Ardila Alfredo, Lopez-Recio Alexandra, Sakowitz Ariel, Sanchez Estefania, Sarmiento Stephanie
a Communication Sciences and Disorders, Florida International University , Miami , Florida , USA.
Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2019 Sep-Oct;26(5):497-502. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2018.1448819. Epub 2018 Apr 4.
This study was aimed at studying the Verbal IQ in two groups of Spanish/English bilinguals: simultaneous and early sequential bilinguals. 48 Spanish/English bilinguals born in the U.S. or Latin American countries but moving to United States before the age of 10 were selected. The verbal subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (English and Spanish) - Third Edition (WAIS-III) was administered. Overall, performance was significantly better in English for both groups of bilinguals. Verbal IQ difference when tested in Spanish and English was about one standard deviation higher in English for simultaneous bilinguals, and about half standard deviation for early sequential bilinguals. In both groups, Verbal IQ in English was about 100; considering the level of education of our sample (bachelor degree, on average), it can be assumed that Verbal IQ in English was lower than expected, suggesting that bilinguals may be penalized even when evaluated in the dominant language.
本研究旨在探究两组西班牙语/英语双语者的言语智商：同时双语者和早期连续双语者。选取了48名在美国或拉丁美洲国家出生、但10岁前移居美国的西班牙语/英语双语者。对其施测了韦氏成人智力量表（英语和西班牙语）第三版（WAIS-III）的言语分测验。总体而言，两组双语者在英语测试中的表现均显著更好。同时双语者在西班牙语和英语测试时的言语智商差异，英语比西班牙语高约一个标准差；早期连续双语者则约为半个标准差。两组中，英语的言语智商约为100；考虑到我们样本的教育水平（平均为学士学位），可以推测英语的言语智商低于预期，这表明双语者即便用优势语言进行评估，也可能处于不利地位。
