Rachael completed two Bachelors, in French and Linguistics, at Western Washington University, USA in 2014. After working abroad for two years teaching English as a foreign language in France and Guadeloupe, she moved to Montréal and completed her MA in Applied Linguistics at Concordia in 2019. Under the supervision of Professor Pavel Trofimovich, her MA thesis investigated French learners’ attitudes towards European and Quebec French and the roles of learning experience and social networks. Rachael completed her doctoral dissertation focusing on the role of accent in workplace communication in March 2024, and she is currently an Assistant Professor in Concordia's Applied Linguistics program in the Department of Education. Rachael’s primary research interests are related to the sociolinguistic aspects of second language acquisition, particularly regarding French as a second language. In addition to being involved in research, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and learning languages, painting or drawing, and playing sports (softball, soccer, curling).​
Projects
  • The influence of speech expectations on the perceived employability of L2 French job applicants
  • L2 French employees’ anticipation of bias and their experiences with accent discrimination in the workplace
  • Exploring the liking-gap between second language speakers of English and its consequences on future interactions
  • Exploring the relationships between international students’ French-based challenges in Montréal and their acculturation
  • Exploring second language speech under different conditions; understanding how ethnic and linguistic biases can affect ease of understanding speech 
  • Learners’ comprehension of European and Quebec French: Examining the roles of contact, attitudes, and motivation
  • The role of visual cues in second language speech comprehensibility and story comprehension
Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
  1. Zheng, C., Trofimovich, P., Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Sato, M. (2024, in press). Do they like me? Exploring the role of metaperception in L1–L2 speaker interaction. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
  2. McDonough, K., Lindberg, R., Kim, Y. L., & Trofimovich, P. (2024). Raising business communication students’ awareness of nonverbal features of interaction. Language Awareness, 33(2), 224-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2023.2195666 [article pdf]
  3. Kennedy, S., Trofimovich, P., Lindberg, R., & Tekin, O. (2024). Visual cues to speakers’ religious affiliation and listeners’ understanding of second language French speech. Languages, 9(5), Article 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages9050154
  4. Lindberg, R., Stotz, Q., Ammar, A., & McDonough, K. (2024). L’écriture collaborative dans des cours de français langue seconde : un résumé de trois études. La Revue de AQEFLS, 36(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.7202/1108569ar
  5. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2023). When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 26(2), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.37213/cjal.2023.33052 [article pdf]
  6. Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Trofimovich, P. (2023). Second language anxiety in conversation and its relationship with speakers’ perceptions of the interaction and their social networks. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 45(5), 1413–1426. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263122000523
  7. Trofimovich, P., Lindberg, R., Bodea, A., Le, T.-N. N., Zheng, C., & McDonough, K. (2023). I don’t think you like me: Examining metaperceptions of interpersonal liking in second language academic interaction. Languages, 8, Article 200. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8030200 [article pdf]
  8. McDonough, K., Lindberg, R., Trofimovich, P., & Tekin, O. (2023). The visual signature of non-understanding: A systematic replication of McDonough, Trofimovich, Lu, and Abashidze (2019). Language Teaching, 56(1), 113–127. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444821000197
  9. Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Ammar, A. (2022). The sociocognitive functions of English use during L2 French collaborative writing tasks. Language Teaching Research. Published online 5 November 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688221127647 
  10. McDonough, K., Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2022). Examining rater perception of holds as a visual cue of listener nonunderstanding. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 44(5), 1240–1259. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263122000018
  11. ​Tsunemoto, A., Lindberg, R., Trofimovich, P., & McDonough, K. (2022). Visual cues and rater perceptions of second language comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 44(3), 659–684. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263121000425
  12. Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Trofimovich, P. (2021). Investigating verbal and nonverbal indicators of physiological response during second language interaction. Applied Psycholinguistics, 42, 1403–1425. https://doi.org/10.1017/S014271642100028X
  13. ​​Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2020). Second language learners’ attitudes towards French varieties: The roles of learning experience and social networks. The Modern Language Journal, 104, 822–841. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12674
  14. Payant, C., McDonough, K., Uludag, P., & Lindberg, R. (2019). Predicting integrated writing task performance: Source comprehension, prewriting planning, and individual differences. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 40, 87–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2019.06.001
  15. Uludag, P., Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Payant, C. (2019). Exploring the relationship between L2 writers’ source-text use and their integrated writing task performance. Journal of Second Language Writing, 46, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2019.100670
  16. Keppie, C., Lindberg, R., & Thomason, S. (2016). The benefits of study abroad on the fluency of learners of French as a second language. The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 19, 44–63. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/23142

Peer-reviewed Contributions to Edited Volumes
  1. Trofimovich, P., Tekin, O., & Lindberg, R. (in press). Listening and comprehensibility. In E. Wagner, A. O. Batty, & E. Galaczi (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Listening. Routledge.

Summaries of Research
  1. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2022). Pourquoi les apprenants de deuxième langue ont-ils de différentes attitudes envers le français québécois et le français européen? (K. Humberstone, Trans.) OASIS Summary of Lindberg & Trofimovich (2020) in The Modern Language Journal. https://oasis-database.org/concern/summaries/kk91fm28g?locale=en 
  2. Lindberg, R., & McDonough, K. (2022). How does English help students during French collaborative writing tasks? OASIS Summary of Lindberg et al. in Language Teaching Research. https://oasis-database.org/concern/summaries/1g05fc27m?locale=en 
  3. Lindberg, R., McDonough, K. & Trofimovich, P. (2021). How are nonverbal behavior and conversational topics related to second language speakers’ anxiety? OASIS Summary of Lindberg et al. (2021) in Applied Psycholinguistics. https://oasis-database.org/concern/summaries/qf85nb684?locale=en
  4. Tsunemoto, A., Lindberg, R., Trofimovich, P., & McDonough, K. (2021). Speakers’ gestures and facial expressions contribute to listener assessment of second language pronunciation. OASIS Summary of Tsunemoto et al. (2021) in Studies in Second Language Acquisition. https://oasis-database.org/concern/summaries/b2773w06q?locale=en
  5. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2020). Why do second language learners have different attitudes towards Quebec and European French? OASIS Summary of Lindberg & Trofimovich (2020) in The Modern Language Journal. https://oasis-database.org/concern/summaries/vd66w013p?locale=en

Non-refereed Publications
  1. Tekin, O., & Lindberg, R. (2022). L’importance du français to thrive in Montréal: Does the sociolinguistic context matter for teaching and learning? Thinking TESL. https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/artsci/education/tesl/2022/04/limportance-du-francais.html?c=/artsci/education/tesl-resource-centre/editorials  
PRESENTATIONS
Invited Talks
  1. Lindberg, R., & Ballinger, S. (2024, May). Job hunting. MonISLA Symposium, Invited Rountable. Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  2. Lindberg, R. (2024, March). L’écriture collaborative dans des cours de français langue seconde. Conférencière invitée pour Midi Pédagogique (virtuel), Association québécoise pour l'enseignement du français langue seconde (AQEFLS). Québec, Québec, Canada.
  3. Oliveira, M. S., Fouchereaux, C., Croll-Baehre, E., Lindberg, R., & Schepis, A. (2023, November). How can we foster a global community of emerging scholars in Canadian and Québec Studies? Emerging Scholars Network of the International Council of Canadian Studies (ICCS), Invited Roundtable. Washington, D.C., USA. 
  4. Lindberg, R. (2022, March). Identifying listener nonunderstanding through visual cues. Invited panelist for McGill Undergraduates for Communication Disorders Awareness (MUCDA), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
  5. Melki, H., Sellami, A., Lindberg, R., Ammar, A., & McDonough, K. (2021, September). L'écriture collaborative en français langue seconde. Formation gratuite offerte aux enseignants de français langue seconde. Continuum, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.

Conference Presentations
  1. Lindberg, R., Trofimovich, P., Kennedy, S., & Tekin, O. (2024, July). Visual cues and L2 speaker intelligibility: How do religious and non-religious face coverings affect listeners’ understanding of L2 French? Paper presented at the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA 33) conference. Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France. 
  2. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2024, March). The influence of speech expectations on the perceived employability of L2 French job applicants. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference. Houston, Texas, USA.
  3. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2023, November). Second language French employees’ expectation of bias and their experiences with accent discrimination in the Québec workplace. Paper presented at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States conference. Washington, D.C., USA. 
  4. Sato, M., McDonough, K., Lindberg, R., Sitges, S., & Trofimovich, P. (2023, September). Exploring Chilean pre-service EFL teachers’ reactions to lecturers under different face/voice conditions. Paper presented at the Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) conference. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
  5. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2023, September). Outcomes of perceived accent discrimination for L2 French employees working in Quebec. Paper presented at the Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) conference. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
  6. Zheng, C., Lindberg, R., Trofimovich, P., & McDonough, K. (2023, May). Do they like me? Why some L2 international students are reluctant to interact with L1 speakers. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA) conference. York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  7. Lindberg, R., Tekin, O., Trofimovich, P., & McDonough, K. (2023, March). It takes two (languages) to acculturate: English L2 international students’ challenges with French in Montréal. Paper presented at ​American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, Oregon, USA.
  8. McDonough, K., Lindberg, R., Kim, Y. L., & Trofimovich, P. (2022, September). Using corpus materials to promote recognition of visual cues of nonunderstanding. Paper presented at American Association for Corpus Linguistics conference, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
  9. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2022, June). L2 learners’ learning experiences and social networks as predictors of their attitudes towards French varieties. Paper presented at Psychology of Language Learning conference (PLL4), Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  10. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2022, May). When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of speaker evaluations in a French interview context. Paper presented at Accent: Perspectives Sociolinguistiques (APS), Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
  11. Lindberg, R., McDonough, K, & Ammar, A. (2022, March). The sociocognitive functions of English use during L2 French collaborative writing tasks. Paper presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 
  12. Tsunemoto, A., Lindberg, R., Trofimovich, P., & McDonough, K. (2021, June). Effects of nonverbal cues in L2 pronunciation assessment. Paper presented at the Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference, Brock University. (virtual)
  13. ​Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2021, March). L2 learners’ comprehension of European and Quebec French: The roles of contact, attitudes, and motivation. Paper presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference. (virtual)
  14. Tsunemoto, A., Lindberg, R., Trofimovich, P., & McDonough, K. (2021, March). Visual cues in L2 speech comprehensibility and story comprehension. Paper presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference. (virtual)
  15. Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Trofimovich, P. (2020, October). Investigating verbal and nonverbal indicators of physiological response during L2 peer interaction. Paper presented at Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) conference, Vanderbilt University. (virtual)
  16. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (2019, June). Second language learners’ attitudes towards French varieties: The roles of learning experiences and social networks. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA) conference. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 
  17. Uludag, P., Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Payant, C. (2019, June). Exploring the relationship between L2 writers’ source-text use and their integrated writing task performance. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA) conference. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.    
  18. McDonough, K., Hernandez Gonzalez, T., & Lindberg, R. (2018, May). ESL students’ subsequent use of co-constructed L2 lexical knowledge. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA) conference. University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
GRANTS, awards and scholarships
​Awards and Scholarships
  • FRQSC Bourse au doctorat en recherche (2022–2025)
  • Concordia International Tuition Award of Excellence (PhD)
  • Concordia Merit Scholarship
  • Administration Management Society – John Crawford Award
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