Publications
2026

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
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2023

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
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year = {2023},
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2022

Charles L. Nagle, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Sara Kennedy
Comprehensible to whom? Examining rater, speaker, and interlocutor perspectives on comprehensibility in an interactive context Journal Article PostprintData | Materials
In: The Modern Language Journal, vol. 106, iss. 4, pp. 675–693, 2022.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, interaction, pronunciation, self-assessment, speech ratings
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title = {Comprehensible to whom? Examining rater, speaker, and interlocutor perspectives on comprehensibility in an interactive context},
author = {Charles L. Nagle and Pavel Trofimovich and Mary Grantham O’Brien and Sara Kennedy},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Nagle_et_al_2022.pdf, Article PDF
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doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12809},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-12-01},
urldate = {2023-02-01},
journal = {The Modern Language Journal},
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issue = {4},
pages = {675--693},
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Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich, Josée Blanchet, Juliane Bertrand, Sara Kennedy
Effects of benchmarking and peer-assessment on French learners’ self-assessments of accentedness, comprehensibility, and fluency Journal Article PostprintData | MaterialsAccessible Summary
In: Foreign Language Annals, vol. 55, iss. 1, pp. 135–154, 2022.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, classroom-based teaching, comprehensibility, fluency, instruction, self-assessment
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title = {Effects of benchmarking and peer-assessment on French learners’ self-assessments of accentedness, comprehensibility, and fluency},
author = {Aki Tsunemoto and Pavel Trofimovich and Josée Blanchet and Juliane Bertrand and Sara Kennedy},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tsunemoto_et_al_2022.pdf, Article pdf
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doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12571},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-04-04},
urldate = {2022-04-04},
journal = {Foreign Language Annals},
volume = {55},
issue = {1},
pages = {135--154},
keywords = {accentedness, classroom-based teaching, comprehensibility, fluency, instruction, self-assessment},
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2020

Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich, Mariko Abe, Yo In’nami
Dunning-Kruger effect in second language speech learning: How does self perception align with other perception over time? Journal Article Postprint
In: Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 79, pp. 1–10, 2020.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, instruction, pronunciation, self-assessment
@article{saito2020dunning,
title = {Dunning-Kruger effect in second language speech learning: How does self perception align with other perception over time?},
author = { Kazuya Saito and Pavel Trofimovich and Mariko Abe and Yo In'nami},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Saito_et_al_2020.pdf, Article PDF},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2020.101849},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-04-01},
urldate = {2020-04-01},
journal = {Learning and Individual Differences},
volume = {79},
pages = {1--10},
publisher = {Elsevier BV},
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2019

Lauren Strachan, Sara Kennedy, Pavel Trofimovich
Second language speakers’ awareness of their own comprehensibility: Examining task repetition and self-assessment Journal Article Postprint
In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 347–373, 2019.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: awareness, comprehensibility, pronunciation, self-assessment, task
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doi = {https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.18008.str },
year = {2019},
date = {2019-12-01},
urldate = {2019-12-01},
journal = {Journal of Second Language Pronunciation},
volume = {5},
number = {3},
pages = {347--373},
publisher = {John Benjamins},
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2016

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
@article{trofimovich2016flawed,
title = {Flawed self-assessment: Investigating self- and other-perception of second language speech.},
author = { Pavel Trofimovich and Talia Isaacs and Sara Kennedy and Kazuya Saito and Dustin Crowther},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Trofimovich_et_al_2016.pdf, Article PDF},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728914000832},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-05},
journal = {Bilingualism: Language and Cognition},
volume = {19},
number = {1},
pages = {122--140},
publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
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