Quantitative analysis of the effect of synchronous online discussions on oral and written language development for EFL university students in Vietnam

The study investigates the effects of synchronous online discussions on oral and written skills development for EFL university students in Vietnam after one semester of instruction, using a pretestposttest quasi-experimental approach. One 15-student class of B1-level English participated in oral role plays, whereas another 15-student class engaged in synchronous online discussions after comparable preparation.