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Omar Gamboa Gonzalez

Academic title(s): 

Faculty Lecturer

Contact Information
Email address: 
omar.gamboagonzalez [at] mcgill.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 has over ten years of experience teaching French as a second language and coordinating teaching teams within the Alliance Française network. From 2019 to 2025, he was a lecturer in French linguistics and FSL at the University of Toronto. Since 2026, he is a faculty lecturer at the French Language Center. His research focuses on French morphology, second language acquisition and inclusive pedagogy. 

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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] 

 

Selected talks and presentations: 

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 

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