dela Cruz, John Wayne (2020) Teaching plurilingually: Perspectives and practices of ESL peers in a francophone Canadian college. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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Abstract
In recent years, Canada has been increasingly diversifying beyond its official English-French bilingualism (Statistics Canada, 2016). Such trend has led to proliferation of applied linguistics research on theories such as plurilingualism, which emphasizes the interrelated languages and cultures in the linguistic repertoire of second language (L2) learners, from which they can flexibly draw during L2 acquisition (Marshall & Moore, 2018). Yet, most mainstream L2 instruction remain monolingual: L2 learners’ plurilingual practices in classrooms - such as mixing languages - are often seen as a problem rather than an asset, and are often discouraged (Cummins, 2007; Cook, 2016; Piccardo, 2017). Using a mixed methods approach, this study investigated ESL tutors’ and tutees’ (N = 20) self-perceived plurilingual and pluricultural competence (PPC) and linguistic identities, and examined their plurilingual practices during tutoring sessions in a francophone college in Montréal. Data from questionnaires, the PPC scale (Galante, under review), field observations, and semi-structured interviews were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Three main results were found: (1) there was a significant positive relationship between low PPC scores and monolingual identity; (2) participants frequently engaged in plurilingual practices such as translanguaging, translations, and cross-linguistic analyses during tutoring sessions to facilitate L2 learning; and (3) participants engaged in plurilingual practices regardless of their PPC scores and linguistic identities. These findings have implications for how plurilingual peer-to-peer pedagogical interactions can inform mainstream L2 instruction and L2 classroom language policies.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Education |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | dela Cruz, John Wayne |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. |
| Program: | Applied Linguistics |
| Date: | 11 March 2020 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | Cardoso, Walcir and Galante, Angelica |
| Keywords: | plurilingualism plurilingual competence ESL multilingual education |
| ID Code: | 986545 |
| Deposited By: | John Wayne dela Cruz |
| Deposited On: | 25 Jun 2020 19:30 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 19:30 |
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