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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, heÌýis a facultyÌýlecturer at the French LanguageÌýCenter. His research focuses on French morphology, second language acquisition and inclusive pedagogy.Ìý

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Areas of interest: 
  • Teaching/Learning French as aÌýSecondÌýLanguage
  • French morphology andÌýSyntax
  • UniversalÌýDesign forÌýLearning
  • InclusiveÌýPedagogyÌý

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Selected publications: 

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2025). Morphosyntaxe du français.ÌýApprocheÌýgénérative.Ìý(co-author: Juvénal Ndayiragije).ÌýLincomÌýEuropa. []Ìý

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

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2023). PropriétésÌýaspectuellesÌýdesÌýnominalisateursÌýdu français.ÌýProceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association. []Ìý

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2022). LesÌýnominalisationsÌýenÌý-anceÌýenÌýfrançais.ÌýProceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association.Ìý[]Ìý

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

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2018). Pourquoi et comment utiliser des chansons dans un cours de français langueÌýétrangère.ÌýRevue Chemins Actuels N 78.Ìý[]Ìý

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Selected talks and presentations: 

GamboaÌýGonzalez, O. (2024, décembre).ÌýDesigningÌýan InclusiveÌýLinguisticsÌýCourse for Non-native Speakers: A CaseÌýStudy , 2024 Innovations in Education Conference, McMaster UniversityÌý

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024, novembre). Properties of French Nominalizations inÌý-ion, 2024 Western Conference on Linguistics, California State University, Fresno.Ìý[]Ìý

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024, juin).ÌýLa dénombrabilité des noms éventifs du français, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association, Carleton University. []Ìý

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2024, mai). Affix Rivalry within the French Nominalization System, 40th Northwest Linguistics Conference, University of Washington in Seattle, United StatesÌý

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2023, juin).Propriétés aspectuelles des nominalisateurs du français, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association, York UniversityÌý

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2022, septembre). SelectionalÌýRestrictions of the French SuffixÌý-ance, 20th International Morphology Meeting, Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary.Ìý[]Ìý

Gamboa Gonzalez, O. (2022, juin). Les nominalisations en -anceÌýen français, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association, Online ConferenceÌý

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