验证语料库用于德语试题设计的可能性

Verifying the possibility of corpus-based German test design

本研究以选择题为设计与比较对象,将用语料库设计成的试题与德语专业四级考试的权威试题进行比对,以验证德语语料库用于德语试题设计的可能性。研究问题包括:(1)用语料库设计的试题是否有助于提升测试的公平性?(2)用语料库设计的试题是否保证信度和效度,从而证明Alderson的观点?研究结果表明,德语语料库作为德语试题设计的一个重要来源,具有应用于未来的德语试卷设计的可行性,但不能完全代替试题设计者所起的作用。

This paper uses the multiple-choice as the object of design and comparison, and compares the corpus- based test items and the original test items in the PGG （ Die Prtifung fur das Germanistik - Grundstudium, Test for German Major, Level Four） to verify the possibilities of corpus-based German test design. The research questions include： （ 1 ） whether the corpus-based design is helpful in improving the fairness of the test？ （2） whether the corpus- based design can guarantee the test reliability and validity, so as to prove Alderson＇s point of view？ The results show that the German corpus is an important source for the design of the German test items, and it can be applied in future German test design, while it cannot replace the test designer.