This book is designed to help Peace Corps volunteers continue to learn a language in the absence of a trained teacher. It consists of techniques intended to help volunteers build upon their daily contact with native informants. Seventeen techniques are presented, each consisting of a subject, objectives, technique, and procedures. The material draws upon several resource documents, three of which are included in appendices: (1) "A Guide for Language Study in the Field," by Arthur Levy; (2) "Monolingual Informant Techniques for Peace Corps Volunteers," by Judith Beinstein; and (3) Language Learning in the Field - A Policy Statement for Senegal PCVS," by Gary Engelberg. (AM)