The two volumes of the journal, jointly produced by the Minnesota and Wisconsin English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers' associations, include these articles: "'Iwareru and Meiwaku': A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and American Communicative Styles" (Masako Saito, James H. Robinson); ""Reading in the Elementary Classroom" (Alice Weickelt); "An Overview of Hmong for ESL Teachers" (Lisa Dettinger, Thom A. Upton); "Reading Lab: From Pleasure Reading to Proficiency?" (Evangeline L. French); "The Paraphrasing Process of Native Speakers: Some Implications for the ESL Classroom" (Laurie Eckblad Anderson); "LEAP English Academy-- An Alternative High School for Newcomers to the United States" (Jeff DuFresne, Sandra Hall); "Defining the World: Content-Based Learning in an ESL Classroom" (Elizabeth A. Hoadley); The World Wide Web and Electronic Mail: Applications for ESL" (Joannah L. O'Hatnick); and "Reading Lab: A Comprehensive Starter Kit" (Tom Richards). Book reviews are also included in each volume. (MSE)