Articles in this issue include the following: "Chat in EFL: Communicative Humanistic Acculturation Techniques" (Daniel Evans); "Task Interpretation and Task Effectiveness: A Vygotskian Analysis of a French L2 Classroom Task" (Lindsy Myers); "Envisioning a Standards-Based Methods Course: Preparing Second Language Educators for the 21st Century" (Kathleen Bueno); "Teachers' Beliefs about Language Learning and Teaching: A Cross-Cultural Comparison" (Nae-Dong Yang); "Foreign Language Methods Students' Beliefs about Language Learning and Teaching" (Stasie Harrington and Tammy Hertel); "From a Foreign Language Perspective: A Snapshot View of a Dual Language Program in Two Inner-City High-Poverty Elementary Schools" (Sherry Coy and Lucinda Litherland); "An Infusion Curriculum for the Heritage Speaker" (Barbara Gonzalez-Pino); "Multiple Metaphors: Teaching Second-Language Tense and Aspect to English Speakers" (Karen Cody); "Language through Theatre: Using Drama in the Language Classroom" (Sarah Dodson); "Using Video to Teach for Sociolinguistic Competence in the Foreign Language Classroom" (Carayn Witten); "Political and Socio-Cultural Factors in Foreign Language Education: The Case of Lebanon" (Rula Diab); "A Qualitative Approach to Authenticity in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Study of University Students Learning English in Korea" (Dong-Kyoo Kim); "An Exploration of Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions of Second Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom" (Sherry Marx); and a review of "The Non-Native Teacher" (Jeong-Yeon Kim). (Papers contain references.) (SM)