Participate in Research

Who: Monolingual English speakers or English speakers who recently learned Spanish or Russian in an immersion setting.

What: You will be asked to complete a language background questionnaire, a proficiency exam (unless you only speak English), and then to read/listen to English words while we monitor your brainwaves.

Compensation: You will receive either course credit or up to $42 in Cougar Cash for your time, as well a certificate of proficiency based on your exam.

For more information, contact the PI Jeffrey Green at jjgreen@byu.edu.

Hi everyone!  My name is Chad Huckvale and I’m a student in the linguistics program at Brigham Young University.  Working with Dr. Joey Stanley, I am conducting research (IRB Study: IRB2022-343) for my masters thesis on Utah English.

If you have lived in the state of Utah for 1 or more years in the past 10 years, please take this survey that I have created which will help me understand how people perceive English is spoken in Utah.  The survey should take roughly 10 minutes to complete.  There is no payment for participation in this survey.

Who: Native speakers of Spanish or Mandarin who learned English as a second language.

What: During the study, you will listen to some sentences and look at pictures on a screen while we monitor your eye movements. Contact lenses are preferred to glasses, if needed. The study will last 50-60 minutes.

Compensation: You will receive course credit or $12 in Cougar Cash for your time. Participants without a BYU ID will receive an Amazon gift card.

For more information, contact Jeffrey Green at jjgreen@byu.edu.

Who: Native speakers of American English

What: You will listen to some recordings of people talking, including some that have been modified so that they’re difficult to understand, and make judgments about the speakers, like where they’re from or if you think they sound friendly. It should last 15–20 minutes. Headphones are recommended.

Compensation: Course credit where applicable.

For more information, contact Wendy Baker-Smemoe (wendy_baker@byu.edu) or Joey Stanley (joey_stanley@byu.edu).

Share your voice! Just record yourself talking with a group of 2 or 3 people. Earn a $25 Amazon e-gift card for every two hours of conversation recordings you submit.

You are invited to participate if:

- You are at least 18 years old

- You speak English as one of your primary languages

- You have lived in the United States since before elementary school