This document consists of the five issues of "Volunteer Voice," the newsletter of a Tacoma, Washington, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) training project, issued as volume VIII, during the period June 1990-February 1991. The first issue provides a bibliography of recommended books for ESL tutors and teachers on the following topics: general literacy, comprehensive texts, pronunciation guides, audiovisual aids, cultural information, vocational ESL, and language learning and teaching methods. The second issue reports upcoming literacy conferences and also provides a "Draw the Pictures" activity, a Vietnamese folktale, and an activity from a refugee concerns workshop. Storytelling activities and physical, oral, and written exercises from the Refugee Women's Alliance are given in the third and fourth issues. The focus in issue 5 is on volunteers moving into professional fields. Teaching suggestions for using news items, handling homework, and role playing are also offered. Each issue contains illustrations and lists of resource materials. (LB)