IGERT: Biological and Computational Foundations of Language Diversity

IGERT：语言多样性的生物学和计算基础

• 批准号: 0801465
• 负责人: Colin Phillips
• 金额: $ 299.83万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-15 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0801465&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Biological; Computational; Foundations; Language

Human language is both universal within the species and highly variable across populations. This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) project will train young scientists and engineers to understand language diversity by combining the tools of behavioral, computational and biological research, drawing upon an extensive collaborative network that spans nine departments in five colleges at the University of Maryland. The project aims to promote sustainable change in the science of language by building infrastructure for interdisciplinary research on diverse languages through local and international collaborations and outreach efforts, by strengthening links between basic science and clinical and engineering applications, and by building awareness of the science of language through high school and undergraduate partnerships. The training plan provides coursework, research training, and an environment geared towards preparing students for interdisciplinary research and equipping them to build collaborative networks in their future careers. Preparation for interdisciplinary research will be provided by broad coursework, integrative pro-seminars and a post-candidacy lab rotation that will pair trainees with students from other disciplines. A central component of the project is the Winter Storm, an intensive two-week workshop that will provide foundational skills training, research planning, and professional development. The project will enhance the use of computational and neuroscientific techniques in studies of atypical language and second language learning, and will partner with an NSF-supported Science of Learning Center based at Gallaudet University that focuses on visual language. IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.

人类语言不仅在物种内是通用的，而且在不同人群之间也存在很大差异。这个综合研究生教育和研究培训 (IGERT) 项目将结合行为、计算和生物学研究工具，利用横跨马里兰大学五个学院九个系的广泛协作网络，培训年轻科学家和工程师了解语言多样性。该项目旨在通过本地和国际合作和推广工作，为不同语言的跨学科研究建立基础设施，加强基础科学与临床和工程应用之间的联系，并通过高中和本科生的伙伴关系建立对语言科学的认识，从而促进语言科学的可持续变革。该培训计划提供课程作业、研究培训和环境，旨在帮助学生为跨学科研究做好准备，并帮助他们在未来的职业生涯中建立协作网络。跨学科研究的准备工作将通过广泛的课程、综合性研讨会和候选后实验室轮换来提供，这些实验室轮换将使受训者与来自其他学科的学生配对。该项目的核心组成部分是“冬季风暴”，这是一个为期两周的密集研讨会，将提供基础技能培训、研究规划和专业发展。该项目将加强计算和神经科学技术在非典型语言和第二语言学习研究中的应用，并将与国家科学基金会支持的加劳德特大学学习科学中心合作，该中心专注于视觉语言。 IGERT 是一项 NSF 范围内的计划，旨在应对美国博士生教育的挑战。具有跨学科背景的科学家和工程师，对所选学科有深厚的知识，以及未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能。该计划旨在通过在超越传统学科界限的合作研究的肥沃环境中建立创新的研究生教育和培训新模式，促进研究生教育的文化变革。