Speakers

Ray Clifford is Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Director of the Center for Language Studies at Brigham Young University. He received a PhD in FL Education from the University of Minnesota in 1977, and a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa from Middlebury College in 2003. He led the academic programs at the Defense Language Institute from 1981 through 2004, served as president of ACTFL in 1993, and has received national recognition and honors including the Nelson H. Brooks Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Profession. He publishes regularly and served as guest editor of the Winter 2003 special issue of Foreign Language Annals on Oral Proficiency Testing.

Troy Cox is the Coordinator of Technology and Assessment at the Brigham Young University English Language Center. He has a B.A. in Linguistics and an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language from Brigham Young University. He has worked at the English Language Center since 1995 where he has taught classes, managed the technology (labs, equipment, faculty computers, etc.) and directed school-wide testing (placement and exit exams). He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology and Technology at Brigham Young University.