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2026

17.
Self-assessment of second language comprehensibility: The roles of peer-assessment and metacognition

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich

Self-assessment of second language comprehensibility: The roles of peer-assessment and metacognition Journal Article Open Access

In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 47, pp. 1–26, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, awareness, comprehensibility, English for specific purposes, individual differences, international students, pronunciation, self-assessment, speech ratings

2025

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The social evaluation of second language speech

Pavel Trofimovich, Suzie Beaulieu

The social evaluation of second language speech Book Chapter Postprint

In: Chapelle, Carol A., Levis, John, Munro, Murray, Nagle, Charlie, Huensch, Amanda (Ed.): The encyclopedia of applied linguistics, pp. 1–6, Wiley, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, ethnic identity, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings, workplace communication

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Do they like me? Exploring the role of metaperception in L1–L2 speaker interaction

Chaoqun Zheng, Pavel Trofimovich, Rachael Lindberg, Kim McDonough, Masatoshi Sato

Do they like me? Exploring the role of metaperception in L1–L2 speaker interaction Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 47, iss. 1, pp. 80–103, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, awareness, English as lingua franca, interaction, metaperception, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings

2024

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Coherence and comprehensibility in second language speakers’ academic speaking performance

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich

Coherence and comprehensibility in second language speakers’ academic speaking performance Journal Article Open Access

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 46, iss. 3, pp. 795–817, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, English for specific purposes, linguistic dimensions, pronunciation, speech ratings

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Listening and comprehensibility

Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin, Rachael Lindberg

Listening and comprehensibility Book Chapter Postprint

In: Wagner, Elvis, Batty, Aaron Olaf, Galaczi, Evelina (Ed.): The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and listening, pp. 201–211, Routledge, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, comprehensibility, dynamic, English as lingua franca, ethnic identity, individual differences, instruction, linguistic dimensions, non-verbal behaviours, pronunciation, speech ratings

2023

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Pre- and in-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich

Pre- and in-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments Journal Article Postprint

In: System, vol. 118, no. 103125, pp. 1–13, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, classroom-based teaching, comprehensibility, experience, fluency, individual differences, instruction, pronunciation, speech ratings, teachers

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I don’t think you like me: Examining metaperceptions of interpersonal liking in second language academic interaction

Pavel Trofimovich, Rachael Lindberg, Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Chaoqun Zheng, Kim McDonough

I don’t think you like me: Examining metaperceptions of interpersonal liking in second language academic interaction Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Languages, vol. 8, no. Article 200, pp. 1–22, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, awareness, English as lingua franca, metaperception, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings

10.
When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context

Rachael Lindberg, Pavel Trofimovich

When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context Journal Article Open Access

In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 26, iss. 2, pp. 1–31, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant, workplace communication

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Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich, Sara Kennedy

Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments Journal Article PostprintAccessible Summary

In: Language Teaching Research, vol. 27, iss. 1, pp. 115–136, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, experience, fluency, pronunciation, teachers

2018

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Developing a user-oriented second language comprehensibility scale for English-medium universities

Talia Isaacs, Pavel Trofimovich, Jennifer A. Foote

Developing a user-oriented second language comprehensibility scale for English-medium universities Journal Article Postprint

In: Language Testing, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 193–216, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, comprehensibility, pronunciation

2017

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Second language pronunciation assessment: A look at the present and the future

Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs

Second language pronunciation assessment: A look at the present and the future Book Chapter

In: Isaacs, Talia, Trofimovich, Pavel (Ed.): Second language pronunciation assessment: Interdisciplinary perspectives, pp. 259–271, 2017, ISBN: 9781783096855.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, pronunciation

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Re-examining phonological and lexical correlates of second language comprehensibility: The role of rater experience

Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs, Stuart Webb

Re-examining phonological and lexical correlates of second language comprehensibility: The role of rater experience Book Chapter

In: Isaacs, Talia, Trofimovich, Pavel (Ed.): Second language pronunciation assessment: Interdisciplinary perspectives, pp. 141–156, Multilingual Matters, 2017, ISBN: 9781783096855.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, individual differences, speech ratings

5.
Key themes, constructs, and interdisciplinary perspectives in second language pronunciation assessment

Talia Isaacs, Pavel Trofimovich

Key themes, constructs, and interdisciplinary perspectives in second language pronunciation assessment Book Chapter

In: Isaacs, Talia, Trofimovich, Pavel (Ed.): Second language pronunciation assessment: Interdisciplinary perspectives, pp. 3–11, Multilingual Matters, 2017, ISBN: 9781783096855.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, pronunciation

4.
Second language pronunciation assessment: Interdisciplinary perspectives

Talia Isaacs, Pavel Trofimovich (Ed.)

Second language pronunciation assessment: Interdisciplinary perspectives Book

Multilingual Matters, 2017, ISBN: 9781783096855.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, pronunciation

2016

3.
Flawed self-assessment: Investigating self- and other-perception of second language speech.

Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs, Sara Kennedy, Kazuya Saito, Dustin Crowther

Flawed self-assessment: Investigating self- and other-perception of second language speech. Journal Article

In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 122–140, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, linguistic dimensions, self-assessment, speech ratings

2015

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Talia Isaacs, Pavel Trofimovich, Guoxing Yu, Bernardita Muñoz Chereau

Examining the linguistic aspects of speech that most efficiently discriminate between upper levels of the revised IELTS pronunciation scale Journal Article

In: ELTS Research Report Series, vol. 4, pp. 1–48, 2015.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, linguistic dimensions, pronunciation

2008

1.
Air traffic communication in a second language: Implications of cognitive factors for training and assessment

Candace Farris, Pavel Trofimovich, Norman Segalowitz, Elizabeth Gatbonton

Air traffic communication in a second language: Implications of cognitive factors for training and assessment Journal Article

In: TESOL Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 397–410, 2008.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, cognitive processing, comprehensibility, fluency, individual differences, speech production