Dear researcher,
You are invited to participate in this survey of the acceptability of language errors in research writing. It requires around ten minutes of your your time. You will be asked to rate the acceptability of the English language in a short sample of research writing. For background information, some questions are also asked relating to experience in research writing, current field of research, etc.
This study is being conducted by Cassi Liardét (Chief Investigator) and Leigh McDowell (Co- Investigator) of the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, and is designed as a part of Leigh McDowell's PhD research. Contact details of the investigators are as follows.
Dr. Cassi Liardét (Chief Investigator)
12 Second Way, Rm. 509
Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Ph: +61 (0)2 9850 6704
cassi.liardet@mq.edu.au
Leigh McDowell (Co Investigator)
Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Macquarie University, NSW 2109
leigh.mcdowell@hdr.mq.edu.au
Any information or personal details gathered in this survey are anonymous, optional, and strictly confidential, except as required by law. Participation is entirely voluntary: you are not obliged to participate and if you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time without having to give a reason and without consequence.
The ethical aspects of this study have been approved by the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee. If you have any complaints or reservations about any ethical aspect of your participation in this research, please contact the Committee through the Director, Research Ethics (telephone (02) 9850 7854; email ethics@mq.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and investigated, and you will be informed of the outcome.
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