The role and status of English instruction in Greece is outlined. The role of English and English language instruction in the country as a whole, English instruction within the educational system, availability and training of English teachers, textbook selection and use, educational administration of English teaching, English instruction development and planning, English instruction outside the educational system, British and American support for English instruction in Greece, commercial opportunities for British involvement in English instruction, and the status of English research are reported. English is taught in secondary schools, universities, and private commercial language schools, and its popularity as a second language in Greece is increasing. (RW)