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’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. ​Lindberg, R., Stotz, Q., Ammar, A., & McDonough, K. (in press). L’écriture collaborative dans des cours de français langue seconde : Les avantages et la nature des discussions d’étudiants. La Revue AQEFLS.
  2. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (in press, 2023). When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics.
  3. 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]
  4. McDonough, K., Lindberg, R., Kim, Y. L., & Trofimovich, P. (2023). Raising business communication students’ awareness of nonverbal features of interaction. Language Awareness. Published online 3 April 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2023.2195666
  5. 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
  6. Lindberg, R., McDonough, K., & Trofimovich, P. (2022). Second language anxiety in conversation and its relationship with speakers’ perceptions of the interaction and their social networks. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. Published online 23 December 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263122000523
  7. 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 
  8. 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
  9. ​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
  10. 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
  11. ​​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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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. (2022, March). Identifying listener nonunderstanding through visual cues. Invited panelist for McGill Undergraduates for Communication Disorders Awareness (MUCDA), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
  2. 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., Tekin, O., Trofimovich, P., & McDonough, K. (March, 2023). 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.
  2. McDonough, K., Lindberg, R., Kim, Y. L., & Trofimovich, P. (September, 2022). 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.
  3. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (June, 2022). 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.
  4. Lindberg, R., & Trofimovich, P. (May, 2022). 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.
  5. 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. 
  6. 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)
  7. ​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)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. 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. 
  11. 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.    
  12. 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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