no longer than an hour, and you will be compensated for your time with $15 cash.

Eligibility:
Participants must be first language speakers of English and second language learners of Spanish, French, or Japanese. Alternately, participants can be first language speakers of Spanish, French, or Japanese, and second language learners of English.

Location:  
Integrated Speech Research Lab, UBC

Anticipated End Date: 
December 01, 2023 

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Mandy Moniz at amoniz01@student.ubc.ca 

Lab Name: 
Speech In Context Lab

Participation:
In this study, you will be asked to listen to a 2-minute Cantonese story and answer some questions about the experiment and your language background. This experiment must be completed in Google Chrome as the auditory stimuli will not play properly in other browsers. **You are strongly encouraged to wear headphones in this task!**

Eligibility:
Cantonese speakers between 18 to 35 years old.

Researchers involved:
Molly Babel; Principal Investigator, Rachel Soo, Sandy Chow

Location:  
Online

Anticipated End Date: 
September 01, 2023 

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Sandy Chow at cminkyiu@student.ubc.ca, Rachel Soo at rachel.soo@ubc.ca, or Molly Babel at molly.babel@ubc.ca 

Lab Name: 
Integrated Speech Research Lab

Study Description: 
This study is investigating dialect perception in singing versus speech for first language English speakers.

Participation:
Between 15-30 minutes to complete.

Eligibility:
Adult native speakers of English. 

Compensation: 
LOC credit or voluntary 

Researchers involved:
Bryan Gick; Principal Investigator, Jahurul Islam, Grace Bengtson, Maddy Walter, Marcell Maitinsky, and Shannon Colcleugh

Location:  
Online

Anticipated End Date: 
August 30, 2023 

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Grace Bengtson at graceb14@student.ubc.ca