Lextale-Esp: A Test to Rapidly and Efficiently Assess the Spanish Vocabulary Size

Autor/inn/en	Izura, Cristina; Cuetos, Fernando; Brysbaert, Marc
Titel	Lextale-Esp: A Test to Rapidly and Efficiently Assess the Spanish Vocabulary Size
Quelle	In: Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 35 (2014) 1, S.49-66 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0211-2159
Schlagwörter	Vocabulary; Language Proficiency; Spanish; Test Construction; Native Speakers; Second Languages; Measurement Techniques; Foreign Countries; College Students; Adults; Test Items; Scores; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wortschatz; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Spanisch; Testaufbau; Muttersprachler; Second language; Zweitsprache; Messtechnik; Ausland; Collegestudent; Test content; Testaufgabe; Spanien
Abstract	The methods to measure vocabulary size vary across disciplines. This heterogeneity hinders direct comparisons between studies and slows down the understanding of research findings. A quick, free and efficient test of English language proficiency, LexTALE, was recently developed to remedy this problem. LexTALE has been validated and shown to be an effective tool for distinguishing between different levels of proficiency in English. The test has also been made available in Dutch, German, and French. The present study discusses the development of a Spanish version of the test: Lextale-Esp. The test discriminated well at the high and the low end of Spanish proficiency and returned a big difference between the vocabulary size of Spanish native and non-native speakers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Valencia. Dept. Metodologia, Facultad de Psicologia, Avda. Blasco Ibanez 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain. Tel: +34-96-386-4100; Web site: http://www.uv.es/revispsi/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10