VL2 Student Network

07/16/2018

Hello everyone! We have only received a few responses to our email requesting ALL of our current members to reply with their updated contact information. Please fill out this form no later than JULY 18th 11:59PM(EST): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq-xJJIGbwINbODRv1OroO6z4qCx7octc7Z2y2bds513LTDA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you!

-Your SLT Officers

Fill out this form if you still would like to be a member of the VL2 Student Network. From this point forward, you will receive yearly emails for enrollment into the VL2 Student Network. The goal is to ensure we have everyone's contact information and affiliation updated, and to get a general estima...

07/10/2018

Hey everyone! Please check your email (and spam folder) for an important email from the SLT regarding 2018-2019 membership and contact update. Again, If we do not receive a response from you either on here or via the Google Form, we will assume that you are not interested in being affiliated with the VL2 Student Network moving forward - you can re-enroll at any time in the future by contacting us though! We look forward to hearing back from you!!

07/09/2018

Hello all! Please keep an eye on your emails - we are sending out a yearly enrollment form for those who are interested in being a part of our 2018-19 VL2 student network. This will help us update our member list and ensure we have the correct email and affiliation for you. If you don't get a Google Form in the next day or two, please message us your email, and we'll be sure to send it over to you! If we don't hear back from you either on here or via the Google Form, we will assume that you are not interested in being affiliated with the VL2 Student Network moving forward - you can re-enroll at any time in the future by contacting us though! We look forward to hearing back from you!!

11/03/2017

Hey Everyone! We are excited to see everyone for the VL2 Student Network Retreat this weekend! Breakfast starts at 8am tomorrow! See you then!

10/03/2016

Attention all CURRENT VL2 Student Members

Want to come to this year's Retreat November 4 - 6 at Gallaudet University?

The Retreat will include training and leadership opportunities, and of course a chance to get to know your fellow Student Scholars!

(You must be a currently enrolled student, unfortunately no alumni this year.)

If you are coming from out of town (i.e. you're not local to DC), flight and lodging will be provided.

We will also be providing all students' meals and need to know if you have any allergies or dietary restrictions.

Please fill out a quick questionnaire (even if not attending) by this Tuesday October 3rd (click below link) so that we can book your flight and rooms, and finish planning for a great retreat!

If you are planning to attend the retreat November 4 - 6th at Gallaudet University, please respond no later than Tuesday October 4, 2016 at 10pm (EST).

08/23/2016

If you are a current VL2 student, cast your vote for the next Student Leadership Team! The deadline is Friday August 26th.

Select one nominee for each SLT position.

05/03/2016

This Friday: May 6th, 2016 Fuze Link: http://bit.ly/26OTNcu

LAST FRIDAY MEETING!

VL2 Student, David Martinez, will be presenting on Friday about some of his work that he has been doing at Georgia Tech on L2 acquisition of ASL.

Title: Individual Differences in Sign Learning Among Hearing Adults.

Abstract: Tasks of short-term memory (STM)­—such as digit span and non-word repetition—are positively correlated with word learning in foreign languages. The primary aim of the present study was to identify analogous predictors of word learning for signed languages. A secondary aim was to develop and validate an automated movement-based STM task. Hearing, non-signing, adults completed visual-, spatial-, and movement-based STM tasks, as well as a sign-word paired associate learning task. Pearson and semi-partial correlations were derived and a hierarchical regression analysis was conducted with the paired-associate task as the outcome variable. The final regression model consisted of two tasks: one visual and the other, developed in-house, movement based. Including a spatial task did not significantly improve model fit. These results have both practical and theoretical implications for language aptitude and STM testing and research.

05/03/2016

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
FULL-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.

This position is part of a grant project investigating the relationship of language experience to number cognition in deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children. SEE JOB INFORMATION BELOW for more details.

TO APPLY and/or LEARN MORE:
1) Go to http://hr.uconn.edu/jobs/ and click on Staff Positions
2) On the popup window click on Search for Staff Positions
3) Search for job # 2016528 to see the qualifications. To apply online, please submit a letter of application, resume and a list of three names of professional references with contact information.
4) Email [email protected] or [email protected] with questions


Job Information:

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Data collection with deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children and adults, which may occur during nights and weekends on occasion
2. Experimental design and development of stimuli
3. Developing and applying coding schemes to the data
4. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
5. Digitizing video data and maintaining the database
6. Training and assisting undergraduate students working in the lab
7. Literature searches and reviews on related topics
8. Assisting with IRB protocols
9. Website maintenance
10. Other related research duties as requested


Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related major (e.g., cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, or human development) with two to three years of post-degree experience or an M.A. or M.S. with zero to one year of post-degree experience; equivalent specialized training and experience may be considered for those without the typical degree/experience combination; excellent production and comprehension of American Sign Language; experience collecting data from Deaf children and/or adults; experience coding behavioral data; ability to work at other locations within the U.S. for 1-2 week periods; the ability to work occasional nights and weekends; and familiarity with Macintosh OS


Preferred Qualifications
Excellent organizational and communication skills; ability to work independently; experience working with gesture and/or sign language data; experience with Microsoft Office and FileMaker Pro; familiarity with capturing, digitizing and editing video materials; quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills; background in cognitive development, language acquisition, sign language structure; familiarity searching online databases of psychological and linguistic literature; Spanish language skills.


Appointment Terms
This is a grant-funded, annually renewable position. Salary will be commensurate with training and experience. The anticipated start date is summer 2016.


To Apply
Please submit a letter of application, resume and a list of three names and contact information for professional references. Screening of applications will begin immediately. Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check. (Search # 2016528)

04/29/2016

Today at 2:00 EST (Fuze link: http://bit.ly/24famw9)
Come join us for an exciting talk from Benjamin Anible (UNM) on his dissertation work with bimodal bilinguals.

Title: Iconicity effects on translation production in English-ASL bilinguals

Abstract: Does iconicity in the ASL lexicon influence English-American Sign Language (ASL) bilinguals' preference for L2-L1 (backward) translation? RT and accuracy measures are reported for a translation production study in which English-ASL bilinguals at novice and expert levels of ASL proficiency translated lexical items both forward (L1-L2) and backward (L2-L1). Results indicate that in conditions where conceptual mediation is typically used by spoken language bilinguals, greater iconicity in the ASL stimuli facilitates translation latencies. Iconicity was measured by the speed participants could name pictures that highlighted the visual features that motivated the ASL form. Novices were faster and more accurate to translate English words into more iconic ASL signs than less iconic ones. Experts were faster to translate more iconic ASL signs into English than less iconic ones. Implications for measuring and modeling form-meaning relationships in signed languages are discussed within a usage-based cognitive framework.

04/05/2016

We will have three more talks for the rest of the semester. Two will be back-to-back, breaking our current pattern. Please mark these in your calendar!


April 22nd: Speaker: Dr. Manuel Carreiras (BCBL). Title and Topic TBA
April 29th: Student Presentation: Benjamin Anible (UNM). Title and Topic TBA
May 6th: Student Presentations (2-30 minute presentations):
Leah Geer (UT-Austin). Fingerspelling acquisition by hearing adults;
David Martinez (Georgia Tech). Title and Topic TBA


Note: Although Fuze has done away with their free accounts, meetings will still be held using Fuze. Gallaudet has a paid account and can host meetings that anyone can attend (unregistered or paid accounts). In other words, meetings will continue in the same fashion has they have in the past.

The one-hour meetings begin at 2:00 PM (Eastern). The principle language of the meetings is ASL, but ASL-English interpretation will be provided for all of the meetings. Please let Joshua Williams ([email protected]) know if there are any questions.

04/05/2016

Congratulations to Adam Stone!

Adam Stone, a Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) student, was awarded a two-year fellowship in the prestigious Society for Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) in July 2015.

03/11/2016

Join us tomorrow at 12:00 EST for Dr. Mairéad MacSweeney's exciting talk - "The relationship between speechreading and reading in deaf children".

ASL/English interpreting will be provided. If you are on the Gallaudet campus, please join us in SLCC 1226. If not, please join via Fuze!
Fuze Link: http://bit.ly/1OMizxm