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What counts as social competency? How are social competencies constructed in and through the everyday talk among members of a social group? These questions guide the discussion of the conceptualization of social competency that follows. The discussion begins with an historical overview of the general concept of competence across time and disciplines and then proceeds to an exploration of current perspectives to illustrate the complexity in defining this construct.
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Green, J., Dixon, C.N. (1997). The Construction of Social Competencies through Talk. In: Davies, B., Corson, D. (eds) Oral Discourse and Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4417-9_15
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