Lab Affiliation: Second Language Acquisition Laboratory

Research Interests:

Second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, sentence processing.

Research Opportunities:

If you are a Penn State undergrad interested in getting research experience, we are always looking for RAs to work in our lab. No prior experience with psychology, linguistics, or foreign language learning required. Please contact e-mail me for more information.

Recent Publications:

Jackson, C.N., & Roberts, L. (accepted). Animacy affects the processing of subject-object ambiguities in the L2: Evidence from self-paced reading with German L2 learners of Dutch. Applied Psycholinguistics.

Jackson, C.N., & Bobb, S.C. (2009). The processing and comprehension of wh-questions among second language speakers of German. Applied Psycholinguistics, 30 , 603-636.

Jackson, C.N., & Dussias, P.E. (2009). Cross-linguistic differences and their impact on L2 sentence processing. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 12(1), 65-82.

Jackson, C.N. (2008). Proficiency level and the interaction of lexical and morphosyntactic information during L2 sentence processing. Language Learning, 58(4), 875-909.

Jackson, C.N. (2008). Processing strategies and the comprehension of sentence-level input by L2 learners of German. System, 36, 388-406.

Jackson, C.N. (2007). The use and non-use of semantic information, word order, and case markings during comprehension by L2 learners of German. Modern Language Journal, 91, 418-432.