‘Please, May I Offer You Some Feedback?’: Co-Constructing Learning and Meaning through English Intralinguistic Mediation and Telecollaborative Practices

Abstract

Mediation is a social and lifelong learning strategy that English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners use to facilitate meaning-making and communication in professional and daily life contexts. This qualitative research examines the communicative function of intralinguistic mediation through monologues and dialogues in a telecollaborative learning environment using the digital tool Flipgrid. The study involved two groups: 1) Postgraduate Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) pre- service teachers and 2) Telecommunications Engineering learners, both using EFL and Flipgrid. Participants created video-based oral assignments addressing topical issues, while providing peer feedback to enhance reflective learning. The study employed rubrics and thematic analysis to evaluate Flipgrid and feedback quality, categorising feedback into linguistic accuracy, content development and effective communication. Findings indicate that Flipgrid served as an effective telecollaborative platform, fostering active participation, social agency s and mediation skills. Learners acted as mediators by linking individual with broader community discussions. Additionally, the study highlights how specific mediation strategies, such as paraphrasing and summarising, improved oral communication. These findings offer pedagogical insights for EFL practitioners, emphasising the value of telecollaboration and mediation strategies in enhancing EFL communicative competence.