Introduction to Artificial Language Learning Experiments - University of Konstanz

Date: 21/10/2022

Authors: Annie Holtz, Marc Meisezahl, and Shira Tal

Outline

Morning session

• (Very) brief introduction into the fundamentals of experimental design

• Artificial language learning experiments: paradigms

• On Schleyer’s roots: designing an artificial language

• The procedure: designing and running an artificial language learning experiment

Afternoon session

• From lab to net: introducing the fundamentals of online experimenting

• What's possible: An online communication experiment

• Getting your experiment on the screen: introduction to jsPysch

• Q&A

TO DO (before workshop)

• Download zip archive with all necessary files to follow this workshop. Unpack the archive in a location where you can easily access it later.

• Download a text/source code editor. For example Atom (which I will be using) or Brackets.

Important links

• Workshop references

• jsPsych website

• jsPsych github discussion

Advanced links

• Full course on online experiments for language scientists (designed by Kenny Smith)

• Tutorial on using jsPsych to design online experiments (Designed by Alisdair Tullo)

• Video tutorials by jsPsych creator Josh de Leeuw