My research grew out of my teaching experiences with adult Vietnamese students learning English.  Although many had a strong grasp of grammar and vocabulary, most struggled with intelligibility.  I started teaching a stand-alone pronunciation course, and simultaneously developed a lifelong interest on issues of L2 pronunciation – intelligibility, comprehensibility, accent, and fluency.  I was fortunate enough to meet another teacher at the same institution - Murray Munro - who became a colleague, a friend, a co-investigator, and a co-author.  I also have an interest in issues of immigration and integration, and was the co-director of the Prairie Metropolis Research Centre of Excellence for Research on Migration and Integration for 11 years. 
Upcoming presentations:
The Canadian Dream: Immigrants’ Changing Reflections on Learning a Second Language and Integrating into a New Community Over a Decade AAAL, March
How Related are L1 and L2 Fluency? A 10-year study, ISB12, June, Edmonton
Conducting L2 Pronunciation Research. PSLLT, September 12, Flagstaff, AZ

Most of the articles/chapters listed on this site (second tab above) are available on ResearchGate: 
​<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tracey_Derwing">Tracey M. Derwing on ResearchGate</a>

tracey.derwing@ualberta.ca 

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