Troy L. Cox

List of John Benjamins publications for which Troy L. Cox plays a role.

Articles

Should the writing construct be assessed through handwriting or keyboarding? As the only major language entirely without a syllabary or alphabet, the Chinese writing system is unique among modern languages, thus the question of writing proficiency is complicated by character recall. Most of the… read more
Brown, Alan V., Gregory L. Thompson and Troy L. Cox 2021 Chapter 3. ACTFL OPIc question prompt and advanced Spanish fluencyAdvancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 41–64 | Chapter
Fluency is a key feature used to gauge task complexity in L2 research. In this chapter we explore the relationship between the temporal fluency of Spanish candidates’ (N = 154) speech and their official American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) rating on the OPIc – a… read more
Ma, Judy Rui, Lynn E. Henrichsen, Troy L. Cox and Mark W. Tanner 2018 Pronunciation’s role in English speaking-proficiency ratingsJournal of Second Language Pronunciation 4:1, pp. 73–102 | Article
Although pronunciation is an integral part of speaking, the role pronunciation plays in determining speaking-proficiency levels is unclear (Higgs & Clifford, 1982; Kang, 2013). To contribute to our understanding of this area, the research reported here investigated the relationship between… read more