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Validating a Test of Second Language Written Lexical Retrieval: a New Measure of Fluency in Written Language Production
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Snellings, P.; van Gelderen, A.; de Glopper, K. – Language Testing, 2004
Lexical retrieval is an essential subprocess of language production and crucial in fluent writing and speaking. In this study we discuss a new measure of the speed of written lexical retrieval in a second language, the Written Productive Translation Task (WPTT). In contrast to Picture Naming tasks, the WPTT is not restricted to concrete nouns and…
Descriptors: Second Languages;Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Written Language, Vocabulary