{"id":11129,"date":"2019-02-27T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T16:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?p=11129"},"modified":"2019-02-27T11:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T16:37:36","slug":"ics-colloquium-programming-as-a-second-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/2019\/ics-colloquium-programming-as-a-second-language\/","title":{"rendered":"ICS Colloquium: Programming as a Second Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 06, 2019\u00a03:00pm-4:30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Dunton Tower: Room 2203<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/people\/jay-jennings-2\/\">\u00a0Jay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/people\/jay-jennings-2\/\"> Jennings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>Programming as a Second Language<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Computer programming has become a highly valued and sought after skill, and understanding how the brain processes and learns an inherently artificial programming language has pedagogical implications for designing instruction in computer science courses, and also theoretical implications for linguistics and cognitive science.\u00a0 Neural evidence has shown when experienced programmers are asked to read and comprehend code, the areas of the brain involved in division of attention, working memory, and problem solving were unsurprisingly activated.\u00a0 However, there is also strong activation in language processing areas.\u00a0 Furthermore, as people gain more expertise in a programming language, the disparate neural areas converge on the language specific areas, mimicking a pattern of natural second language learning in adults.<\/p>\n<p>The talk will outline an ongoing study that is investigating cross-language transfer effects between a person&#8217;s native language and a programming language.\u00a0 Cross language 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