"Edinburgh Working Papers" is intended to show a yearly cross-section of current work in Edinburgh's Department of Applied Linguistics and to elicit reactions and criticism. Articles in this volume include the following: "MSC Common Room Conversations: Topics and Terms" (Joan Cutting); "Speculation and Empiricism in Applied Linguistics" (Alan Davies); "Implementing Innovation in Language Education" (Gibson Ferguson); "Functional Controlled Writing" (Ardeshir Geranpayeh); "Development and Validation of a Translation Test" (Behzad Ghonsooly); "The Design and Validation of a Multi-Level Reading Comprehension Test" (Aileen Irvine); "Questions in Lectures: Opportunities or Obstacles?" (Tony Lynch); "Can Applied Linguists Do Ethnographic Interviews?" (Brian Parkinson); and "Influence of Languages Other than the L1 on a Foreign Language: A Case of Transfer from L2 to L3" (Matutin Sikogukira). (JL)