Select one of the questions below and answer it in 100 words or less. Then e-mail your response to your instructor. Be sure to identify the question so your instructor knows which one you are answering.

1		Of the three phases—Preparation, Guided Interaction, and Assimilation—which do you believe is most neglected in foreign language teaching in general? Why? Justify the importance of this phase in your own words.
2		In your own words, explain the functions of schemata and give one example scenario in which schemata play an important role.
3		What are the principal differences between traditional comprehension questions and the task oriented Guided Interaction proposed in this chapter?