Help -- I added the class late or I missed class!
Help -- I added the class late or I missed class!
Please do not email me or the TAs unless you need something you can't find on the class course website or the course's Canvas site.
Homework
There will be several homeworks throughout the
quarter, based on the material covered in class
(typically one per major topic). You can access them through Canvas by clicking on the relevant link in the schedule page (or navigating to the appropriate Quiz in Canvas).
Please note: Even though they are administered through the Canvas "Quiz" section, they are in fact homeworks and not quizzes.
These are due after we have covered the material in class, and are available while we cover the topic so you can be working on them as we discuss the relevant material in class.
Each homework assignment must be submitted through Canvas by the end of class (3:50pm) the day it is due for full credit,
unless prior arrangements are made with the professor through email. Please note the following:
(1) Only one submission is allowed - please only submit your homework after you have completed the entire assignment.
(2) Even though the current Canvas setup does does
save your answers periodically in between submissions,
it is recommended that you note down your answers in a
separate document that you can refer to when making
your final submission. This document is then also
useful to refer back to during timed assessments.
QuickGuide: How to submit an online assignment/quiz through Canvas Quiz
More detailed guide to Canvas online assignments/quizzes
Late policy: Late assignments will be accepted, but will lose 10% of the total score possible on the assignment for every class session late (not every day late). This is to encourage you to do the assignments, as it is far preferable to work through the material late rather than never. Moreover, homework comprises a hefty portion of your grade, so please do it - even if it's late. Late assignments can be submitted through the normal Canvas interface.
If you submit a late assignment, please email both the professor and the TAs so that your assignment will be appropriately graded.
In addition, please note that working together is different than copying someone else's answers. If someone pressures you to let them copy your answers, this is academic dishonesty on their part. You shouldn't feel ashamed or guilty about saying no to them -- after all, why should they get credit for your hard work and effort? Instead, they should be ashamed for even asking you in the first place. Please report any academic dishonesty incidents to Professor Pearl, and appropriate action will be taken.
Timed Assessments
There will be a timed assessment after almost every major topic
covered (though the last one combines two topics because they’re
short). These assessments are not
cumulative, and include only material from that topic,
typically 3-5 lectures worth of material.
Review questions will be available for each topic covered in class,
and there will be a discussion/review in class before each timed
assessment opens up.
You are not required to do review questions, but they're incredibly
helpful study guides because
assessment questions will come from the homeworks and the review questions.
You are allowed to take each timed assessment twice, and keep the higher of the two scores. There will no makeup for the timed assessments unless you have an emergency (family, medical, etc.) for the entire window during which the timed assessment can be taken. If that occurs, you should contact the professor as soon as possible afterwards and make arrangements. A doctor's note or some other form of "proof of emergency" will be expected in that situation. If you know ahead of time that you can't take the timed assessment during its designated window, you should contact the professor beforehand to make arrangements to take it at some other time.
All timed assessments will be given as online Quizzes through Canvas. This means that you will only be able to access the timed assessment during the appointed window (typically 2-3 days) using a device that has internet connectivity.
You can take the timed assessment anywhere you have access to a device with internet connectivity. However, if you experience any technical difficulties, please contact the professor and TAs as soon as possible (don't wait till after the timed assessment window is over).
Assessment-taking tip: Please keep a separate record of your answers in case of technical difficulties -- Canvas may not always save your answers as you enter them.
Extra credit
You may earn up to a maximum of 3 extra credit percentage points two different ways:
(1) You can participate in social science laboratory experiments.
You may earn extra credit by participating in experimental research through the Social Ecology Human Subjects Lab.
Participation in research is completely voluntary; there may be alternative ways to accrue extra credit for this course (see below).
It is your responsibility to read through the policies on the HS Lab Student Participation Page
and note the deadlines listed on the SONA login page.
To participate in research, login to SONA and view the list of available studies.
Studies are listed randomly and change throughout the quarter as they become available.
If you agree to participate in an experiment, you form a contract with the researcher to be present at the assigned time and designated place.
If you accrue 2 unexcused no-shows, your account will be limited and you will not be able to sign up for additional studies for the remainder of the quarter.
You will earn 1 SONA credit for each hour of research participation. For example, 1 hour of research participation = 1 SONA credit.
You may assign a total of 3 SONA credits to this course. You must allocate each credit earned to the course(s) of your choice.
This course is listed in SONA as F21_LSCI 51_PSYCH 56L_Acquisition of Language_Pearl.
It is your responsibility to check your credit assignments before the stated deadlines on the SONA login page,
as accounts will be disabled and no changes, extensions, or exceptions will be made.
No credit will be given if a student does not properly allocate his or her credit.
For questions about the HS Lab or SONA please contact sereslab@uci.edu.
Information for student participants: https://sites.uci.edu/hslab/student-info/
SONA login page: https://uci.sona-systems.com/
A report for this course will be generated during
finals week listing the students who completed extra credit and
allocated it to this class. Once we have that report, your extra
credit will appear in the gradebook. You don’t need to message us
separately to let us know you completed extra credit.
(2) You can submit a review paper of no more than 1000 words summarizing and commenting on a scientific paper about language acquisition.
If you choose this option, you must get the paper you wish to review approved by the professor no later than 3pm on 12/3/21.
You must submit your review paper no later than 3pm on 12/6/21. Extra credit review papers after this time will not be accepted.
Grading: The review paper will be graded as an all or none effort (i.e., either 3 points or 0 points), depending on how well it addressed the components below.
- Summarizing the paper contents (aim for about 750 words)
- A summary of the main question the paper is attempting to answer
- A summary of the methodology the paper used to answer the question
- A summary of the key results
- A summary of how the author(s) interpreted the results with respect to the main question of the paper
- Responding to the paper contents (aim for about 250 words)
- Whether you think the paper answered the question effectively and/or interpreted its results appropriately -- why or why not
- Any additional comments (aspects you found difficult to follow, aspects you found easy to understand)
- A total word count listed (make sure this is under 1000 words)
Academic dishonesty
Academic dishonesty includes cheating on exams or any assignment, having someone else take an exam or complete an assignment for you (or doing this for someone else), copying someone else's exam or assignment, and any activity in which you represent someone else's work as your own.
If you are caught being academically dishonest, you will receive a 0 for the assignment and you will be reported for academic dishonesty at the very least. Additional action may be taken, depending on the nature of the incident. Please see the information about academic integrity here, and more about what it means to be academically dishonest.
You have one week from then to turn in the assignments that were due before you added the class. Please look to the schedule page to find out the material you missed, including lecture notes, podcasts, and relevant reference materials. See the course Canvas site for full recorded class sessions (in "Lectures" under the "Assignments" section).