We are currently looking for participants for our new study. In this study, we explore new ways to teach English to foreign adult learners. If you speak enough English to get around but are interested in improving your English further, you are definitely the one we are looking for! In this particular study, you will be taught how to use articles (the, a/an and the mysterious zero/null article!) in new and innovative ways. Most of the study will happen online but you might be invited to join us on campus (in a covid-safe environment) in Birmingham for a couple of hours.

The study involves an online session (1.5 hours) which can be completed at home and an in-lab session (2.5 hours) for which you need to come to campus. Online session: you will complete a series of tasks that test your knowledge of English and fill out questionnaires about your language learning experience and your personality. You will also do a series of cognitive tasks that test your language learning abilities. In-lab session: you will read passages and listen to audio recordings while we record the movements of your eyes with an eye-tracker. You will also do a series of cognitive tasks that test your language learning abilities.