1. Preface (by Celce-Murcia, Marianne); 2. Language Proficiency Interviews: A Discourse Approach (by He, Agnes Weiyun); 3. 1. Language Proficiency Interviews and Conversation; 4. Re-analyzing the OPI: How Much Does It Look Like Natural Conversation? (by Johnson, Marysia); 5. Evaluating Learner Interactional Skills: Conversation at the Micro Level (by Riggenbach, Heidi); 6. What Happens When There's No One to Talk to? Spanish Foreign Language Discourse in Simulated Oral Proficiency Interviews (by Koike, Dale); 7. 2. Turns and Sequences in Language Proficiency Interviews; 8. Answering Questions in LPIs: A Case Study (by He, Agnes Weiyun); 9. Framing the Language Proficiency Interview as a Speech Event: Native and Non-Native Speaker's Questions (by Moder, Carol Lynn); 10. Miscommunication in Language Proficiency Interviews of First-Year German Students: A Comparison with Natural Conversation (by Egbert, Maria M.); 11. Knowledge and Communication in Language Proficiency Interviews; 12. Knowledge Structures in Oral Proficiency Interviews for International Teaching Assistants (by Mohan, Bernard A.); 13. The Use of Communication Strategies in Language Proficiency Interviews (by Yoshida-Morise, Yumiko); 14. Meaning Negociation in the Hungarian Oral Proficiency Examination of English (by Katona, Lucy); 15. 3. Language Proficiency Interviews as Cross-Cultural Encounters; 16. Maintaining American Face in the Korean Oral Exam: Reflections on the Power of cross-Cultural Context (by Davies, Catherine Evans); 17. Confirmation Sequences as Intercational Resources in Korean Language Proficiency Interviews (by Kim, Kyu-hyun); 18. Divergent Frame Interpretations in Oral Proficiency Interview Interaction (by Ross, Steven); 19. "Let Them Eat Cake!" or how to Avoid Losing Your Head in Cross-Cultural Conversations (by Young, Richard); 20. Index of Names; 21. Index of Topics