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

1		Savignon’s 1972 study was the first empirical study to demonstrate that L2 communication skills are not a result of habit formation. Explain how this research constitutes a blow to ALM.
2		Instructors sometimes become frustrated when there is a communication breakdown in the classroom. They sometimes feel the breakdown may be due to inadequate teaching. However, as noted by Lee and VanPatten, communication breakdowns are normal in second language contexts. Explain why instructors should not shoulder the responsibility for communication breakdowns in the classroom. How might instructors use these breakdowns as opportunities for language learning?
3		In a communicative drill, learners receive new information that they did not know before the activity. However, as Lee and VanPatten point out, this does not necessarily mean that negotiation of meaning is taking place. Explain why true communication may not be taking place when learners engage in communicative drills.