C-Test and Vocabulary Knowledge

Autor/in	Karimi, Neda
Titel	C-Test and Vocabulary Knowledge
Quelle	In: Language Testing in Asia, 1 (2011) 4, S.7-38, Artikel 7 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-0443
DOI	10.1186/2229-0443-1-4-7
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Vocabulary Development; Student Evaluation; Language Variation; Iran; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Wortschatzarbeit; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Sprachenvielfalt
Abstract	This study aims to investigate the applicability of C-test in vocabulary assessment. Doing so four C-tests, two different in terms of their lexical richness (measured through P_Lex) and the other two different in terms of their lexical variation (measured through type/token ratio), were developed and the performance of 74 and 77 Iranian TEFL MA students on these tests was examined. These C-tests were identical in every term except lexical characteristics. The results revealed that the test takers performed significantly different in both situations. This led to the conclusion that C-test has the potential to tap vocabulary knowledge and with the consideration of lexical characteristics of C-test texts we can tailor C-tests that are suitable for vocabulary knowledge assessment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01