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2026

8.
A collaborative journey in pronunciation: Lessons from a community-engaged accent bias project

Cesar Teló, Ryuichi Suzuki, Lin Lu, Gento Okawa, Tahiyyah Ahmed, Zineb Balmouddane, Mayra Carvajal, Karolyn Chen, Mahdieh (Mah) Fallahnejad, Byunghak Kim, Annika Kovacs, Sawri Madkaikar, Lia Mejía, Alet Odal, Thi Thuy Dung Pham, Yung Flora See, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Pavel Trofimovich

A collaborative journey in pronunciation: Lessons from a community-engaged accent bias project Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, pp. 1–17, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accent bias, awareness, employability, English for specific purposes, job applicant, workplace communication

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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Beyond the resume: HR students’ evaluations of interview performances by first and second language speakers

Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Anamaria Bodea

Beyond the resume: HR students’ evaluations of interview performances by first and second language speakers Journal Article PostprintData | Materials

In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, vol. 44, iss. 7, pp. 905–923, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: employability, job applicant, pronunciation, speech ratings, workplace communication

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Avoir un accent, une source de préjugés lorsqu’on cherche un emploi [Accent as a source of prejudice when looking for a job]

Mary Grantham O’Brien, Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich

Avoir un accent, une source de préjugés lorsqu’on cherche un emploi [Accent as a source of prejudice when looking for a job] Online Open Access

2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, employability, intelligibility, interaction, job applicant, pronunciation, workplace communication

2024

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How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects

Mary Grantham O’Brien, Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich

How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects Online Open Access

2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, experience, intelligibility, job applicant, pronunciation, social variables, workplace communication

3.
Accent bias training in undergraduate human resource management education

Mary Grantham O’Brien, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Anamaria Bodea, Pavel Trofimovich, Masako Shimada

Accent bias training in undergraduate human resource management education Journal Article Open Access

In: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, awareness, comprehensibility, employability, English for specific purposes, job applicant, workplace communication

2023

2.
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

2022

1.
Disentangling professional competence and foreign accent

Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien

Disentangling professional competence and foreign accent Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 8, iss. 3, pp. 413–443, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, ethnic identity, social variables, speech ratings, workplace communication