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For Spring 2025, we are looking for participants from the following groups:

  • Native English speakers
  • Native Spanish speakers, Heritage Spanish Speakers, and Second Language Learners of Spanish

 (updated March 4, 2025; check back frequently for updates!)

Seeking English and Spanish-speaking participants for research study

We are conducting a study to learn how people of different language backgrounds read and process sentences in English.

Requirements: We are looking for Native English speakers aged 18 and older who have do NOT have Spanish language experience.

Native Spanish speakers aged 18 and older, who learned English after the age of 7, and have at least intermediate proficiency in English.

Participation: This study involved 2 hours of online activities, which can be completed in one 2-hour session or two 1-hour sessions, at the participant’s convenience. This study can be completed from any laptop or desktop computer with an internet connection. You will be asked to read and answer questions about sentences, to complete a sentence judgment task, to complete a fill-in-the-blank activity, and to answer questions about your language background. 

Compensation: $25 or extra credit in courses which allow you to receive extra credit for participating in Linguistics studies (permission of your instructor required).

Contact: Amelia Tighe, amtighe2@illinois.edu

To see if you are eligible, fill out this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXzVxKA-4sVza6P2eln1QiisC7EZh-a_n9bUKR0u8P8TTZpg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Native speakers, Heritage Speakers, and Second Language Learners of Spanish:

Spanish Speakers Needed for a Fun Experiment!

Requirements: We are looking for the following speaker profiles for a Word learning Experiment:
  • Native Speakers of Spanish: defined as individuals who grew up in a Spanish-speaking country, speaking ONLY Spanish before puberty (ages 1-12).
  • Heritage speakers of Spanish: defined as individuals who grew up in the United States speaking Spanish at home and acquired English mostly at school and/or simultaneously with Spanish. 
  • Second-Language Learners of Spanish: defined as individuals whose first language is English and who started learning Spanish in the classroom after age 12. Second-language learners of Spanish should only know English and Spanish. If you have knowledge of other languages such as Portuguese, Hindi, Greek, German, or any other additional language you may not qualify. Reach out to researchers if you are unsure whether you qualify or not.
Participation: This experiment takes place via Zoom. The entire study takes about 1.5hrs to complete. Participation is completely voluntary, and you may withdraw at any time.
 
Description: During the study, You will be asked to play a memory game by learning new words in Spanish. Then, you will complete a series of oral and visual tasks using words in Spanish. You will also fill out a language background questionnaire and a proficiency test. 
 
Compensation: You will receive $15 at the end of the study as a reward, payable via Zelle or Venmo.
 

To find out if you are eligible to complete the study, click on the recruitment link below! You may also contact Danny Melendez at dannydm2@illinois.edu for more information.

 
https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sE3RR26GRx46Ts 

Other UIUC labs that recruit participants for language studies

Educational Psychology Subject Pool

UIUC Electrophysiology and Language Processing Lab (sign-up page)

Educational Psychology Psycholinguistics Lab (sign-up page)

Illinois Phonetics & Phonology Lab (G90, FLB): for example, they are looking for Spanish native speakers

Please email <slab.uiuc@gmail.com> to have your SLAB-based studies posted here.