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Development and ini...
Development and initial validation of a yes/no vocabulary test for North Sámi : Drawing on item response theory and signal detection theory
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- Gyllstad, Henrik (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Språkinlärning,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Språk, Kognition och Discourse@Lund (SKD@L),Engelska,Avdelningen för engelska,Sektion 4,Språk- och litteraturcentrum,Institutioner,Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna,LAMiNATE (Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Teaching),Language Acquisition,Lund University Research Groups,Language, Cognition and Discourse@Lund (LCD@L),English Studies,Division of English Studies,Section 4,Centre for Languages and Literature,Departments,Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology,LAMiNATE (Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Teaching)
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- Kupisch, Tanja (författare)
- University of Konstanz
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- Lloyd-Smith, Anika (författare)
- University of Konstanz
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- Engelska 43 s.
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Ingår i: ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Belgium). - 0019-0829.
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Abstract
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- This paper accounts for the development and initial validation of a yes/no vocabulary test of North Sámi called North Sámi Vocabulary Test (NSVT). North Sámi (NS) is an Indigenous language spoken in northern Scandinavia. Being an endangered language, NS is in need of revitalisation efforts. One contribution is the provision of proficiency assessment tools. We administered a 75-item NSVT version (50 real verbs and 25 pseudoverbs) to users of North Sámi in Sweden and Norway (N = 289). Evidence of high item- and person-based reliability and separation indices were observed, as well as support for a number of validity facets. High correlations existed between NSVT scores and self-reported and rated spoken proficiency. The NSVT provides quick and reliable assessment of vocabulary knowledge and an indication of overall language proficiency in North Sámi.
Ämnesord
- HUMANIORA -- Språk och litteratur -- Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- Languages and Literature -- General Language Studies and Linguistics (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- language proficiency
- Rasch
- Item Response Theory
- yes/no test
- vocabulary
- Indigenous language
- Signal Detection Theory
- North Sámi
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- art (ämneskategori)
- ref (ämneskategori)
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