The 1987 volume of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) newsletter includes articles on developing exercises for use with films in the classroom; foreign students; professionalism and the master's degree in teaching English as a second language (ESL); international issues; the politics of ESL instruction; teachers in the computer laboratory; connecting with the community in intensive ESL; current directions in ESL; ESL as a profession; composition instruction; the textbook explosion; entering the field of teacher training; computer-mediated communication; teaching non-literate adults; ESL instruction in China; program self-evaluation; the teacher-student relationship; teaching ESL in Korean universities; British versus American English, and an employment concerns survey. Professional announcements, association notes, books and materials reviews, and notes on successful teaching techniques are also presented. (MSE)