Error correction and the relationships between peer and self-assessment in teletandem

Abstract

This paper aims at investigating error correction within teletandem context, shedding light to the moments when both partners are involved. Teletandem is a mode of telecollaboration in which pairs of learners of different languages and cultures are involved in virtual exchanges in order to learn with each other by means of text, audio and video resources. The study is qualitative in nature with an interpretive approach, which uses as data the recordings of teletandem oral sessions. The participants are three pairs of learners who interact both in Portuguese and in English. The analysis focuses the data in Portuguese and it reveals that peer feedback involves not only the assessment made by the partner who is linguistically more competent, but also (and mainly) the assessment made by the learner (self-assessment) about what is considered an error in his oral production or comprehension.