LexCHI:一种快速的词汇测试,用于估计中文语言水平.
Yun Wen1,2, Yicheng Qiu3, Christine Xiang Ru Leong4
1Department of Applied Linguistics, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.
Behavior research methods
|July 5, 2023
概括
研究人员开发了简短的中文词汇测试LexCHI,以客观地衡量第二语言 (L2) 熟练程度. 莱克希得分与参与者在其他语言任务中的表现相关,为认知研究提供了可靠的工具.
科学领域:
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 获得第二语言的学习.
背景情况:
- 测量第二语言 (L2) 熟练程度的方法不一致性在双语研究中带来了挑战.
- 现有的L2熟练度测量缺乏标准化,影响研究可靠性和可比性.
- 需要简短,客观和有效的工具来评估不同语言的L2熟练程度.
研究的目的:
- 介绍LexCHI,一个新的,简短的,有效的词汇测试,旨在测量汉语能力.
- 为研究人员提供标准化和客观的工具来评估汉语L2水平.
- 解决在认知研究中量化L2中文能力的方法差距.
主要方法:
- 开发LexCHI,一个简体中文的60项,两个字符的词汇测试.
- 在两个单独的研究中,对L2汉语学习者进行LexCHI的管理.
- 对LexCHI分数与已建立的L2评估任务的表现进行相关性分析,包括翻译和封闭测试.
主要成果:
- 莱克希 (LexCHI) 证明了测试成绩和参与者在翻译任务中的表现之间存在显著的相关性.
- 莱克斯CHI得分还显示了与克洛兹测试中的表现有显著的相关性,表明了构造有效性.
- 该测试简短,只需要几分钟才能完成,但却产生了有意义的熟练度数据.
结论:
- LexCHI 是一个有效和可靠的工具,用于客观地测量L2中文水平.
- 该测试可以被研究人员自由使用,研究双语和学习中文语言的认知方面.
- 莱克希 (LexCHI) 为标准化中文L2水平评估做出了贡献,提高了研究严谨度.
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