BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4929-85b9768a3f31f31d7a5233e77bca476f@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260412T201240Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T180000 SUMMARY:Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) Program Inf ormation Session DESCRIPTION:\nAre you interested in language? In languages in a foreign setting? In what is involved in speaking or learning more than one langu age?\n\nThe Center for Language Science at Penn State has received a mul ti-year grant from the National Science Foundation as part of the \; Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program. Th e project is titled &ldquo\;Translating cognitive and brain science in t he laboratory and field to language learning environments\,&rdquo\; and is designed to study the way one or more languages are learned and used across the lifespan. The scope is very broad\, and includes the conseque nces of being or becoming bilingual\, the use of minority languages and dialects\, and the incorporation of research on language into the educat ional curriculum.\n\nUndergraduate students who participate in the PIRE program will have the opportunity to work closely with Penn State resear ch faculty who study language from a variety of perspectives. They will also spend a summer abroad at one of our partner institutions (in Europe \, Latin America\, and Asia)\, participating in collaborative projects\, both in an academic setting and through educational and community outre ach efforts. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in hands-on rese arch in an exciting field with significant social implications.\n\nExpen ses to travel abroad during the summer to conduct research (e.g.\, summe r tuition\, airfare\, lodging\, meals\, incidentals) will be covered by the grant.\n\nFor information on the PIRE program\, visit \;pire.la. psu.edu.\n\nIf you are interested in participating in the PIRE program\, please attend our information session on Thursday\, September 16 from 5 :00&ndash\;6:00 p.m. on Zoom. Advance registration is required: bit.ly/3 Dplz4P\n\nAdvance registration required. After registering\, you will re ceive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meet ing.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/pire-info-sess ion_091621/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Are you inte rested in language? In languages in a foreign setting? In what is involv ed in speaking or learning more than one language?

The Center for Language Science at Penn State h as received a multi-year grant from the National Science Foundation as p art of the Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program. The project is titled “Translating cognitive and brain science in the laboratory and field to language learning envir onments,” and is designed to study the way one or more languages a re learned and used across the lifespan. The scope is very broad, and in cludes the consequences of being or becoming bilingual, the use of minor ity languages and dialects, and the incorporation of research on languag e into the educational curriculum.

Undergraduate students who part icipate in the PIRE program will have the opportunity to work closely wi th Penn State research faculty who study language from a variety of pers pectives. They will also spend a summer abroad at one of our partner ins titutions (in Europe, Latin America, and Asia), participating in collabo rative projects, both in an academic setting and through educational and community outreach efforts. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in hands-on research in an exciting field with significant social implic ations.

Expenses to travel abroad during the summer to conduct res earch (e.g., summer tuition, airfare, lodging, meals, incidentals) will be covered by the grant.

For information on the PIRE program, visi t pire.la.psu.edu.

If y ou are interested in participating in the PIRE program, please attend ou r information session on Thursday, September 16 from 5:00–6:00 p.m . on Zoom. Advance registration is required: bit.ly/3Dplz4P

Advance registration required. After regis tering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information abo ut joining the meeting.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/ev ent/pire-info-session_091621/

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