TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing English language learners' collocation knowledge
T2 - A systematic review of receptive and productive measurements
AU - Ding, Chen
AU - Reynolds, Barry Lee
AU - Szabo, Csaba Z.
AU - Boone, Griet
N1 - Funding Information:
Research funding: The current study was supported by the University of Macau under grant number MYRG-GRG2023-00112-FED.
PY - 2024/1/4
Y1 - 2024/1/4
N2 - Since collocation knowledge is integral to second language vocabulary depth, it necessitates a careful examination of various measurement approaches. To this end, the current paper provides an overview and evaluation of extant collocation measurements used in empirical studies on L2 English (N = 153) published between 1980 and 2023 indexed in the SSCI, SCIE, AHCI, SCOPUS, and ERIC databases. Six instruments, seven item formats, and three other assessment tools were identified and reviewed for the assessment of receptive and productive collocation knowledge. The review focused on the collocation knowledge measured by each tool, the instrument and/or item format employed, item design, reported reliability, and potential drawbacks of employing each instrument and item format in research or practice. The review proposes several theoretical and practical considerations for future assessments of and research on English collocation knowledge.
AB - Since collocation knowledge is integral to second language vocabulary depth, it necessitates a careful examination of various measurement approaches. To this end, the current paper provides an overview and evaluation of extant collocation measurements used in empirical studies on L2 English (N = 153) published between 1980 and 2023 indexed in the SSCI, SCIE, AHCI, SCOPUS, and ERIC databases. Six instruments, seven item formats, and three other assessment tools were identified and reviewed for the assessment of receptive and productive collocation knowledge. The review focused on the collocation knowledge measured by each tool, the instrument and/or item format employed, item design, reported reliability, and potential drawbacks of employing each instrument and item format in research or practice. The review proposes several theoretical and practical considerations for future assessments of and research on English collocation knowledge.
KW - collocation
KW - collocation measurement
KW - instruments
KW - item formats
KW - receptive and productive knowledge
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U2 - 10.1515/iral-2022-0163
DO - 10.1515/iral-2022-0163
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85181501154
SN - 0019-042X
SP - 1
EP - 24
JO - IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
JF - IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
ER -