Review of Assessing Interactional Competence: Principles, Test Development and Validation through an L2 Chinese IC Test
Keywords:
Test Development, Interactional CompetenceAbstract
The book Assessing Interactional Competence: Principles, Test Development and Validation through an L2 Chinese IC Test (Dai, 2024), by D.W. Dai and published by Peter Lang, is grounded on the author’s experience of teaching English to medical graduate students. With the increasing adoption of the communicative approach in language learning and teaching, there has been growing interest in assessing intercultural competence (IC) as it pertains to situationally-appropriate language use in speaking (Galaczi & Taylor, 2018). In light of the IC context, this book seeks to address three key questions across eight chapters: First, can critical IC activities be identified for the development of an IC test? Second, can IC abilities be effectively rated using the test? Third, can the measurement process yield reliable results? This review summarizes the content and outlines the contributions this book adds to the field.