The guide consists of essays on classroom practice and strategy in adult English-as-a-second-language (ESL) instruction. Essays on practice include: "Benefits of Cooperative Learning: A Guide for Beginning ESL Teachers" (Amy Sak Bosma); "Process Writing in the Adult Education Classroom" (Rosemary Gillet); "Grammar for Pre-Literates" (Ida Korzhenyak); "Take Home Messages--Language and Culture at a Glance" (Angelita Lopez McCoy); "'I Caught Him Red-Headed' or the Joys and Sorrows of Teaching Idioms in Adult ESL" (Victoria Nikiforov); "Why Use Dialogues in ESL?" (Charlotte Nowak); "Paper Mentor" (Eileen Rande); and "How To Set Up Materials and Visuals in the Adult ESL Classroom" (Susan M. Rice). The strategy guide includes descriptions of a variety of ESL activities and techniques, evaluated and submitted by classroom teachers. (MSE)