In this special issue on technology in language teaching, major articles include: "Sociocultural Aspects of Second Language Acquisition" (David Nunan); "The Need for Multi-Media ESL Teaching Methods: A Psychological Investigation into Learning Styles" (Don W. Hinkelman, Jay M. Pysock); "Can Japanese Children Learn English?" (David Paul); "Concordancing in the Language Classroom" (Irene F. H. Wong, Dorothy Cheung, Lai Phooi Ching); "Jigsaw: Cooperative Learning for EFL Students" (Anita Lie); "Education and CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction)" (P. L. Knowles); "Application of Speech-Recognition Technology to Language Instruction" (Dimitry Rtischev); "A Glimpse of the Virtual Future" (Macey B. Taylor); "Look Who's Talking: A Computer-Assisted System for Discourse Analysis" (Karen Price); "Integrating Video into Teacher Education" (Susan Stempleski); "Teacher Training Videotapes for TESOL" (Dean Brodkey); "Using Computers in Language Testing" (J. D. Brown); and "A Review of 'Computers in Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching: A CALL Handbook'" (Paul A. Cunningham). Additional book reviews, publications notices, and professional announcements are included. (MSE)