Language Learner Behaviour in a Virtual Environment

I found that this paper is quite interesting and familiar. Why familiar? Coz I had this kinda experience before. I remember that when I chatted with an online friend and was waiting for the reply while others kept asking questions. The whole screen was full of questions and people just couldn't tolerant the lag. And I saw so many !!! ???? and angry expressions of people not answering questions.

"people feel less inhibited when communicating via computer than in a face-to-face situation"
I do feel this is quite true especially when someone is learning a new language, we are just sitting in front of the computer, practising the new language without seeing the other party. Sometimes people are shy when they want to practise their language especially when they have to spend with native speakers. I think communicating via computer can break down the barriers for those who are nervous at the beginning of practising a language.

I think it is a good idea to create a chatroom for my students so that they can practise their English, as I think that there are always some shy students who don't want to speak in the classroom but they want to speak to you outside classroom. And I agree that there is no one best method in teaching, so teachers always have to think of other methods to teach or communicate with students so that we can cater for students with different learning styles. However, I do have a concern that the language in chatroom is not grammatically written English, they look like spoken English but in written form. How could I avoid this from happening?