Evidence for Discourse Competence in the Oral Proficiency Interview.

Byrnes, Heidi

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ERIC Number: EJ441481

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Publication Date: 1989

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Evidence for Discourse Competence in the Oral Proficiency Interview.

Byrnes, Heidi

Applied Language Learning, v1 n1 p1-13 Spr 1989

Examines the rating scale and the testing procedure of the oral interview for evidence of discourse competence. The paper suggests that a careful examination of the processing capabilities might serve as a valid indicator of their discourse competence. (24 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Interviews, Language Fluency, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General

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Language: English

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