Selected papers from the 1989 Central State Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages include the following: "From Talk to Action: An Essential for Curricular Change" (June K. Phillips); "Comprehensible Input for Intermediate Foreign Language Students via Video" (Tracy David Terrell); "Developing Extensive Reading Skills: The Transition to Literature" (Julie A. Storme, H. Jay Siskin); "Global Education in the Language Classroom: The African Connection" (Millie Park Mellgren); "The Civilization Course: Beyond the Textbook" (Kathleen G. Boykin); "Classroom Activities: A Task-Analysis Approach" (Diane W. Birckbichler); "You and Your Textbook: Legal Separation--Not a Divorce" (Alan Garfinkel, Mary Beth Berghian); "The Past Meets the Present: A Guide to Historical Feature Films in the French Culture Class" (Tom Carr); "Crossing the Rubicon: Bridging the Gap Between 'Grammar' and 'Literature' in the Intermediate Latin Course" (Jeffrey L. Buller); "Cracking the Code: Helping Students with Specific Learning Disabilities" (Bettye J. Myer, Leonore Ganschow, Richard Sparks, Sylvia Kenneweg); and "Implementation of 'Learning Cycles' in a Civilization Course: A Methodological Approach" (Nicole Fouletier-Smith). (MSE)