In the ever-changing digital era, the surge of online informal language learning platforms has revolutionized the way we learn new languages. This dissertation delves into the critical role of interactional feedback (IF) in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC), a cornerstone for optimizing these digital learning spaces. Anchored in…

This study examines the types of oral comments from a reviewer's as well as an author's perspective offered within an online writing group (OWG) that met during the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose was to zoom in on the members' interactions to have a broader perspective of how these exchanges could provide support through…

This study investigated the effectiveness of oral metalinguistic feedback and recasts as well as the effect of focused tasks (FT) in the development of implicit and explicit knowledge during video-conference interactions. This was accomplished by partial replication of a study performed in a classroom setting. Three groups of Brazilian EFL…