Troy L. Cox
List of John Benjamins publications for which Troy L. Cox plays a role.
Articles
Does text entry method make a difference on Chinese writing test scores? Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報) 57:3, pp. 270–297 | Article
2022 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
Chapter 3. ACTFL OPIc question prompt and advanced Spanish fluency Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 41–64 | Chapter
2021 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
Pronunciation’s role in English speaking-proficiency ratings Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 4:1, pp. 73–102 | Article
2018 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