To put a (fake) smile on one’s face
Spotting a fake smile can be more difficult than you think. Although humans are wired to be social, most people are actually surprisingly bad at recognizing whether a smile is authentic.
What I learned about language development during the COVID-19 lockdown: Sounds are hard to get right
The first COVID-19 lockdown in the Netherlands allowed me to take a research detour: Instead of testing adult participants in the lab, I found myself on daily walks, understanding more about how children –my then-20-months-old daughter to be precise– learn language.
Bilingualism does not change how much you gesture: an interview with Dr. Zeynep Azar
Dr. Zeynep Azar was a PhD student at the Radboud University. She defended her thesis entitled ‘Effect of Language contact on speech and gesture: The case of Turkish-Dutch bilinguals’ on September 28 2020.
What I learned about language development during the COVID-19 lockdown: Labels can help make sense of the world
The first wave of COVID-19 brought a lockdown upon the Netherlands and tons of uncertainty. At the time of the first lockdown in March 2020, my daughter was about 20 months old and able to create two-word sentences. We went on walks every day which allowed me to experience first-hand what it means to get to grips with understanding language.
Listening during a conversation: more difficult than you think: an interview with Dr. Svetlana Gerakaki
Dr. Svetlana Gerakaki was a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. She defended her thesis entitled ‘The moment in between: Planning speech while listening’ on July 8 2020.