Papers from the conference include the following: "Activites orales et motivation dans l'etude du vocabulaire d'une langue etrangere (Oral Activities and Motivation in the Study of Vocabulary in a Foreign Language)" (M. Guisset); "Bridging High School and College Classes through the Multicultural Approach: The Case of Francophone Africa" (T. Mosadomi); "Foreign Language Education in the Middle School: A Special Education Teacher's View" (M. G. M. Finamore); "German Folk Dances: An Innovative Teaching Tool" (A. Wedekind); "How Can a Mess Be Fine? Polysemy and Reading in a Foreign Language" (H-W. Kang); "Interactive Pedagogy in a Literature Based Classroom" (V. Mayer); "Language Telecourses for Adults--Pros and Cons" (M. S. Pearlman); "Les Santons de Provence: Inspiration for an Interdisciplinary Project" (L. L. Lucietto); "More than a Required Skill in Today's Curriculum: Critical Thinking and Collaborative Learning in Foreign Languages" (C. E. Klein); "Music as a Means to Enhance Cultural Awareness and Literacy in the Foreign Language Classroom" (J. W. Failoni); "Near Immersion Results in One-Third of the Time" (J. Lang); "On Organizing a Learner-Centered Advanced Conversation Course" (D. Guenin-Lelle); "Opera and Art in the French Foreign Language Classroom" (L. Hekmatpanah); "Strategies for Producing a Video-Letter in the Foreign Language Classroom" (M. F. Dominguez); "The Language of Language: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Language Learning" (J. T. Mann); "Towards Teaching French Civilization in Context: A Technology-Aided Approach" (E. L. Corredor); and"Where Is the Text? Discourse Competence and the Foreign Language Textbook" (M. A. Kaplan, E. Knutson). (VWL)