Due to the high popularity of the Mixed Methods workshop, Luke Plonsky and Nic Subtirelu have agreed to facilitate the same workshop again from 6:00 – 7:30 pm.
Registrants can now sign up for this workshop using the registration system.
If you have already registered, please log in and add the workshop to your agenda. You will not be charged a fee, all workshops are free of charge.
We’re very happy to announce a sponsored trip for our attendees to COSI (The Center of Science and Industry). Of special interest to you will be the “Language Pod” (https://u.osu.edu/thebln/language-pod/) within COSI (https://cosi.org/).
The Language Sciences Research lab at the Columbus Center of Science and Industry (COSI) is dedicated to the study of language and the dissemination of knowledge about language sciences. The COSI research pods (called the Labs in Life) are a part of a larger COSI exhibit on the life sciences, and they are glass-enclosed research spaces where museum visitors can observe actual scientific research as it is occurring. COSI is the only science center in the country that has working research laboratories housed within its walls, allowing visitors a firsthand exposure to the research process. The Labs in Life showcase Ohio State research, creating excitement in children about science and encouraging careers in science.
Within the pod, Ohio State research teams conduct studies on various dimensions of language knowledge, and collect, code, and analyze data within the pod. Visitors to COSI are able to see real research being conducted, and also have the opportunity to participate in these studies themselves. Outside the pod, Ohio State graduate and undergraduate students provide educational explanations to both the adult and child COSI visitors about the work being conducted within the pod. These explanations address the research process on several levels, including the research content (What problem is this researcher studying?), the research methods (How is this researcher doing her study?), the larger research goal (Why is this researcher studying this part of language?), as well as the scientific method more generally (How do we ask and answer a question scientifically?). These students also explain the fundamentals of the science of language to visitors through a variety of short demonstrations, each focusing on a different sub-field of linguistics.
Dear presenters and attendees,
Please hang in there as we’re working relentlessly on getting our registration site online. We’re waiting on the last administrative approvals and are hoping to get registration open by next week.
As a result of the delay, we will offer Early-Bird registration fees up until Wednesday, Oct 11th (11:59 pm EST).
We greatly appreciate your patience.
Your SLRF 2017 Organizing Committee