Introducing LexTale
A quick and valid Lexical Test for Advanced Learners of English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23360366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin Lemhöfer (0000-0003-0430-3968, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author), Mirjam Broersma (0000-0001-8511-2877, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 325-343 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Behavior Research Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1554-351X • E-ISSN: 1554-3528 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3758/s13428-011-0146-0 |
| PMID | 21898159 |
| PMCID | PMC3356522 |
| OpenAlex | W2117031222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 491 |
| References cited | 50 |
The increasing number of experimental studies on second language (L2) processing, frequently with English as the L2, calls for a practical and valid measure of English vocabulary knowledge and proficiency. In a large-scale study with Dutch and Korean speakers of L2 English, we tested whether LexTALE, a 5-min vocabulary test, is a valid predictor of English vocabulary knowledge and, possibly, even of general English proficiency. Furthermore, the validity of LexTALE was compared with that of self-ratings of proficiency, a measure frequently used by L2 researchers. The results showed the following in both speaker groups: (1) LexTALE was a good predictor of English vocabulary knowledge; 2) it also correlated substantially with a measure of general English proficiency; and 3) LexTALE was generally superior to self-ratings in its predictions. LexTALE, but not self-ratings, also correlated highly with previous experimental data on two word recognition paradigms. The test can be carried out on or downloaded from www.lextale.com .
Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Measure (data warehouse) · Natural language processing · Test (biology) · Vocabulary · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification
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