Each year, Oxford English Dictionary chooses a single word or phrase to define the year. As 2020 has been a unique year in many ways, OED decided to highlight dozens of terms rather than picking one. Check out this cool report to find out some of the defining terms of 2020 and its impact on our vocabulary.Some might say there are no words to sum up the events of 2020. At Oxford University Press, we think there are too many. That’s why this year, the OED Word of the Year looks rather different...
Rather than selecting a single word, Oxford Languages are delighted to announce the 'Words of an Unprecedented Year 2020 Report'. Click here to start reading -> oxelt.gl/2UQejKf
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Today was our last lab meeting for the Fall 2020 semester! It’s been a unique experience navigating the lab remotely. Nonetheless, we are so proud of all of our members for their hard work and dedication. We hope you all have a happy and safe Thanksgiving! - LLAMA crew 🦙
Hello! We are the Language Learning and Meaning Acquisition Laboratory (LLaMA Lab) at Purdue University. You can now follow us on our Instagram page @purdue_llamalab. We hope to use this page to spread awareness about research opportunities, language development, and laboratory updates. Feel free to message us with any questions! - LLaMA crew 🦙
We're so excited to see the debut of a new, fully-open access journal in our field coincide with the start the always-fantastic BUCLD #BUCLD45EXCITING NEWS FROM THE FIELD: We are thrilled to learn about the launch of a new journal: Language Development Research (@LangDevRes on Twitter), and we know you will be too! They will host studies on children’s language development and its relevant fields. Learn more at lps.library.cmu.edu/LDR/. #BUCLD45
Toddlers often encounter new items they can't yet name, but are similar to objects they already know. Does this similarity help or confuse vocabulary learning? We find that similar words are harder to map on an initial encounter, but helps toddlers remember the words later. Paper out now in Developmental Science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/desc.12963
We are planning word learning studies that families can complete at home with their toddlers. Contact us at llamalab@purdue.edu or message us on Facebook to get on the list to take part.
Check out this *adorable* baby llama - 5 hours old!
Just like this little llama - we think our lab "llamas" are pretty amazing. We can't wait to see our fabulous families in the lab again. <3
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We Had a Baby Llama Born This Morning! She's About Five Hours Old in This Video.
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Posted in r/aww by u/dd0626 • 33,896 points and 545 commentsPurdue alums: check out this opportunity to chat with our faculty during homecoming - including our lab director, Arielle Borovsky
www.facebook.com/SLHSatPurdue/posts/2812198682392787Mark your calendars for this years Purdue University Virtual Homecoming and "Meet the SLHS Experts" from 1:00-2:00 EST for a live chat session during homecoming the week of November 9th-14th. You won't want to miss out on this great opportunity to chat with our SLHS experts!
#PurdueSLHS #GiantLeapsAtHome
We are so proud of our graduate student Justin for publishing such an exciting paper examining the role of retrieval in children’s word learning! Congratulations Justin!An article by Purdue University SLHS members Dr. Laurence Leonard, Patricia Deevy, and Justin Kueser (along with Purdue colleagues Jeffrey Karpicke and Sharon Christ) was recently published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. This article examines the role of retrieval in children’s word learning and is part of this research team’s NIH/NIDCD research grant. #PurdueSLHS #ThatsMyGiantLeap
View article: doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00105
Today is a very special Member Monday!
Welcome to Mine Muezzinoglu, our new LLAMA Lab Manager!
Mine is a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University. She completed dual degrees in French and Neuroscience.
As an undergraduate, she contributed to research projects involving attention and interaction in infants and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
She also completed a thesis project to explore social engagement during musical activities in preschoolers with and without ASD.
Welcome, Mine! We are so thrilled to have you here! 🤩
Congratulations to Dr. Borovsky for being elected to the Governing Board for the Cognitive Science Society!
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“Please join us in welcoming Arielle Borovsky to the CSS Governing Board! We appreciate Arielle's service and dedication to the Society, and look forward to the years ahead #CogSci”Another great resource for families who are looking for resources to talk to children about race, what it is, and its societal implications in America. Curated by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/audiences/parent-caregiver
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As a parent or caregiver, I am here because ... I care about my child having a healthy racial identity while appreciating and respecting others. I want to learn more about how to help my child navigate the complexities of race. I believe my child can be an agent of change against racial inequity. Ea...As our nation confronts racial inequality and injustice, many families may feel at a loss for how to talk to their children about recent events. Developmental science suggests that children start to shape their understanding of race and privilege even in infancy. We at the LLAMA lab feel it is never too early to broach topics that encourage little ones to build kindness and empathy for our fellow humans.
To help foster family discussions, Sesame Street and CNN are teaming up for a town hall to discuss racism this Saturday, June 6th. www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/cnn-sesame-street-standing-up-to-racism/index.html
CNN and 'Sesame Street' to host a town hall addressing racism
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As anger and heartbreak have swept across America over the killing of yet another black man at the hands of police, CNN and Sesame Street are refocusing their second town hall to address racism.And our final post for now (we promise!):
We felt it wouldn't be right to end off our celebration and appreciation week without acknowledging the families who have supported our research since the LLaMA Lab opened!
Families, your contributions to help answer important scientific and clinical questions of how we can help all children succeed in learning to communicate through language. You also help build the futures of the students and budding researchers in our lab group. We are so grateful for your time and support of the lab.
Thank you, families!
Summer, here we come!
We conclude our week-long celebrations by celebrating the upcoming summer semester and acheivements of two of our current undergraduate research assistants.
Candace and Jaelyn were selected for competitive summer fellowships!
Candace is taking part in the College of Health & Human Sciences (HHS) Undergraduate Research Education and Community Engagement (REACH) Scholars Program!
Jaelyn is taking part in Purdue's National Science Foundation-backed Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Student-Scholar Program!
We're amazed at how incredible all of our students are, we congratulate Candace and Jaelyn, and we look forward to working with them this summer!
Today, we celebrate the new and the familiar by welcoming Mariel and Michelle as our incoming Graduate Students!
Mariel is an incoming Clinical/Ph.D. student who will be advised by Dr. Leonard (Child Language Lab), Dr. Seidl (Purdue Infant-Child Language-Speech Labs), and Dr. Borovsky here at the LLaMA Lab! We are impressed with all the work she has accomplished thus far, and we are thrilled to officially welcome her into the Lab this fall!
Michelle, our current lab manager and a familiar face to us here in SLHS, will be returning back to the Lab this fall as a Ph.D. Student and will be advised by Dr. Borovsky. She's received a competitive Purdue Doctoral Fellowship as well!
Congratulations to you both! We'll see you both in the Fall!
Today, we're celebrating the past, present, and future!
LLaMA Lab alumna, Mackenzie, will start an SLP program UT-Austin this Fall! Congratulations, Mackenzie! 🤘
Soon-to-be-LLaMA Lab alumnus, Nathan, will be starting an SLP program at Rush University this coming Fall! Congratulations, Nathan!
We are thrilled that these schools will be your new homes, but don't forget about us over here at Purdue! Visit us when you can, keep in touch, and all the best to you both!
Our lab accomplishments are made possible by the contributions of our stellar team. Today we celebrate, Justin and Sabrina!
Both have shown incredible leadership in research and mentorship during this extraordinary semester. We are so grateful to have you both on our team!
We also wanted to congratulate graduate student Justin on becoming a Ph.D. Candidate - well done on reaching this major step towards your degree!
We also congratulate postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Sabrina for her appointment to the editorial board of our field's flagship journal: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR)!
We're looking forward to your continued successes!
Greetings LLaMA Lab Lovers! This entire work week, we are celebrating the accomplishments of the lab and its members.
First, however, we hope that everyone has been as safe and as healthy as possible during these times. We understand that this may be a difficult time for many. We wish nothing but the best for our good friends, colleagues, and followers of the LLaMA Lab.
Now: To celebrate the end of the semester, we first wanted to acknowledge and celebrate all of our superb Research Assistants (RAs)!
This semester, the lab has been adjusting quickly to the online-turnaround and online way(s) of continuing our research and analyses. These successes would not have been possible without our amazing Research Assistants. They were able to adapt to and persevere through challenges so efficiently, and they were able to continue their work as initially scheduled and planned. While we miss seeing our fantastic RAs in-person, we absolutely wanted to give them a shout-out for their hard work.
Thank you for everything, RAs! We hope that your finals week brings you good grades, solid GPAs, and a smooth transition to a well-deserved summer break!
(Pictured are some of our RAs from a Play Cafe!--we're sorry we couldn't get a full group-picture this semester! Fingers crossed for an awesome group picture in the Fall!)
Great group of researchers looking for college students who are deaf or hard of hearing to take part in an online study about their experiences with math. Spread the word!
Worried about your child's language progress? Not sure where to go during social distancing? The Purdue University Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences clinic is offering *free* remote speech and language screenings for children between 18 months- 5 years. Check out flyer below for more details!
