This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "The Japanese Concept of Hanashi-Kata and Its Potential Influence on Foreign Language Acquisition" by James R. Bowers; "Linguistic Relativity and Foreign Language Learning" by Ronald Taubitz; "On Being a Sansei English Teacher in Japan" by Ruth Sasaki; "Cross-Cultural Barriers to Reading Comprehension" by Robert N. St. Clair; "Culture Learning Mechanisms in the Context of Community Language Learning" by Paul G. La Forge; "Operations and Their Use in the ESL Classroom" by Thomas A. Winters; "Practical Suggestions for Teaching the English Modals" by James W. Ney; "English and Politics in Japan: Observations on Language Education Reform" by Roger M. Pehlke. The following book reviews by John Fanselow are included: "The Common Sense of Teaching Foreign Languages" by Caleb Gattegno; and "Memory, Meaning and Method" by Earl W. Stevick. Japanese summaries of articles are included. (SW)