Omar Gamboa Gonzalez

Academic title(s): Faculty Lecturer

Email address: dolly.abimansour [at] mcgill.ca (omar[dot]gamboagonzalez[at]mcgill[dot]ca)
Office: Ferrier 453
Teaching areas: Coordination of FRSL 408

Degree(s):

Ph.D. French Studies – University of Toronto, Canada
M.A. Linguistics and Pedagogy – Université de Rouen, France
B.A. Modern Languages – Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela

Biography:

Omar Gamboa Gonzalez holds a Ph.D. in French Studies from the University of Toronto. He has over eleven years of experience teaching French as a Second Language at universities and Alliances Françaises in Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela. From 2019 to 2025, he worked as a Course Instructor at the University of Toronto, where he taught French as a Second Language and French Morphosyntax courses. He currently works as a Faculty Lecturer at McGill University, teaching French as a Second Language and French for Academic Purposes. His research focuses on French Morphology, Second Language Teaching and Learning, and Language Pedagogy in Higher education. He is the co-author of the textbook Morphosyntaxe du français. Approche générative (LINCOM Europe, 2025). He is committed to fostering engaging and inclusive learning environments that empower students to thrive in multilingual contexts.

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Areas of interest: 

• Teaching/Learning French as a Second Language
• French morphology and Syntax
• Universal Design for Learning
• Inclusive Pedagogy 

Selected publications:

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2025). Morphosyntaxe du français. Approche générative. (co-author: Juvénal Ndayiragije). Lincom Europa. [Link] 

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024). Affix Rivalry within the French Nominalization System. Proceedings of the 40th annual Northwest Linguistics Conference. University of Washington Working Papers in Linguistics. [Link] 

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2023). Propriétés aspectuelles des nominalisateurs du français. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association. [Link] 

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2022). Les nominalisations en -ance en français. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association. [Link] 

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2021). Double aspect des nominalisations du français obtenues par conversion. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association. [Link] 

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2018). Pourquoi et comment utiliser des chansons dans un cours de français langue étrangère. Revue Chemins Actuels N 78. [Link] 

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