A collection of papers on humanistic approaches to instruction in English as a second language includes: an introduction (Patrick Early); "Humanism" (Earl W. Stevick); "Some Humanistic Doubts about Humanistic Language Teaching" (Christopher Brumfit); "Self-Confidence Through Self-Disclosure: The Pursuit of Meaningful Communication" (Gertrude Moskowitz); "Exquisite Corpses, Men of Glass and Oulipo: Harnessing the Irrational to Language Learning" (Alan Maley); "Off Stage: Informal Drama in Language Learning" (Margaret Early, Carole Tarlington); "Awareness Activities for Teaching Structures" (Mario Rinvolucri); "A Humanistic Philosophy of Education" (Jennybelle Rardin); "Interviewing in the Group Life of Community Language Learning" (Paul G. La Forge); "CLL: A Way Forward?" (Rod Bolitho); "Learner-Centred Remedial Work: A Humanistic Approach" (Henry Daniels, Denny Packard); "Designer's Needs versus Learner's Needs: Conversation in the Classroom" (Patrick Early); "How Real Is a Computer Simulation?" (John Higgins); "Suggestopedy and the Adult Language Learner" (Peter O'Connell); and "The Silent Way: Evaluating an Experience" (Arthur McNeill). (MSE)