"After all, the best reason to go to college rather than, say, a fine free-standing library (think of the savings, were information the only point!) is to live for a time not only among teachers but among master learners. What students often find most precious is exposure to the ways practiced scholars and thinkers approach what they don't know. College, after all, is not about the easy movement through ideas guided by benevolent masters. It's about the harder stuff."

-- Peter S. Temes (2002) "The naked professor" Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 August 2002, page B5.
 
 

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This class requires students to participate in the Linguistics Beyond the Classroom Program of the Department of Linguistics. The purpose of this program is to introduce you to some of the ways the material you learn in class relates to research on language conducted at UH or elsewhere in the world.

The faculty and students of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hawaiëi conduct research on a variety of topics using a broad range of research methods. Some of this research involves the use of data collected directly from speakers. This can include recording the speech of a single person or a small group, having people participate in reading or comprehension experiments, or asking individuals for their judgments of which sentences sound correct or incorrect in their native language.

One of the educational goals for this class is for the students to understand the types of linguistic research that are being conducted and the methods involved in linguistic research. Understanding current linguistic research significantly enriches the classroom experience, by giving you hands-on exposure to research techniques, the chance to interact with linguists in their role as researchers, or information on topics beyond what can be covered within classroom lectures. Those of you who opt to participate in experiments and other research projects can directly contribute to linguistic research by providing valuable data to the researchers. In addition, learning about linguistic research that is conducted locally can particularly helpful for identifying research projects you might wish to initiate or help with, either as a research assistant to a faculty member or as an independent project such as an honor's thesis.

Although there are numerous research projects on language conducted at UH, we don't do everything here. It is also beneficial to see videos about language and linguistic research that has been conducted elsewhere. Therefore, students in this class may fulfill the Linguistics Beyond the Classroom requirement in any of the following ways:

Option 1:

Participate in one research project (such as an experiment), which will last no more than one hour, as part of the linguistics human subject pool, and complete the associated questionnaire. All research projects will have been approved by the University of Hawaiëi Committee on Human Studies.

Option 2:

Bring your dependent child to participate in one research project, which will last no more than one hour, and complete the associated questionnaire. The enrolled student must be the person who brings the child to the activity. All research projects will have been approved by the University of Hawaiëi Committee on Human Studies.

Option 3: (Not available for Unit Mastery students -- see the Unit Mastery materials for more information about the 3rd option)

View one video (or a collection of very short videos) related to linguistic research, from the list approved for this class, and complete a 500-word paper that summarizes the content of the video and how it relates to what you are learning in class.

How to Participate in the Research Project Options

1. View the list of research projects by visiting the following webpage:

http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/LBC/projects.html
2. Sign up for a project by following the instructions on the website.
3. Go to the project that you have signed up for. At the research activity, you will get a questionnaire to fill out. A sample questionnaire is provided at the end of this packet.
4. Turn in your completed questionnaire to your instructor. Your instructor will record your participation, and pass on the questionnaire to the researcher. Questionnaires will not be returned.

1. Get the list of approved videos from your instructor. All videos are either available from Sinclair Library or can be viewed at the website listed with the video name.
2. Watch the video and write a 500-word paper that summarizes the content of the video and explains how it relates to what you've been learning in class.
3. Turn in your completed 500-word summary to your instructor. Your instructor will evaluate your summary and pass it on to the Linguistics Beyond the Classroom committee. Summaries will not be returned.

	The list of approved research projects may change during the semester, as new projects become approved or previously posted projects are completed.
	Some projects are limited to certain types of people, such as native speakers of Japanese, children, etc. Please read the restrictions carefully before signing up.
	At least one project per semester will be open to all students in Linguistics classes. However, there may be a limited number of participation slots available.
	Note down the date, time, and place of the project you have signed up for. You will not get a reminder. If you cannot make an activity you have signed up for, please notify the researcher as soon as possible.
	BE ON TIME. If you are late to an activity, you might have to reschedule.
	Research project activities are typically scheduled at multiple times of the day, and can include evening and weekend hours.

Questions and Problems

If you have questions about the Linguistics Beyond the Classroom Program, or any problems with the program, please contact the chair of the Linguistics Beyond the Classroom committee:

Dr. Amy Schafer, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, aschafer@hawaii.edu

Committee on Human Studies

2540 Maile Way

Honolulu, HI 96822

956-5007

Name Instructor

Date of participation Ling class (e.g., 102)

Researcher's name

Research project name

Researcher's signature

	If the researcher did not collect your name, or you would like your comments to remain anonymous, please cut the questionnaire on the dotted line.
	Staple or clip the two parts of the questionnaire together and give to your instructor.
	The instructor will return only the bottom portion to the researcher.
	You must turn in BOTH PARTS to your instructor to receive credit.

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Please answer the following questions in a few sentences:
 
 

In your own words, what was the researcher trying to find out?
 
 
 
 

Explain one way this research project relates to what you have been learning in class.
 
 
 
 

What improvements (if any) would you suggest that the researcher make?
 

LBC Home Page

LBC Research Project List
LBC Suggested Video List
Related Links
PDF version of the Information for Students
PDF version of the sample research questionnaire

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