Introducing LexTALE: A quick and valid Lexical Test for Advanced Learners of English

By Kristin Lemhofer, Mirjam Broersma. Behavior Research Methods, 2011

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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.

Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Developmental and Educational Psychology

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The development of shared syntax in second language learning* (2015, background): “The participants rated their proficiency in English on a seven-point scale (a measure that correlates with more objective measures of proficiency; Lemhöfer & Broersma, 2012), and priming effects were considered as a function of proficiency.”
Does the effect of enjoyment outweigh that of anxiety in foreign language performance (2018, background): “Participants filled out the English version of the LexTALE (Lemhöfer & Broersma, 2012).”
Lextale_FR A Fast, Free, and Efficient Test to Measure Language Proficiency in French (2013, neutral): “Lemhöfer and Broersma (2012) asked their participants to make a yes/no decision to all items.”
Do ESL/EFL teachers’ emotional intelligence, teaching experience, proficiency and gender affect their classroom practice? (2018, positive): “The next part of the survey consisted of the English version of the LEXTALE, a 60-item lexical test developed by Lemhöfer and Broersma (2012).”
CONTEXTUAL WORD LEARNING DURING READING IN A SECOND LANGUAGE (2017, methodology): “Participants accepted into the study (Table 1) had an estimated higher-intermediate to advanced L2 (English) proficiency, based on their English LexTALE vocabulary scores (Lemhöfer & Broersma, 2012).”
The Myth of Cognitive Decline: Non-Linear Dynamics of Lifelong Learning (2014, methodology): “Moreover, although social evolution appears to have produced name grammars that help minimize the information processing challenges posed by names, the widespread legislation of traditional naming practices that accompanied the development of modern bureaucratic states has led to an historically unp”
Effects of primary and secondary morphological family size in monolingual and bilingual word processing (2014, methodology): “After completing the lexical decision task, participants performed the LexTALE task (Lemhöfer & Broersma, 2012).”