The summary papers of the conference on second language teaching include (1) a summary of the concluding panel discussion (Kip Cates, Denis Cunningham, Albert Raasch, Braj Kachru, Carol Rinnert) on the role of languages and the responsibility of language education in lowering cultural barriers, the ethical responsibility of language professionals, and areas in which applied linguistics has not met the intercultural challenge, and (2) the full texts of the remarks by Braj B. Kachru on the ethical responsibility of language professionals and shortcomings in applied linguistics. (MSE)