Reports one individual's experience of being both a language learner and a language teacher and argues that these are very different worlds that do not necessarily meet. Examines a number of related studies, in which teachers have chosen to learn a language for purposes of personal professional development, and briefly checks the writer's own…

New textbooks for teaching English for Special Purposes (ESP) are reviewed, including texts for science and technology, computing, engineering, and electronics as well as a guide to general classroom techniques and activities for ESP teachers. Criteria for evaluating and selecting instructional materials are also addressed briefly. (MSE)

Explores the nature and role of language teaching research, and teachers' perceptions of its relevance, draws a distinction between the classical top-down research paradigm and the initiation of research by teachers themselves, and suggests areas for further investigation based on teachers' responses to a questionnaire about such research.…

Diaries kept by four teachers working on the same language program revealed themes about individuals, the whole group, methodology, and teacher roles. Two main diary styles and metacomments on this activity were revealed. Diary writing for classroom research and personal-professional development is discussed. (Contains 12 references.) (JP)