Self-ratings of Spoken Language Dominance: A Multi-Lingual Naming Test (MINT) and Preliminary Norms for Young and Aging Spanish-English Bilinguals.
Self-ratings of Spoken Language Dominance: A Multi-Lingual Naming Test (MINT) and Preliminary Norms for Young and Aging Spanish-English Bilinguals.
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10.1017/s1366728911000332
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2012-07
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Cera CM
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Gollan TH;Weissberger GH;Runnqvist E;Montoya RI;Cera CM
本研究探讨了不同的双语语言能力的自我报告，能力访谈，图片命名技能的对比措施之间的对应关系。52个年轻的（实验1）和20岁（实验2）西班牙语-英语双语者提供自我评价的熟练程度，口语水平进行了采访，并命名图片中的多语言测试（薄荷糖，并在实验1中也是波士顿薄荷糖测试; BNT）。自我评级，熟练程度面试，和MINT没有显着不同的双语者分为语言优势群体，但命名测试（特别是BNT）分类双语者更英语占主导地位的比其他措施。在每种语言的熟练程度和语言优势的措施之间观察到很强的相关性，但不平衡的双语程度（指数分数）。根据不同的衡量标准，多达60%的双语者在他们自我报告的非主导语言中得分最高。BNT通过低估西班牙语能力而扭曲了双语评估。这些结果说明了自我评级可以提供什么和不能提供什么，说明了使用为单语者设计的测量来测试双语者的陷阱，并邀请采用多测量目标驱动的方法将双语者分类到优势群体中。
This study investigated correspondence between different measures of bilingual language proficiency contrasting self-report, proficiency interview, and picture naming skills. Fifty-two young (Experiment 1) and 20 aging (Experiment 2) Spanish-English bilinguals provided self-ratings of proficiency level, were interviewed for spoken proficiency, and named pictures in a Multilingual Naming Test (MINT, and in Experiment 1 also the Boston Naming Test; BNT). Self-ratings, proficiency interview, and the MINT did not differ significantly in classifying bilinguals into language-dominance groups, but naming tests (especially the BNT) classified bilinguals as more English-dominant than other measures. Strong correlations were observed between measures of proficiency in each language and language-dominance, but not degree of balanced bilingualism (index scores). Depending on the measure, up to 60% of bilinguals scored best in their self-reported non-dominant language. The BNT distorted bilingual assessment by underestimating ability in Spanish. These results illustrate what self-ratings can and cannot provide, illustrate the pitfalls of testing bilinguals with measures designed for monolinguals, and invite a multi-measure goal driven approach to classifying bilinguals into dominance groups.