Interaction in the oral proficiency interview: Problems of validity
Abstract
This article reports on the findings of a discourse analysis study whose purpose was to provide answers to the following research question: What kind of speech event is the OPI? Is it more like an everyday, friendly conversation, an interview, or something else?
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