Coll-It: uno strumento di valutazione della competenza collocazionale. Realizzazione e somministrazione di un test sulle collocazioni verbo-nome per apprendenti di italiano L2/LS

Abstract

This contribution presents a preliminary study on COLL-IT, a collocational competence test for learners of Italian L2/LS. The test assesses learners’ ability to match appropriate verb-noun pairs and is based on a reference syllabus of collocations at B1, B2, and C CEFR levels. It was administered to 103 Spanish speaking learners of Italian. Statistical analyses reveal encouraging outcomes in terms of score reliability and provide preliminary evidence supporting construct validity. Despite a number of limitations that may be overcome in future administrations, COLL-IT makes an innovative contribution to collocational competence testing in Italian L2/LS research.