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About Us<\/h2>\n

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The Motivation and Intercultural Relations (MIR) Lab is a social psychology lab located within the Department of Psychology<\/a> at the University of Victoria, located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.\u00a0The MIR Lab is committed to enhancing the wellbeing, socio-cultural adaptation and acculturation of immigrants, ethnic minorities and diverse individuals by focusing on topics of intercultural communication, immigrants’ integration, language learning, and motivation. Our vision is to train students in research processes in these areas, and share this knowledge with our community.<\/p>\n

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We acknowledge and respect the l\u0259k\u0313\u02b7\u0259\u014b\u0259n peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W\u0331S\u00c1NE\u0106 peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Areas of Research<\/h2>\n

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Intercultural Communication<\/h3>\n

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We study how culture affects communication and social relations, in addition to the way in which people perceive, think about, feel about and interact with people in other groups.<\/p>\n

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Motivation<\/h3>\n

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Motivation is the central gear of the MIR Lab. We study what moves people to act and think the way they do in different social and educational contexts.<\/p>\n

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Language Learning<\/h3>\n

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We study the psychology of language learning, including why and how people learn different languages and interact with people from other cultures.<\/p>\n

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Immigrants’ Integration<\/h3>\n

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We study the psychological processes related to immigration, including negotiating loss and separation from the country of origin, language learning, identity changes, and experiences of discrimination.<\/p>\n

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We are a group of researchers from the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Everyone in the team contributing to the lab\u2019s functioning – Graduate students, honours students, indepedent study students, and undergraduate research assistants \u2013 we all play a vital role in this effort.\u00a0 The director of the MIR lab is Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou<\/a><\/span>, who is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology.<\/p>\n

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About UsThe Motivation and Intercultural Relations (MIR) Lab is a social psychology lab located within the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria, located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.\u00a0The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16388,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

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About Us<\/h2>

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The Motivation and Intercultural Relations Lab is a social psychology lab located within the Department of Psychology<\/a> at the University of Victoria, located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The MIR Lab is committed to enhancing the wellbeing, socio-cultural adaptation and acculturation of immigrants, ethnic minorities and diverse individuals by focusing on topics of intercultural communication, immigrants' integration, language learning, and motivation. Our vision is to train students in research processes in these areas, and share this knowledge with our community.\u00a0<\/p>

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Areas of Research<\/h2>

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Intercultural Communication<\/h3>

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We study how culture affects communication and social relations, in addition to the way in which people perceive, think about, feel about and interact with people in other groups.<\/p>

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Immigrants' Integration<\/h3>

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We study the psychological processes related to immigration, including negotiating loss and separation from the country of origin, language learning, identity changes, and experiences of discrimination.<\/p>

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Language Learning<\/h3>

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We study the psychology of language learning, including why and how people learn different languages and interact with people from other cultures.\u00a0<\/p>

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Motivation<\/h3>

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Motivation is the central gear of the MIR Lab. We study what moves people to act and think the way they do in different social and educational contexts.\u00a0<\/p>

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The Lab Director of the MIR lab is Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology.<\/p>

The rest of our lab is composed of graduate students, honours students, and undergraduate research assistants.<\/p>

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