Adaptation and normative data of the cognitive assessment battery of language (BECLA-Tr) for the Turkish adult population
Aphasiology, cilt.40, sa.3, ss.447-464, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02687038.2025.2451661
- Dergi Adı: Aphasiology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Communication & Mass Media Index, EMBASE, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.447-464
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Assessment, language and language disorders, norms/normative studies
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: Normal cognitive aging is identified from pathological through the administration of neuropsychological tests, including tests of language ability. Compared to English, available tests and test batteries for assessing acquired language deficits in Turkish speakers are much more limited. This study reports on the adaptation and generation of normative data of the The Batterie d’Évaluation Cognitive du Langage (BECLA) for the adult Turkish population. Method: The article describes two studies. Study 1 concerns the Turkish adaptation of the BECLA (BECLA-Tr). Study 2 examined a group of older neurotypical Turkish-speaking adults to obtain normative data. Results: In Study 1, some changes were made to adapt the original test battery linguistically and culturally for use in Turkey. In Study 2, normative data were obtained based on the performance of 409 participants aged 18 years and older with different education levels. Conclusion: The BECLA-Tr fills an important gap in the clinical practice of speech and language pathologists in Turkey. This comprehensive test battery has the potential to help clinicians and researchers better detect acquired language deficits in the adult and elderly Turkish population.