Commentary published In: Describing and assessing interactional competence in a second language: Special issue of the journal of Applied Pragmatics 5:2 (2023)
Edited by Emma Betz, Taiane Malabarba and Dagmar Barth-Weingarten
[Applied Pragmatics 5:2] 2023
► pp. 273–279
Commentary
Nobody said it was going to be easy! (Practical) considerations in assessing interactional competence in the classroom
Published online: 28 February 2023
https://doi.org/10.1075/ap.00017.fil
https://doi.org/10.1075/ap.00017.fil
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.CA-SLA, IC, and applied CA and their implications for assessment
- 3.The testing principles
- 4.Conclusion
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