If you don’t Know, Why Don't you ask? What are the THAM's?

Authors: Figueira APC*, Pinto MA and Ribeiro C

Volume 4, Issue 5

Abstract

We intend to operationalize the construct metalinguistic awareness and present three tests (THAMs, tests of metalinguistic abilities), tests or resources that allow analyzing this competence. Given that we consider this capacity important and amenable to promotion from childhood, the proposal offers tools for three different age groups: for children, THAM-1, for adolescents, THAM-2 and for adults, THAM-3. These resources are adaptations to the European Portuguese of MAT's, original in Italian version, of internationally recognized authors, with versions in several languages, worldwide disseminated, even by way of a project European, MATEL. At the national level, they are already in circulation, by the publication of a book, and there are several investigations.

Keywords: Metalinguistic awareness; Assessment

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