Papers on linguistics and language teaching in this volume are the following: "'Good' and 'Poor' Writing and Writers: Studying Individual Performance as a Part of Test Validation" (Desmond Allison, Evelyn Cheung); "To Test or Not To Test: That Is the Question" (Keith Tong, Rose Chan, Jo Lewkowicz); "Testing Listening Comprehension: A New Approach?" (Jo Lewkowicz); "Misreading Viewpoints: Reading Problems Among ESL University Students in Hong Kong" (Desmond Allison, Ip Kung Sau); "Typological Transfer, Discourse Accent and the Chinese Writer of English" (Christopher Green); "An Evaluation Study of a Programme to Teach Student Report Writing" (Peggy Leung); "Prioritising Equality of Outcome in Hong Kong Secondary Education" (Nigel Bruce); and "Curriculum Development in the Sixth Form: the Potential for Changes in Approaches to Writing Skills at Tertiary Level" (Peter Falvey). Editorial policy, a style sheet, notes on contributors, and an index to papers in volumes 1-13 are also included. (MSE)