The Case for Developmental Pragmatics Approach to Assessing Language Proficiency.

Foorman, Barbara R.

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Case for Developmental Pragmatics Approach to Assessing Language Proficiency.

Foorman, Barbara R.

Communication Education, v33 n3 p243-50 Jul 1984

Examines a multicontextual aspect of language proficiency that sociolinguists refer to as "communicative competence." Offers a procedure for its application. (PD)

Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Proficiency, Language Research, Language Tests, Measurement Techniques, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Schemata (Cognition), Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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