This 16th annual report presents information on current trends and issues informally discussed by the directors of six National Council of Teachers of English commissions. Issues discussed included the following: (1) Commission on Composition (Rick Gerhardt, director): the role of writing in literacy; computers and writing instruction; interactions of race, class, language, and learning; large-scale writing assessment; limited preparation to teach writing; excessive teacher workload; teaching grammar; writing across the curriculum; (2) Commission on Curriculum (Kathleen Rowland): curriculum reduction; teacher support; high-stakes assessment; the canon; and technology; (3) Commission on Language (Judith Wells Lindfors): career changers becoming teachers; trends mandating specific teaching methodology; the role of research in relation to classroom practices in English/Language Arts; supporting students' right to their own language; and language awareness study; (4) Commission on Literature (Michael Moore): critical literacy and multicultural literature; (5) Commission on Reading (Mary H. Maguire): support for public schooling; professional development of teachers; and the need for informed discussion about reading, theory, research, and practice; and (6) Commission on Media (Lawrence B. Fuller) discussed non print media (including issues of unequal access to technology, and media literacy); copyright issues; censorship; and media and visual literacy. (SR)