SFU LangDev Lab

📣 We are recruiting! Are you a parent/caregiver of an infant or child aged 4.5 months-5.5 years? Can you help us understand more about childhood language acquisition? Watch our video and visit our link in bio to learn more!

📣 We are recruiting participants for a paid research study via @Prolific ! We are looking for non-native English speakers living in Canada to participate in an online study. Check out the poster below for details and eligibility! 👇

Join us for this *free* community event with @BurnabyFamLife where we will be exploring how technology affects early language learning! For caregivers of children aged 0-5. Details: Sat Feb 21st, 2026 9:30am - 12:00pm 4535 Kingsway, 5th Fl. Sign up here! bit.ly/49XakD8

Join us tomorrow and through the weekend @scienceworldca and meet our Linguistics undergraduates! We will be showcasing our language learning games aimed at children aged 2-5. See you there! scienceworld.ca/event/science-…

Curious about how children develop language? SFU Linguistics undergraduates have created fun, research-based games for children aged 2-5. Join us at Science Share @scienceworldca to play, learn, and explore language science! Free with admission! scienceworld.ca/event/science-…

Join us Nov 14 at 3:30pm for a research talk about linguistics fieldwork on Indigenous languages. Harbour Centre Room 2270. Email lingcomm@sfu.ca for the Zoom link. Learn more: sfu.ca/linguistics/ev…

Seeking paid participants for 1 hr research study! Must be 18-35 yrs with no hearing impairments or language-related conditions. Seeking speakers of English (2 RPS credits or $20), Cantonese & Japanese (2 RPS credits or $12). Learn more and sign up: bit.ly/SFU-lang-lab1

🤖✨ Meet Pepper the Robot! Come say hi to our friendly talking robot at the Wonder Gallery @scienceworldca ! 📍 Tuesday, October 14th 🕧 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Pepper can chat, move, and even dance — don’t miss it! See you there!

🗓️ Join us this Friday with our friends @CamerayServices for How Babies Learn Language, an interactive presentation you won't want to miss! 🎟️ Space is limited, so register now! forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

🍼Join us at Little Words Studio for our free workshop, How Babies Learn Language, for a fun and informative look at infant language learning! ⭐️ When: Monday Sept 29, 11:00 - 11:45am ⭐️ Who: Families with children aged 0-3 Register here: littlewords.ca/lets-talk-how-…

Join us Sept 18, 12:30pm for a research talk about toxicity prevention on Twitch. Presented by Tamara Bodden, a postdoc at Discourse Processing Lab. Zoom link & more info: sfu.ca/linguistics/ev… @maite_taboada @SFUFASS @SFU_CompSci @SFULangDevLab @SFULABLab @phono_sfu

We're back! The SFU Child Research Group is returning to the Brentwood Summer Social with our friends @northbnh and @CamerayServices! 🗓️ Thurs Aug 14 🕒 4:30pm–7:30pm 📍2055 Rosser Ave Swing by our booth for games + learn more about our child research studies! 🧠👶

My new journal article on L2 listeners' accent perception is now available online: doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn…. Published by The Journal of Phonetics. Please help disseminate it @SFULangDevLab @SFULinguistics

We’re back at the Brentwood Summer Social! 🎉🧠 Save the date - join us and our community friends for food, music, and family activities and resources! More info to come... 📅 Thursday August 14 🕒 4:30pm – 7:30pm 📍 2055 Rosser Ave See you there! 👋

✨The back-to-school season is almost here, and we’re collecting gently used or new school supplies to ensure every child has the tools they need for a successful school year. From notebooks to backpacks, every little bit helps! 📚✂️ 📧Questions? northoutreach@burnabynh.ca.

🥳Congratulations to our Lab Director, Dr. Henny Yeung, who has been awarded an Insight Development Grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)! Read all about his groundbreaking research collaboration here: sfu.ca/fass/news/2025…

💭For our little language learners, processing words, forming thoughts, figuring out how to move their mouths - it all takes time. Giving them ample time to respond is key!

We love a good meme! Join Dr. Barbara Dancygier at this research talk to learn more about the fast-evolving, creative ways we mix images and language to share opinions: sfu.ca/linguistics/ev…

Join us on July 3, 12:30pm at RCB 7402 & Zoom, for Constructions and stance: defining internet memes as a multimodal genre. @UBCLinguistics @SFULABLab @SFULangDevLab @phono_sfu sfu.ca/linguistics/ev…

“It is my lifelong goal to show others what people with disabilities can accomplish when they are given the support and space to do so.” New graduate Nina Bautista receives the UWCV Award for the Hearing Impaired: sfu.ca/linguistics/ev… #MySFUGrad

🌞The last days of school before summer vacation may be upon us, but we are still out and about in the communities speaking with parents about infant language development! Bookmark our Events page and see what we're up to! sfu.ca/child-research…