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ERIC Number: EJ629599
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0265-5322
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Examining the Yes/No Vocabulary Test: Some Methodological Issues in Theory and Practice.
Beeckmans, Renaud; Eyckmans, June; Janssens, Vera; Dufranne, Michel; Van de Velde, Hans
Language Testing, v18 n3 p235-74 Jul 2001
Evaluates the characteristics of Yes/No tests as a measure for receptive vocabulary size in a second language (L2). The evaluation was conducted both on theoretical grounds as well as on the basis of a large corpus of data collected with French learners of Dutch. Focuses on the internal qualities of the format in comparison with other more classical test formats. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Dutch, French, Language Tests, Receptive Language, Second Language Learning, Test Format, Testing, Theory Practice Relationship, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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