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Pavel Trofimovich
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Research
Latest papers
Accent Bias Training in Undergraduate Human Resource Management Education.
Business and professional communication quarterly · 2026
Essentialist beliefs about accented speakers moderate the effect of processing fluency on employability ratings.
Frontiers in psychology · 2026 · senior author
Local residents' attitudes toward and contact with international students: a perspective from Montreal, Quebec.
Frontiers in psychology · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $17,628
Not seeing ourselves as others see us: Exploring the role of metaperception in lingua franca communication
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $31,116
Exploring the benefits of social touch and weak social ties for international students' wellbeing
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $36,747
Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
7 publications.
Accent Bias Training in Undergraduate Human Resource Management Education.
O'Brien MG, Le TN, Bodea A, Trofimovich P, Shimada M
Essentialist beliefs about accented speakers moderate the effect of processing fluency on employability ratings.
Teló C, O'Brien MG, Trofimovich P
Local residents' attitudes toward and contact with international students: a perspective from Montreal, Quebec.
Tekin O, Trofimovich P
Verbal and nonverbal disagreement in an ELF academic discussion task.
Liu C, McDonough K, Trofimovich P, Uludag P
Integration of visual context in early and late bilingual language processing: evidence from eye-tracking.
Abashidze D, Schmidt A, Trofimovich P, Mercier J
A Multidimensional Scaling Study of Native and Non-Native Listeners' Perception of Second Language Speech.
Foote JA, Trofimovich P
What do second language listeners know about spoken words? Effects of experience and attention in spoken word processing.
Trofimovich P
Not seeing ourselves as others see us: Exploring the role of metaperception in lingua franca communication
Principal investigators: Trofimovich, Pavel
Keywords: higher education; lingua franca communication; metaperception; student success; social psychology
Exploring the benefits of social touch and weak social ties for international students' wellbeing
Principal investigators: Trofimovich, Pavel
Keywords: Subjective wellbeing; Happiness; Belonging; International students; Verbal and nonverbal communication; Language; Social interaction; Intervention; Education
Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference
Principal investigators: Trofimovich, Pavel
Keywords: multilingualism; second language; pronunciation; pedagogy; second language education; immigration; community outreach
Langue et pouvoir en régions : dynamiques sociolinguistiques des élites francophones québécoises (1840-1945)
Principal investigators: Tailleur, Sandrine
Keywords: sociolinguistique historique; langue et pouvoir; élites régionales; correspondance; identités et représentations linguistiques; histoire de la langue française au Québec; normes; dynamiques et contacts linguistiques
Identifying and mitigating discrimination in higher education settings
Principal investigators: McDonough, Kim
Keywords: discrimination; linguistic stereotyping; reverse linguistic stereotyping; microaggressions
Evaluating foreign-born job applicants: Understanding and mitigating foreign accent bias among Canadian HR professionals
Principal investigators: O'Brien, Mary G.
Keywords: nonnative speech; human resources; Canada; bias; mitigation; awareness training
Exploring and mitigating attitudinal bias towards immigrants in Quebec and Alberta
Principal investigators: Trofimovich, Pavel
Keywords: attitudinal bias; immigration; intercultural communication; ethnolinguistic identity; second language speech; community outreach; applied linguistics; education; community-engaged scholarship
Identifying the visual signature of communication breakdowns
Principal investigators: McDonough, Kim
Keywords: second language learning; English as a Lingua Franca; communication breakdowns; visual cues
Interlocutor's Gaze and Learning of Second Language Grammar
Principal investigators: Trofimovich, Pavel
Keywords: (1) Education; (2) Second language learning; (3) Interlocutor's Gaze cue; (4) Eye-tracking method; (5) Foreign language materials; (6) Foreign language teaching; (7) Syntax; (8) Morphology; (9) Applied linguistics; (10) Psycholinguistics
Second language communication skills: helping non-native university students align perceived and actual performance
Principal investigators: Trofimovich, Pavel
Keywords: second language; communication; non-native university students; self-assessment; pronunciation; instruction
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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