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A Multiple Word Association Probe in Second Language Acquisition Research1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

Heleen Kruse ,
James Pankhurst  and
Michael Sharwood Smith
Heleen Kruse
Affiliation:
English Department, University of Utrecht
James Pankhurst
Affiliation:
English Department, University of Utrecht
Michael Sharwood Smith
Affiliation:
English Department, University of Utrecht
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Abstract

The background to word association tests is described, their potential relevance to second language research considered, and the history of their use as L2 measuring instruments reviewed. A computer-controlled word association test is described, its reliability established, and its validity as a measure of language proficiency established by means of comparison with other tests.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 141 - 154
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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