Omar Gamboa Gonzalez
Faculty Lecturer
Coordination of FRSL 408
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
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 Acquisition, and Inclusive Pedagogy. 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.
- Teaching/Learning French as a Second Language
- French morphology and Syntax
- Universal Design for Learning
- Inclusive Pedagogy
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]
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2026, mai). Making Textual Content Accessible: Practical Teaching Strategies, Symposium Voices of Inclusion: Rethinking Language Teaching for Diverse Learners, McGill University.
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024, décembre). Designing an Inclusive Linguistics Course for Non-native Speakers: A Case Study , 2024 Innovations in Education Conference, McMaster University
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024, novembre). Properties of French Nominalizations in -ion, 2024 Western Conference on Linguistics, California State University, Fresno. [PowerPoint]
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024, juin). La dénombrabilité des noms éventifs du français, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association, Carleton University. [PowerPoint]
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024, mai). Affix Rivalry within the French Nominalization System, 40th Northwest Linguistics Conference, University of Washington in Seattle, United States
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2023, juin).Propriétés aspectuelles des nominalisateurs du français, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association, York University
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2022, septembre). Selectional Restrictions of the French Suffix -ance, 20th International Morphology Meeting, Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary. [PowerPoint]
Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2022, juin). Les nominalisations en -ance en français, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association, Online Conference