31st Day of Ashan,
718th Arc
718th Arc
The walk to the Dean’s office would, for some people, feel like a long one. Most students only went there if they had committed transgressions of such a great magnitude that only the most senior officials in the Academy could deal with them, or, like Virikai, a student was applying for funding to complete their own research. Both were frightening concepts, but Virikai took it easily in his stride. It was like his whole life had been leading up to this moment. Well, no, this was just another step towards his ultimate success, and that was exactly how he viewed it.
His project was an ambitious one, and a voice in the back of his head, his father’s voice, told him his proposal would not be accepted - he had only just recently completed his Certificate in Medicine, and was proposing this research in order to gain his Diploma. His knowledge of research methods, whilst somewhat competent, was by no means near to par for this endeavour, even if his ability in medicine far surpassed the level he was currently working towards.
But Virikai had spent a number of trials - arcs, really - squashing that small inner voice. He was intelligent enough, he was capable of anything. He was worthy of Yvithia’s blessing, of her favour, adoration. Of honour.
Trandino Adarius, Dean of the Institute of Science, was a medical man, though he was more focused on the sub-category of herbalism. Virikai was more interested in Neurology, obviously, but the man was a Dean, covering all fields under his domain, so he would at least have some idea of what Virikai was suggesting.
The easiest challenge, he supposed, would be to convince Trandino that joint supervision, with some support from an academic in the Institute of Languages and Linguistics. The Viden Academy loved inter-departmental working… even if some of the academics from other departments were a bit… stiff. But it was necessary for his project: though Virikai was interested in the neurological applications of his hypothesis, he needed expertise from knowledgeable linguists as well. The problem was that, while Trandino knew about the Facility of Retrospective Analysis, Virikai doubted that many of the other Deans, or academics from other Institutes, would share that knowledge - the need for linguists to be privy to it, up until now, was small. Part of his proposal would potentially involve the FRA research subjects, where he could find multiple children from all races who had been raised with the Ancient Tongue as their native language - the perfect test environment.
The proposal had been submitted some trials ago, and the panel, if, indeed, it was a panel, would have had the chance to read over it before arranging this meeting. Virikai himself had prepared himself for whatever question they could come up with. Reaching the door, he took a deep breath before knocking on the door and entering the room.
His project was an ambitious one, and a voice in the back of his head, his father’s voice, told him his proposal would not be accepted - he had only just recently completed his Certificate in Medicine, and was proposing this research in order to gain his Diploma. His knowledge of research methods, whilst somewhat competent, was by no means near to par for this endeavour, even if his ability in medicine far surpassed the level he was currently working towards.
But Virikai had spent a number of trials - arcs, really - squashing that small inner voice. He was intelligent enough, he was capable of anything. He was worthy of Yvithia’s blessing, of her favour, adoration. Of honour.
Trandino Adarius, Dean of the Institute of Science, was a medical man, though he was more focused on the sub-category of herbalism. Virikai was more interested in Neurology, obviously, but the man was a Dean, covering all fields under his domain, so he would at least have some idea of what Virikai was suggesting.
The easiest challenge, he supposed, would be to convince Trandino that joint supervision, with some support from an academic in the Institute of Languages and Linguistics. The Viden Academy loved inter-departmental working… even if some of the academics from other departments were a bit… stiff. But it was necessary for his project: though Virikai was interested in the neurological applications of his hypothesis, he needed expertise from knowledgeable linguists as well. The problem was that, while Trandino knew about the Facility of Retrospective Analysis, Virikai doubted that many of the other Deans, or academics from other Institutes, would share that knowledge - the need for linguists to be privy to it, up until now, was small. Part of his proposal would potentially involve the FRA research subjects, where he could find multiple children from all races who had been raised with the Ancient Tongue as their native language - the perfect test environment.
The proposal had been submitted some trials ago, and the panel, if, indeed, it was a panel, would have had the chance to read over it before arranging this meeting. Virikai himself had prepared himself for whatever question they could come up with. Reaching the door, he took a deep breath before knocking on the door and entering the room.
Research Question:
Are an individual's thoughts and actions determined by the native language or languages said individual speaks?
Method:
Pilot study of human, ellune and eídisi people raised in Viden, each of whose parents raised them with different, or multiple native languages (Common, Leni and Ancient Tongues). The study aims to attract five participants of each language group from these different races. It will involve descriptive analysis over periods of observation and communication with each participant.
Are an individual's thoughts and actions determined by the native language or languages said individual speaks?
Method:
Pilot study of human, ellune and eídisi people raised in Viden, each of whose parents raised them with different, or multiple native languages (Common, Leni and Ancient Tongues). The study aims to attract five participants of each language group from these different races. It will involve descriptive analysis over periods of observation and communication with each participant.