younger children assent

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Appendix I
Assent Form for Younger Children (7 – 13 years of age)
Title of Study: Choices and Consequences: Exploring Identity Construction in Plurilingual G1.5 Iranian-
Canadian Children
Principal Researcher: Ahmad Zirak Ghazani Advisor: Sandra Kouritzin
Phone: [phone] Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] / Email: sand[email protected]
This research has been approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University of Manitoba, Fort
Garry campus. Contact information: the Human Ethics Officer at 204-474-7122 or
[email protected]
We want to tell you about a research study we are doing. A research study is a way to learn more
about something. We would like to find out more about children who can speak Farsi and are
learning to speak French and English at the same time.
I am inviting you to participate in this study because you can speak Farsi, and you are
learning to speak English and French at school. You are between 7-17 years of age, and your
parents are immigrants.
If you agree to join this study, you will be asked to answer some questions, describe your
favourite object that represents the Farsi language, write a little paragraph, draw and colour some
pictures. It will take like two hours and a half for your to do all of these. I will only meet you
only once online. You will answer some questions on your computer, draw and write a little
paragraph whenever you like. Your parents will not be present when you answer my questions.
After the end of the study, I will use some of your answers, drawings, and pictures to write some
reports. I will publish these reports. The reports will not include your name or that you were in
the study
This study will help us learn more about children who speak learn to speak several
languages. You do not have to join this study. It is up to you. You can say okay now and change
your mind later. All you have to do is tell us you want to stop. No one will be mad at you if you
don’t want to be in the study or if you join the study and change your mind later and stop. There
might be some questions that make you upset. You can skip the questions that you don’t like.
The information collected about you during this study will be kept safely locked up.
Nobody will know it except the people doing the research. The study information about you will
be given to your parents. The researchers will not tell your friends or anyone else. And you are
not going to write your names on your drawings or writings or sign them.
Before you say yes or no to being in this study, we will answer any questions you have.
If you join the study, you can ask questions at any time. Just tell the researcher that you have a
question. If you have any questions about this study, please feel free to contact Mr. Zirak at 431-
373-4660
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G1.5 Iranian-Canadian Children
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Participant’s Initials:
I do hope that you will agree to participate in the study. If you do, please complete the
attached assent. Thank you for your time.
 Yes, I will be in this research study. No, I don’t want to do this.
Child’s name Signature Date
Person obtaining Assent Signature Date
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N.S
Nazanin
Shamseddiny
Digitally signed by Nazanin
Shamseddiny
Date: 2021.11.26 17:56:42
-05'00'
fatemeh
akbarizadeh
Digitally signed by fatemeh
akbarizadeh
Date: 2021.11.26 17:57:24
-05'00'
Nazanin Shamseddiny
Fatemeh akbarizadeh
11/26/2021
11/26/2021