A Telecollaboration Project on Giving Online Peer Feedback: Implementing a Multilateral Virtual Exchange During a Pandemic

Telecollaboration, also called virtual exchange or online intercultural exchange, is a form of collaborative learning whereby language learners in different locations engage computer-mediated communication to complete tasks online. There ample evidence that telecollaboration promotes the acquisition skills, competence, and digital literacies. Challenges faced implementing exchanges include differences time zones, objectives, academic calendars, cultural attitudes. The present article describes case multilateral project based on facilitated dialogue model involving four institutions—two Europe two United States—that was designed prepare students for experience giving peer feedback writing assignments. Our initial goal explore challenges would face benefits they receive from complex multiple institutions task sequences: 1) input reflection receiving feedback, 2) completion be reviewed. However, new opportunities emerged after switch emergency e-learning remote teaching during Covid-19 pandemic. Relying upon data sources—including correspondence, observations, class discussions, surveys, reflective writing, information stored environments—our methods collection involved convenience sampling, while analysis predominantly descriptive. results demonstrate even global pandemic, instructors similar logistical reap as has been reported literature. Yet our reveals resiliency extreme disruption well potential exploit develop strategies—such feedback—and meta-awareness how used real-world—such implications English lingua franca.