This handbook is designed for use by Tacoma Community House volunteer tutors of English as a Second Language (ESL) as a supplement to basic volunteer training. The handbook includes detailed information in areas briefly covered during training and specific instructional ideas and class activities. A section on getting started discusses the cultural differences volunteers are confronted with, getting to know the student and his needs, breaking the ice, choice of ESL resources, effective student-teacher communication, and the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing are emphasized. A chapter on lesson planning discusses problems to anticipate, and procedures for specific activities such as review and pronunciation drills. The third section discusses a variety of materials, standard techniques, and projects such as the use of visual aids, student journals, songs, the Total Physical Response method and the Language Experience Approach. The fourth section describes a wide variety of activities for practice, drills, and games, and the fifth section focuses on the purposes, uses, and content of vocational ESL. The fifth section contains a list of language functions needed in entry level jobs. Appended materials include a list of volunteer programs assisted by the Tacoma Community House volunteer training project, a 28-item bibliography, a list of teacher resources, and the master plan of the Washington State Adult Refugee Project. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)