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Directed by Dr. Janet F. Werker, we study language acquisition and speech perception in infants newborn to two years old.
Featuring contributions from Dr. Janet F. Werker, the Royal Society of Canada has recently released a series of essays on how COVID-19 has impacted language development.
Dr. Werker kicks off the first 'Wonder Kids' talk of 2021 with a discussion about babies growing up learning more than one language.
Dr. Janet F. Werker's discusses common concerns surrounding the impacts of facemasks in a new opinion piece.
Read a neat new article by Dr. Werker: 'Psychology research during the pandemic: The upside of being online' in the Globe and Mail!
Election to the NAS is one of the highest honours a scientist can receive; please join us in congratulating Dr. Werker!
Our research is partly funded by CIFAR, a Canadian-based organization that brings together researchers from across disciplines to address science and humanity’s most important questions.
Language acquisition begins long before infants speak their first word... in fact, it begins before they are even born! Read More