This annotated bibliography consists of materials in the ERIC system that deal with teaching English as a second language to persons who are illiterate, or functionally illiterate, in their native language. The items in the bibliography were obtained by means of a computer search of "Currnt Index to Journals in Education" and "Resources in Education." Although these materials were chosen for their focus on illiterate or functionally illiterte nonspeakers of English, many of the items are also applicable to other aspects of TESL and adult basic education. The 44 ites cited here are grouped into four subsections: (1) teacher training (preservice and inservice); (2) programs (descriptions, evaluations, and related research); (3) instructional and resource materials; and (4) theory and methodology. (Author)