This collection of six papers consists of works in progress undertaken by students and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania's Language in Education Division of the Graduate School of Education. The papers are: (1) "Language Planning and Identity Planning: An Emergent Understanding" (Rebecca Freeman); (2) "Communicative Functions of Speech in a Monolingual Kindergarten" (Mary Jean Tecce deCarlo); (3) "Acquisition Planning, Ethnic Discourse, and the Ecuadorian Nation-State" (Kendall King); (4) "'Yes I Think It's You': A Discussion of Intercultural Communication" (Kristen Loheyde and Nancy Kunz); (5) "Targeting Morpho-Syntax in Children's ESL: An Empirical Study of the Use of Interactive Goal-Based Tasks" (Allison Mackey); and (6) "Ethnic Pride and the Classroom: An Ethnographic Study of Classroom Behavior-Norms and Themes" (Kate Menken). Each paper is followed by a reference list. (MDM)