Articles on the use of student journals in high school and college English-as-a-Second-Language instruction, specifically in the Japanese context, include: "Journal Writing and the Damaged Language Learner" (Alan J. McCormick); "Interested?" (Sven G. M. Puetter); "Tradition and the Student Journal" (George Deaux); "Reader-Response Journals" (Peter Silver); "Journal Writing as Communciation: Responding to the Rhythm and Bass" (J. David Simons); "The Role of Teacher Response in High School Journal Writing" (Mary R. Harrison); Journal Writing for Japanese Students: What Do They Write and What Do They Learn?" (Yoshiko Takahashi); "Journal Writing: A Teacher's Reflections" (Rebecca A. Pickett); and "Student Voices: The Insiders Speak Out on Journal Writing" (Christine Pearson Casanave). (Individual papers contain references.) (MSE)