Lextale-Esp: A test to rapidly and efficiently assess the Spanish vocabulary size

• Cristina Izura ^[1] ; Fernando Cuetos ^[2] ; Marc Brysbaert ^[3]
  1. [1] Swansea University

     Swansea University

     Castle, Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Oviedo

     Universidad de Oviedo

     Oviedo, España

     
  3. [3] Ghent University

     Ghent University

     Arrondissement Gent, Bélgica

     

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• Localización: Psicológica: Revista de metodología y psicología experimental, ISSN-e 1576-8597, ISSN 0211-2159, Vol. 35, Nº 1, 2014, págs. 49-66
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Lextale-Esp: Un test para la rápida y eficaz evaluación del tamaño del vocabulario en español
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  • español

    Los métodos para medir el tamaño del vocabulario varían según las disciplinas. Esta heterogeneidad dificulta las comparaciones entre estudios y enlentece la comprensión de los hallazgos. Para remediar este problema, recientemente ha sido desarrollado un test de competencia lingüística en inglés que es rápido, eficaz y gratis, el LexTALE. El LexTALE ha sido validado y ha demostrado ser una herramienta eficaz para distinguir entre distintos niveles de competencia lingüística en inglés. El test también se ha realizado en holandés, alemán y francés. El presente estudio presenta la versión española del test; Lextale-Esp. El test mostró una buena discriminación entre los niveles altos y bajos de competencia en español y reveló grandes diferencias entre el tamaño de vocabulario de nativos y no nativos.

  • English

    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.

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