語彙レベルディクテーションテストの日本人学習者への適用

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Fountain and Nation (2000) developed a vocabulary-based graded dictation test (Vocabulary Levels Dictation Test; VLDT) "which focused strongly on vocabulary knowledge and which could be used with learners of widely differing proficiencies." They provided four equivalent forms and showed high reliability and validity. However, there are few reports on the application of VLDT because it is too difficult for EFL learners to apply VLDT such as the Lexical Frequency Profile or the Vocabulary-size test of controlled productive ability. The purpose of this study was to verify the applicability and reliability of the VLDT test for Japanese EFL learners, given to 337 female college students who answered VLDT-Test forms A and B. The results indicated statistically significant correlations and alpha coefficients of 0.86 for both tests, and showed the reliability of the VLDT. On the other hand, the average scores of the VLDT were quite low, which suggests the possibility that the VLDT measured memory spans rather than vocabulary knowledge.
社団法人大学英語教育学会の論文
2010-03-20