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LexCHI: A quick lexical test for estimating language proficiency in Chinese

Wen, Yun; Qiu, Yicheng; Leong, Christine Xiang Ru; van Heuven, Walter J.B.

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Authors

Yun Wen

Yicheng Qiu

Christine Xiang Ru Leong



Abstract

A prominent methodological issue in cognitive research on bilingualism is the lack of consistency in measuring second language (L2) proficiency. To reduce the inconsistency in L2 proficiency measurements, brief and valid vocabulary tests have been developed as an objective measure of proficiency in a variety of languages (e.g., English, French, Spanish). Here, we present LexCHI, a valid lexical test to measure Chinese proficiency. This freely available short test consists of 60 two-character items presented in simplified Chinese. Although it only takes a few minutes to complete LexCHI, the LexCHI scores in two studies correlated significantly with L2 participants' performance in a translation task and a cloze test. We believe that LexCHI is a useful tool for researchers who need to objectively measure Chinese proficiency as part of their investigations.

Citation

Wen, Y., Qiu, Y., Leong, C. X. R., & van Heuven, W. J. (2024). LexCHI: A quick lexical test for estimating language proficiency in Chinese. Behavior Research Methods, 56(3), 2333-2352. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02151-z

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 24, 2023
Online Publication Date Jul 5, 2023
Publication Date Mar 1, 2024
Deposit Date Jun 22, 2023
Publicly Available Date Jul 6, 2024
Journal Behavior Research Methods
Print ISSN 1554-351X
Electronic ISSN 1554-3528
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 56
Issue 3
Pages 2333-2352
DOI https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02151-z
Keywords Chinese vocabulary test, Language proficiency, Bilingualism
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/22183044
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-023-02151-z
Additional Information Accepted: 24 May 2023; First Online: 5 July 2023

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