This collection of essays addresses issues in second language instruction related to focus on linguistic form, as distinguished from communicative or experiential language instruction. Papers include: "Issues and Terminology" (Catherine Doughty, Jessica Williams); "Focus on Form: Theory, Research, and Practice" (Michael H. Long, Peter Robinson); "Beyond Focus on Form: Cognitive Perspectives on Learning and Practicing Second Language Grammar" (Robert M. DeKeyser); "Focus on Form through Conscious Reflection" (Merrill Swain); "Getting the Learners' Attention: A Typographical Input Enhancement Study" (Joanna White); "Communicative Focus on Form" (Catherine Doughty, Elizabeth Varela); "What Kind of Focus and On Which Forms?" (Jessica Williams, Jacqueline Evans); "The Role of Focus-on-Form Tasks in Promoting Child L2 Acquisition" (Birgit Harley); "The Importance of Timing on Focus on Form" (Patsy M. Lightbown); and "Pedagogical Choices in Focus on Form" (Catherine Doughty, Jessica Williams). Contains 430 references. (MSE)