Social Development Lab Waterloo

Is your child learning English as a second language?
We are looking for parents with children aged 4 to 12 to complete an online study about their child’s English language learning and language background. In total the study should take approximately 1 hour to complete. For your participation, you will receive a $10 gift card to your choice of Amazon.ca, Wal-Mart or Chapters & Indigo. Click the link to sign up: https://uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aazbcyqBadIklBY

The study is in English, however, if you would like the study in a language other than English, we are happy to accommodate your request. Some more information about the study can be found below.

We are interested in how children from all different types of language background learn English. The study consists of a few questionnaires to be filled out by a yourself (the parent or guardian) and two tasks to be completed with your child. We will ask you questions about your and your child’s language background, your child’s English learning and some demographic questions. There will also be a task where we ask you to record your child telling a story, and another where they answer some questions about their friends.

For more information about this study, you may contact the primary researcher at [email protected]. This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Committee.

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