Troy L. Cox

List of John Benjamins publications in which Troy L. Cox is involved.

Articles

Bourgerie, Dana Scott, Troy L. Cox and Steven L. Riep 2022 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

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 fluency Advancedness 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 ratings Journal 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