Dictation as a measure of Japanese proficiency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19380293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariko Kaga (Carleton College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 112-124 |
| Publication date | 1991-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Testing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5322 • E-ISSN: 1477-0946 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/026553229100800202 |
| OpenAlex | W2016137577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
While a number of researchers have reported positive and high reliability and validity for dictation as a measure of language proficiency in English and French as second languages, not much research on dictation has been con ducted with other languages, particularly where there is a close correspondence between pronounciation and orthography. Stansfield (1977) found that dicta tion was only a moderately valid measure for Spanish as a second language. The study reported here examined whether a form of modified dictation called 'graduated dictation' would be able to discriminate between different language proficiency levels in students learning Japanese at an American university. ANOVA showed that there were significant differences between proficiency levels. Results also suggested that dictation would be an effective measure of language proficiency even if a target language has a very close relationship between its pronounciation and orthography
Dictation · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Orthography · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2025 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |