For Korean and English Bilingual Children: Words in Space

For 6- to 8-year-olds and Korean-English bilingual children

This study is specifically for children who come from both English and Korean language backgrounds. The study
will take place on a video call, live with a researcher! Clicking on the “Schedule a time to participate” button will send you to an online form where you can put a date and time that works for you. Before the session, you’ll complete a consent form, a language background questionnaire, and a vocabulary checklist. During the session, your child will view brief 3D videos showing how objects are arranged in space. After watching, your child will be asked to decide which of the two follow-up videos is most similar.

We’re studying how children think about space—specifically how they group events like putting an object on something or in something. For example, does a child think placing a toy in a box is more similar to putting a spoon in a cup or to putting a book on a shelf? We want to find out whether the language children speak affects how they make these kinds of decisions. This particular study focuses on children who come from English and Korean language backgrounds only and are not regularly exposed to other second languages. Past research shows that different languages highlight different types of spatial relationships, and this can affect how children categorize what they see. By focusing on English- and Korean-speaking bilingual children, we hope to better understand how learning one language shapes the way kids understand and group spatial events.

15 minutes

After you participate, we’ll email you a $5 gift code within five days to thank you for your time (only one per child). To be eligible for compensation, we ask that you:
(1) ensure your child is in the specified age range,
(2) make sure your child is visible during the recorded videos, and
(3) confirm that your child come from English and Korean language background to verify their English and Korean bilingual background.