Six conference papers are presented in this volume. They include: "Living Civilization: a Theoretical Model for Using Task-Based Activities To Combine the Teaching of Language and Culture" (Sharon Gwinn Scinicariello); "Foreign Language Reading versus Understanding: Using Think-Aloud Protocols To Identify L2 Reading Problems" (Carol M. Brown); "Creating a K-12 Japanese Language Teacher Certification Program" (Ryoko Kubota, Audrey L. Heining-Boynton); "Student Use of Interactive Multimedia Technology for Second Language Listening Comprehension" (Lara Mangiafico); "Gender and Foreign Cultures in Business Language Classes" (Anna Gramberg); and "Foreign Language Across the Curriculum : Achieving Language Proficiency Through Reading" (Judith H. Cox, Dominique Linchet). (MSE)