L2 interactional competence and assessment: Insights and challenges – a discussion paper

Pekarek Doehler, Simona

doi:10.1075/ap.00018.pek

Discussion 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. 280–288

Discussion

L2 interactional competence and assessment

Insights and challenges – a discussion paper

Simona Pekarek Doehler | University of Neuchâtel

Article outline

1.Introduction
2.A bit of historical background
3.Conceptualizing interactional competence and challenging existing descriptors
- 3.1Epistemologies of language learning, descriptors, and reference frameworks
- 3.2Refinement of descriptors, operationalization and practicality
4.Some personal thoughts in conclusion
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Published online: 2 March 2023

https://doi.org/10.1075/ap.00018.pek

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