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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. 289–296
Discussion

Testing and CA

The test makers’ perspective – a discussion paper

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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The test makers’ perspective on testing IC
    • 2.1The practicality challenge
    • 2.2The value-add of IC
  • 3.The way forward
  • References
Published online: 24 February 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ap.00019.roe
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