Estimating CEFR Reading Comprehension Text Complexity

Autor/in	Natova, Ivanka
Titel	Estimating CEFR Reading Comprehension Text Complexity
Quelle	In: Language Learning Journal, 49 (2021) 6, S.699-710 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Natova, Ivanka)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-1736
DOI	10.1080/09571736.2019.1665088
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Rating Scales; Guidelines; Vocabulary Skills; Readability; Difficulty Level; Language Styles; Test Validity; Language Tests; Reading Comprehension; Foreign Countries; Reading Tests; Translation; Comparative Analysis; Slavic Languages; English (Second Language); College Students; Europe; Bulgaria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Rating-Skala; Richtlinien; Aktiver Wortschatz; Lesbarkeit; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Sprachstil; Testvalidität; Language test; Sprachtest; Leseverstehen; Ausland; Lesetest; Slawische Sprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Europa; Bulgarien
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to present qualitative and quantitative tools to assist teachers and authors of examination materials in their preliminary assessment of text complexity/difficulty according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The qualitative scales were compiled specially for this study, based on previous research and development in the field. The quantitative scales are based on existing online instruments for stylistic and lexical analysis, adjusted to CEFR levels. Using these tools, we select and analyse texts which should represent appropriate difficulty at the various CEFR levels. The validity of the instruments is tested at B1 and B2 levels by inviting students assessed at these levels to translate the corresponding texts. The majority of the tested learners demonstrated understanding of at least 90% of the vocabulary of the text corresponding to their level. This confirms the validity of the tools proposed in assessing text complexity according to CEFR levels, at least as far as the intermediate levels B1 and B2 are concerned. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01