Table of contents
Foreword
Part I. Theory
Chapter 1. Scientific inquiry
Chapter 2. Language acquisition and the need for a theory of language proficiency
Chapter 3. BLC-HLC Theory: Language proficiency in native speakers
Chapter 4. BLC-HLC Theory: Language proficiency in non-native speakers
Chapter 5. BLC-HLC Theory: Summary and discussion of Part One
Part II. Research
Chapter 6. Language proficiency of native speakers: Commonalities and differences
Chapter 7. Components of language proficiency
Chapter 8. Interdependence of L1 and L2 literacy
Chapter 9. Measuring language proficiency in research on L2 acquisition and bilingualism
Chapter 10. Levels of language proficiency in scales of educational assessment
Epilogue
References
Appendix 1
Person index
Subject index
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