M. Rafael Salaberry, "Teaching and Testing L2 Interactional Competence: Bridging Theory and Practice "
English | ISBN: 1138038997 | 2019 | 426 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This volume features the latest research findings on L2 interactional competence to demonstrate the potential for developing and implementing research-based pedagogy that targets interactional competence (IC) in early instruction in a variety of L2 learning and teaching contexts. Incorporating contributions from both leading and emerging researchers in the area, the book is organized into four sections to provide a systematic account of interactional competence, defined as a set of skills required to co-construct an effective interaction with a variety of interlocutors in a variety of settings, and advocates for IC to be part of a well-rounded curriculum of L2 instruction. The volume provides a comprehensive overview of the different theoretical perspectives on IC within Conversation Analysis, and moves into a discussion of conversation-analytic research findings from a variety of contexts and of their pedagogical implications.The book then presents examples of pedagogy in practice and also illustrates the potential for implementing IC in testing settings. This volume makes a valuable contribution to the growing literature on interactional competence and will be of particular interest to graduate students and researchers in applied linguistics, SLA, language education, curriculum and instruction studies, and educational linguistics.

Competence, Conduct, and Billion Dollar Consequences
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9781003297963 | 254 pages | True PDF | 11.57 MB
This practical guide to understanding how regulators build insight and form judgements will help organisations to develop their strategy and approach to engagement and to improve their regulatory outcomes.

Trump and the Bureaucrats: The Fate of Neutral Competence
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031220781 | 253 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 1.2 MB
This volume discusses the long term impacts of the Trump presidency on the federal bureaucracy. Drawing on the longstanding academic literature on neutral competence and interviews with the bureaucrats themselves, this book adds insight to the academic question of the role of bureaucrats in a democratic system after a four-year period in which their role has been questioned and threatened as never before. Focusing on the elite agencies of the Office of Management and Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, as well as the Economic Research Service at the Department of Agriculture, the chapters evaluate individual experiences of members of each agency during the Trump presidency through the lens of the growing tension between politics and administration. Enlightening the role that bureaucrats play in American democracy in an era when polarization is on the rise and disputes over the role of the civil service are growing, this volume will be of interest to scholars and students in public policy, political science, and public administration as well as policymakers and members of the US federal government workforce.

Lillian Comas-Díaz PhD, Michael J. Murphy PhD, "Multicultural Care: A Clinician's Guide to Cultural Competence"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1433810689 | PDF | pages: 248 | 3.0 mb
In Multicultural Care, Lillian Comas-Díaz offers a comprehensive, practical approach for enhancing a clinician's understanding of clients' contexts, developing a multicultural therapeutic relationship, and adapting a healing approach to one's clients' needs.

John N. Hawkins, William K. Cummings, "Transnational Competence: Rethinking the U.S.-Japan Educational Relationship"
English | 2000 | ISBN: 0791446328, 079144631X | PDF | pages: 202 | 1.2 mb
Offers the definitive study of United States-Japan educational exchange relationship.

Communicative Competence in a Second Language: Theory, Method, and Applications
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0367750236 | 241 Pages | PDF (True) | 17 MB
Communicative competence is an essential language skill, the ability to adjust language use according to specific contexts and to employ knowledge and strategies for successful communication.

Klara Skogmyr Marian, "The Development of L2 Interactional Competence "
English | ISBN: 103222116X | 2022 | 270 pages | PDF | 19 MB
This book presents unique insights into the development of L2 interactional competence through the lens of complaining, demonstrating how a closer study of complaining as a social activity can enhance our understanding of certain aspects of language learning with implications for future L2 research.

The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Multi-Competence (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics) by Vivian Cook, Li Wei
2016 | ISBN: 1107059216 | English | 574 pages | PDF | 9 MB

Developing Intercultural Competence in Higher Education
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781032134970 | 202 pages | True PDF | 2.27 MB
This book presents students' reflections on their intercultural student experiences, and utilizing the UNESCO Story Circle methodology, illustrates how such reflection can aid the development of intercultural competence (IC).

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