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2025

17.
Exploring the linguistic signature of interpersonal liking in second language interaction

Pavel Trofimovich, Anamaria Bodea, Kim McDonough, Masatoshi Sato

Exploring the linguistic signature of interpersonal liking in second language interaction Journal Article Open AccessPostprintData | Materials

In: System, vol. 129, no. 103565, pp. 1–13, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: engagement, English as lingua franca, fluency, interaction, international students, linguistic dimensions, metaperception

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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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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

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Raising business communication students’ awareness of nonverbal features of interaction

Kim McDonough, Rachael Lindberg, Yoo-Lae Kim, Pavel Trofimovich

Raising business communication students’ awareness of nonverbal features of interaction Journal Article Postprint

In: Language Awareness, vol. 33, iss. 2, pp. 224–239 , 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: awareness, English as lingua franca, interaction, non-verbal behaviours

13.
Verbal and nonverbal disagreement in an ELF academic discussion task

Chen Liu, Kim McDonough, Pavel Trofimovich, Pakize Uludag

Verbal and nonverbal disagreement in an ELF academic discussion task Journal Article Postprint

In: Applied Linguistics Review, vol. 15, iss. 1, pp. 119–134, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: English as lingua franca, interaction, non-verbal behaviours, pragmatics

2023

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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

11.
Strategies for avoiding misunderstanding in English L2 conversations

Kim McDonough, Chen Liu, Pavel Trofimovich

Strategies for avoiding misunderstanding in English L2 conversations Journal Article Postprint

In: ELT Journal, vol. 77, iss. 4, pp. 426–434, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: English as lingua franca, intelligibility, interaction, linguistic dimensions, non-verbal behaviours, pragmatics, task

10.
Framing second language comprehensibility: Do interlocutors’ ratings predict their perceived communicative experience?

Charles L. Nagle, Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin, Kim McDonough

Framing second language comprehensibility: Do interlocutors’ ratings predict their perceived communicative experience? Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 44, iss. 1, pp. 131–156, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, English as lingua franca, interaction, self-assessment, speech ratings

9.
The visual signature of non-understanding: A systematic replication of McDonough, Trofimovich, Lu, and Abashidze (2019)

Kim McDonough, Rachael Lindberg, Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin

The visual signature of non-understanding: A systematic replication of McDonough, Trofimovich, Lu, and Abashidze (2019) Journal Article Postprint

In: Language Teaching, vol. 56, iss. 1, pp. 113–127, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: English as lingua franca, intelligibility, interaction, replication

2022

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Examining rater perception of holds as a visual cue of listener nonunderstanding

Kim McDonough, Rachael Lindberg, Pavel Trofimovich

Examining rater perception of holds as a visual cue of listener nonunderstanding Journal Article Open Access

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 44, iss. 5, pp. 1240–1259, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: English as lingua franca, intelligibility, interaction, non-verbal behaviours, speech ratings

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Exploring shared and individual assessment of paired oral interactions

Pakize Uludag, Kim McDonough, Pavel Trofimovich

Exploring shared and individual assessment of paired oral interactions Journal Article Open Access

In: Studies in Language Assessment, vol. 11, iss. 2, pp. 1–24, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: English as lingua franca, interaction, non-verbal behaviours, speech ratings

6.
Second language comprehensibility as a dynamic construct

Pavel Trofimovich, Charles L. Nagle, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Sara Kennedy, Kym Taylor Reid, Lauren Strachan

Second language comprehensibility as a dynamic construct Book Chapter Postprint

In: Levis, John M., Derwing, Tracey M., Munro, Murray J. (Ed.): The evolution of pronunciation teaching and research: 25 years of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness, pp. 153–179, John Benjamins, 2022, ISBN: 9789027211378.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, English as lingua franca, interaction, pronunciation

5.
Beyond linguistic features: Exploring behavioral and affective correlates of comprehensible second language speech

Charles L. Nagle, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Sara Kennedy

Beyond linguistic features: Exploring behavioral and affective correlates of comprehensible second language speech Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 44, iss. 1, pp. 255–270, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, engagement, English as lingua franca, individual differences, interaction, speech ratings

2021

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Task engagement and comprehensibility in interaction: Moving from what second language speakers say to what they do

Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin, Kim McDonough

Task engagement and comprehensibility in interaction: Moving from what second language speakers say to what they do Journal Article PostprintAccessible Summary

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 7, iss. 3, pp. 435–461, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, engagement, English as lingua franca, interaction, non-verbal behaviours

2019

3.
The occurrence and perception of listener visual cues during nonunderstanding episodes

Kim McDonough, Pavel Trofimovich, Libing Lu, Dato Abashidze

The occurrence and perception of listener visual cues during nonunderstanding episodes Journal Article Postprint

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 1151–1165, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: English as lingua franca, intelligibility, interaction, non-verbal behaviours, speech ratings

2015

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Exploring the potential relationship between eye gaze and English L2 speakers’ responses to recasts

Kim McDonough, Dustin Crowther, Paula Kielstra, Pavel Trofimovich

Exploring the potential relationship between eye gaze and English L2 speakers’ responses to recasts Journal Article

In: Second Language Research, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 563–575, 2015.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: corrective feedback, English as lingua franca, interaction, non-verbal behaviours

2014

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Interactive alignment between bilingual interlocutors: Evidence from two information-exchange tasks

Pavel Trofimovich, Sara Kennedy

Interactive alignment between bilingual interlocutors: Evidence from two information-exchange tasks Journal Article

In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 822–836, 2014.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: bilingual, English as lingua franca, interaction, priming/alignment, task