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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to join our upcoming Journal Club meetings in Oct & Nov! Happy to have @cyhsieh.bsky.social & Dr. Cosimo Iaia as our guest speakers!

Register to get the Zoom link or sign up as our next guest speaker:
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More exciting talks coming up. Please share & see you there!

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Jun 5

Great journal club meeting on @marcelbinz.bsky.social et al.'s "Centaur: a foundation model of human cognition", moderated by @ksenijamisic.bsky.social. Lots of discussions on the utility and the future of cognitive models!
Stay tuned for our next meeting announcement. DM or email us to join!

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · May 27

We're happy to share a new preprint by our members, @jnpauli.bsky.social & @benjamingagl.bsky.social: "Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons: A Comparative Study Using Domain-Specific Mechanistic and Domain-General Connectionist Models"!

Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons: A Comparative Study Using Domain-Specific Mechanistic and Domain-General Connectionist Models

Script is a key technology for humans, as mastering reading is essential for successful social participation. Hence, understanding the neuro-cognitive mechanisms underpinning the processes of learning...

www.biorxiv.org

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · May 21

Welcome to join our journal club discussion tomorrow! 😄

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · May 13

Join our next journal club meeting on May 22 (Thur), 11am-12pm (CEST)! We'll discuss: @marcelbinz.bsky.social et al.'s (2024) "Centaur: a foundation model of human cognition"!

😊 Moderator: @ksenijamisic.bsky.social
👇 See link for more info. DM or email us for the Zoom link!

Journal Club

Welcome to the GeWoNN Journal Club! We meet once a month to discuss articles related to word and reading research. For more info, check out our past meetings or contact us at [email protected]...

sites.google.com

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Elen Le Foll 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @elenlefoll.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · Apr 14

This summer semester I'm very excited to teach a brand-new seminar on "Open Science practices in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition" @UniKoeln! ☀️

Some 20 B.A. and M.A. students studying #linguistics or a Romance language (+ one post-doc) […]

[Original post on fediscience.org]

Quarto website for the course: Open Science in applied linguistics and SLA

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Title: Open Science practices in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

Elen Le Foll
Summer 2025
University of Cologne

Introduction

This course introduces the principles and practices of Open Science in the context of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (SLA). These principles and practices promote transparent, credible, reproducible, and accessible science. Open Science aims to improve the reliability, validity, and generalisability of research findings. The movement started in social psychology, but is (slowly) gaining traction in the language sciences. Through a combination of presentations, discussions, hands-on activities, and real-life projects, we will learn about the key concepts and tools of Open Science, including open materials, open data, literate programming, open access, open peer review, Open Educational Resources (OERs), etc. Together, we will explore the implications of Open Science across all stages of the research process from research design and funding to data analysis and publication (including to non-academic audiences) in the field of applied linguistics and SLA.

107b Seminarraum B IV

Mondays 12-13:30

Content BY Elen Le Foll 2025

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · May 13

Join our next journal club meeting on May 22 (Thur), 11am-12pm (CEST)! We'll discuss: @marcelbinz.bsky.social et al.'s (2024) "Centaur: a foundation model of human cognition"!

😊 Moderator: @ksenijamisic.bsky.social
👇 See link for more info. DM or email us for the Zoom link!

Journal Club

Welcome to the GeWoNN Journal Club! We meet once a month to discuss articles related to word and reading research. For more info, check out our past meetings or contact us at [email protected]...

sites.google.com

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 31

Join our lecture on #standardisation in research this afternoon in Cologne or remotely! Registration still available - More info here: sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 28

Three more days for registration! 😊

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 TRUST Open Lecture – Join Us! 🚨

Is #standardisation in research boosting #replicability or slowing scientific progress? 🤔

📅 March 31 (Mon), 2025
⏰ 16:00–18:00 CET
📍 Hörsaal H112, IBW-Gebäude, University of Cologne

💻 Live-stream available! Registration info here:
sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

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Linguistics @ Uni Erfurt @ling-unierfurt.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hasenäcker, J., Wettmann, J. & Domahs, F.(2025).Kann leichte Sprache zu leicht sein? Eine zielgruppenorientierte Studie zur Wirksamkeit der Genitivvermeidung. Linguistische Berichte,281,39-59. Die Publikation ist aus dem Abschlussprojekt von Juliane Wettmann hervorgegangen. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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Matilde Ellen Simonetti @matildellen.bsky.social · Mar 25

🚀 My first PhD paper is out! 🚀
"How do multiple meanings affect word learning and remapping?" was published in Memory & Cognition!
Big thanks to my supervisors and co-authors (Iring Koch & @troembke.bsky.social).
Curious? Read it here: rdcu.be/eeY9o
#CognitivePsychology #WordLearning #Bilingualism

How do multiple meanings affect word learning and remapping?

rdcu.be

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

Organised by @benjamingagl.bsky.social, @xeniaschmalz.bsky.social, @troembke.bsky.social, @janahasenacker.bsky.social

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

Event supported by: @gewonnofficial.bsky.social, @dfg.de, @unicologne.bsky.social & Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education, Self Learning Systems Lab.

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

Lecture by Prof. Marc Brysbaert, followed by a panel discussion with @katievonholzen.bsky.social, @ElenLeFoll.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy, Prof. Dr. Andreas Glöckner. Moderator: @leungyianna.bsky.social

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 TRUST Open Lecture – Join Us! 🚨

Is #standardisation in research boosting #replicability or slowing scientific progress? 🤔

📅 March 31 (Mon), 2025
⏰ 16:00–18:00 CET
📍 Hörsaal H112, IBW-Gebäude, University of Cologne

💻 Live-stream available! Registration info here:
sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 20

Great discussion today on how to teach & set standards for #exploratoryresearch, & how exploratory research can be facilitated through collaborations!

Stay tuned & join our next journal club meeting! More info available on our website.🙂

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 10

Let #data talk! Our next journal club meeting will discuss @balazsaczel.bsky.social's commentary, "Let the data talk: embrace #exploratoryresearch".

March 20 (Thurs), 11 am-12 pm (CET), Zoom

Welcome to join us! Check out our website for more info!
sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

Journal Club

Welcome to the GeWoNN Journal Club! We meet once a month to discuss articles related to word and reading research. For more info, check out our past meetings or contact us at [email protected]...

sites.google.com

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 17

More info about the event:
sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

TRUST Open Lecture

Interested in Scientific Standardisation & Replicability?Come join us in Cologne on 31st March 2025!

sites.google.com

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 17

What's your stance on the #standardisation of #research processes? Join our pre-event discussion for the "TRUST Open Lecture: Standardisation in Research: Increasing Replicability or Stalling Scientific Progress?"!

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 14

More event highlights from our symposia at #teap2025 are now available on our website: sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

Photos featuring: @jnpauli.bsky.social, @hannawoloszyn.bsky.social, @boevesam.bsky.social & @aakashagr.bsky.social.

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Shravan Vasishth @shravanvasishth.bsky.social · Mar 13

It seems our book is already available for purchase online:

www.routledge.com/Introduction...

Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis for Cognitive Science

This book introduces Bayesian data analysis and Bayesian cognitive modeling to students and researchers in cognitive science (e.g., linguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, computer science), with ...

www.routledge.com

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 14

Check out this cool Python package by @jacketaylor.bsky.social for creating Gaussian Bubble image stimuli for #vision & #neuroscience research!

Jack Taylor @jacketaylor.bsky.social · Mar 14

I made a teeny Python package for creating Gaussian Bubble image stimuli, e.g. for reverse correlation studies github.com/JackEdTaylor...

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 12

✨Playback of #teap2025 (Part 3)

A cool symposium on #OrthographicProcessing, chaired by
@jacketaylor.bsky.social & @jnpauli.bsky.social! Thanks to our very cool speakers, @merferlo.bsky.social, @aakashagr.bsky.social & @benjamingagl.bsky.social!

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 12

✨Playback of #teap2025 (Part 2)

A thought-provoking symposium on #StatisticalLearning & its role in #language & #reading, chaired by @troembke.bsky.social & @xeniaschmalz.bsky.social. Great contributions by @mireiamarimon.bsky.social, Haoyu Zhou, Lukas Hauser & @matildellen.bsky.social!

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 12

✨Playback at #teap2025 (Part 1)
Thanks to the amazing speakers and the audience for the successful symposium on #languagemodels in #psycholinguistics!

Katharina Menn, @hannawoloszyn.bsky.social, @boevesam.bsky.social, Marco Marelli, Fritz Günther, @benjamingagl.bsky.social

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 11

Excited for tomorrow's symposium on #OrthographicProcessing at #teap2025! ☺️

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 9

Check out our symposium on levels of #OrthographicProcessing at #teap2025!

March 12 | 11:00–12:30

Chairs: @jacketaylor.bsky.social, @jnpauli.bsky.social

Speakers: Aakash Agrawal, @merferlo.bsky.social, Jack E. Taylor, Janos Pauli, @benjamingagl.bsky.social

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 6

Congratulations to our #GeWoNN members on their accepted symposia at the #teap2025 Conference! Special thanks to the organising committee @teap2025.bsky.social, and we're looking forward to the event next week in Frankfurt!

Check out our website below for more news on our symposia!

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Mireia Marimon @mireiamarimon.bsky.social · Mar 10

Day 1 #TeaP2025 with a great talk by Prof. Wolfe & a successful symposium on Statistical Learning (thanks @troembke.bsky.social @xeniaschmalz.bsky.social).

Also, if you’re in Germany & a bit tired of ethics applications check out #Ethiktool (a software solution to support the ethical assessment)

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