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Eleven papers from the Finnish Association of Applied Linguistics (AFinLA) Symposium held at the University of Joensuu in November 1986, and three additional solicited papers are presented in this collection. The theme of the symposium was "language learning materials and language in learning materials." All but two of the papers are in Finnish. Papers and authors are as follows: "Syllabuses, Materials and Techniques in Experiential Foreign Language Learning" (V. Kohonen--English language); "Communicative Foreign Language Teaching: Consequences in Learning Materials" (S. Takala); "On Authentic Discourse and On Discourse Materials in Foreign Language Textbooks" (E. Ventola); "Some Observations on Language Teaching Texts" (R. Ryhanen); "Equality Between the Sexes in Language Textbooks" (T. Pitkanen-Koli); "How Do We Teach Reading Scientific Texts?" (A. Mauranen); "Integration of Language Skills in Language Center Materials in Swedish" (T. Nikko); "Foreign Words in Finnish Mouths" (H. Dufva, P. Hurme, M. O'Dell, I. Raimo); "The Sound of Silent Textbooks" (I. Morris-Wilson--English language); "Finnish as Foreign Language: Preparing Material for Courses" (E. Hamalainen); "Merely a Change or a Turning Point? Reforms in the Instruction of Estonian in Estonia" (P. Nemvalts); "Instructional Texts and Instructional Discussion" (M. Leiwo, M.-R. Poyhonen); and "Do Pupils Comprehend Their Textbooks?" (P.-L. Vatanen). (LB)

This publication consists of a collection of 18 papers in English, German, Swedish, and Finnish originally presented at a 1988 symposium of the Finnish Association of Applied Linguistics (AFinLA), which was organized jointly by the University of Vaasa and the Department of Teacher Education at Abo Akademi, Finland. Papers focus on the following topics: Second language learning and instruction; computer assisted translation and language learning; language research; instruction of Swedish as a second language in Sweden; translator training; textlinguistics; semantics; morphology; cross-cultural language styles; and languages for specific purposes in Finnish universities. (VWL)