The "ERIC Review" announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme. This issue focuses on foreign language education in grades K-12. Articles include: "Second Language Learning: Everyone Can Benefit" (Kathleen M. Marcos); "Foreign Language Education in the United States: Trends and Challenges" (Renate A. Schulz); "Many Ways to Learn: Elementary School Foreign Language Program Models" (Lucinda Branaman and Jeanne Rennie); "National Standards: Preparing for the Future" (Vickie Lewelling and Jeanne Rennie); "Current Trends in Foreign Language Assessment" (Jeanne Rennie); "Professional Development for Foreign Language Teachers" (Joy Kreeft Peyton); "Less Commonly Taught Languages" (Dora Johnson); "Heritage Language Students: a Valuable Language Resource" (Russell Campbell and Joy Kreeft Peyton); "ASL [American Sign Language] as a Foreign Language" (Joy Kreeft Peyton); "Federal Support for Foreign Language Education" (Carol Boston); "State Initiatives for Foreign Language Instruction" (Vickie Lewelling and Jeanne Rennie); "Foreign Language Resource Organizations" (Laurel Winston and Lynn Fischer); "Books [an annotated bibliography]" (Laurel Winston and Craig Packard); "Journals and Newsletters [an annotated bibliography]" (Craig Packard and Lynn Fischer); "Tips for Searching the ERIC Database on Foreign Language Topics" (Vickie Lewelling and Jeanne Rennie); "Using the Internet for Foreign Language Learning" (Jean W. LeLoup and Robert Ponterio); "More than Just the Internet: Other Technology for Language Teaching" (Samantha Earp); "Sources for Videos, CD-ROMs and Multimedia" (Craig Packard); "Web Sites/Electronic Resources" (Craig Packard and Lynn Fischer); "Foreign Languages and Job Opportunities (Lucinda Branaman); and "Putting it All Together: Fostering a Language-Proficient Society" (Kathleen M. Marcos and Joy Kreeft Peyton). (MES)