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Lextale-Esp: A test to rapidly and efficiently assess the Spanish vocabulary size
C Izura,
F Cuetos,
M Brysbaert,
Cristina Izura 
Psicologica, Volume: 35
Swansea University Author:
Cristina Izura
Abstract
The methods to measure vocabulary size vary across disciplines. This heterogeneityhinders direct comparisons between studies and slows down the understanding ofresearch findings. A quick, free and efficient test of English language proficiency,LexTALE, was recently developed to remedy this problem....
| Published in: | Psicologica |
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| Published: |
2014
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https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16930557004 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16250 |
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| Abstract: |
The methods to measure vocabulary size vary across disciplines. This heterogeneityhinders direct comparisons between studies and slows down the understanding ofresearch findings. A quick, free and efficient test of English language proficiency,LexTALE, was recently developed to remedy this problem. LexTALE has beenvalidated and shown to be an effective tool for distinguishing between different levelsof 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 thetest: Lextale-Esp. The test discriminated well at the high and the low end of Spanishproficiency and returned a big difference between the vocabulary size of Spanishnative and non-native speakers. |
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| Keywords: |
Spanish proficiency test, vocabulary size, first language, and second |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |