The 1983 volume of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) newsletter includes articles on the growth in foreign student enrollments; recommended reading; English as a second language (ESL) teacher employment survey results; getting program support; federal legislative efforts; second language acquisition and acquisition of English by the deaf; teaching verbs; employment conditions in China; the growth of "Forum" magazine; teaching difficult texts at the university level; the international role of TESOL; facilitating autonomy in language learning; computer-assisted language learning; collective bargaining; a study of the links between linguistic background and reading achievement; classroom research on language use; policy on foreign students in the United States; constructing diagnostic tests for placement and teaching; learning Japanese the Silent Way; vocational education for limited-English-proficient students; standards, accreditation, and certification interlanguage; cultural aspects of prevocational ESL; English on the job; computer-assisted language learning in a master's program for ESL teachers; helping refugees learn to solve problems; teaching essay writing; role-playing; using the computer for communicative teaching; and employment practices. Professional announcements, association notes, book and materials reviews, and notes on successful teaching techniques are also presented. (MSE)