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Adaptation of the Language Proficiency Interview (LPI) for Assessing Sign Communicative Competence
- Sign Language Studies
- Gallaudet University Press
- Volume 41, Winter 1983
- pp. 311-331
- 10.1353/sls.1983.0012
- Article
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The LPI, a test for assessing communicative competence in a foreign or second language has been adapted for use as a Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI).1 Discussion covers (a) an SCPI Rating Scale, (b) linguistic and cultural factors important for sign communicative competence, and (c) skills in communicating simultaneously in signing and speaking.