Affordances of Plurilingual Instruction in Higher Education: A Mixed Methods Study with a Quasi-experiment in an English Language Program

Abstract While calls have been made for a multi/plural turn in Applied Linguistics, there remains paucity of research investigating instruction that addresses the and its effects on student learning compared with monolingual one-language-only instruction. This study examines plurilingual students’ pluricultural competence (PPC) relative to English-only Moreover, it investigates potential additional affordances. Seven teachers an English Academic Purposes (EAP) program Canadian university taught two intact groups four months: treatment (plurilingual instruction, n = 79) comparison (monolingual 50) groups. Results from pre- post-tests PPC scale show students group had higher levels over time group. analyses diaries focus offers affordances such as cognition, empathy, criticality. These results are significant they suggest may be more effective than development several