Papers from the 1998 international conference on the teaching of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) include: "The Future of English: Where Unity and Diversity Meet" (David Crystal); "Maximizing Student Writing and Minimizing Teacher Correction" (Phil Quirke); "How the Camel Got Its Hump: Bringing Literature Back into the ESL Classroom" (Snezha Tsoneva-Mathewson); "Simultaneous Interpretation for Oral Fluency" (Sane M. Yagi); "Penpals to Keypals: Japanese Learners Help Arab Students To Learn English" (Hal Hennigan); "Do Learners Really Benefit from Resource Centers?" (Ian Harrison); "A Learner-Centered Approach to Assessing Listening Comprehension" (Christine Coombe, Jon Kinney); "Strategies and Techniques for Assessing Listening Skills" (Sally Ali); "Computerizing an EST Course" (Christine Cipriani); "A Critical Look at Computer-Aided Language Learning" (Christine M. Canning); "Building Bridges between Trainers and Teachers in the United Arab Emirates" (Hedi Guefrachi and Salah Troudi); "Learner Behavior in Large ESL Classes" (Mohammad Athar Khan); "Producing Culturally Sensitive Materials for Gulf Arab Students" (Lisa Barlow and Jean Floyd); and "ESP in the Arab World" (Karen Asenavage). (MSE)