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These four issues contain the following articles: "A Case Documentation of English Instruction at the Elementary School Level: The Cross-Cultural Impact of Native Speaker Teachers" (Hsien-Chin Liou) [written in Chinese]; "A Collaborative Tale with Two Taiwanese EFL College Groups" (Feng-Ming Chi); "A Developmental Study on Phonological Awareness and Spelling in Taiwanese EFL Children" (Li-Chen Chien and Shu-Hui Chen); "Designing Role Plays for the Language Class" (Jian-Shiung Shie); "Complementary Relevance of Machine Translation to Human Translation: A Theoretical Study" (Chung-Ling Shih); "The Politics of Locality: Globalization, Postcolonial English, and the Cultural Reconsideration of English Teaching and Learning" (Kun-Liang Chuang) [written in Chinese]; "A Preliminary Study of English Conversation Instruction at the Universities in Taiwan" (Shau-Ju Chang); "A Study of the Pedagogy of Using the Western Performance of Literature to Teach the English Poetry" (Yane-Hao Chen); "Learning in English: The Survival Strategies of Hong Kong Students" (Peter Herbert); "Reflection as an Integral Part of the Teacher Training Program" (Yi-Hsiu Lai); "Impersonation as an Optional Module of Language-Teaching Activities" (Jian-Shiung Shie); "English Syllable Structure: Theory and Teaching Application" (Bei-Wu Wang) [written in Chinese]; "Integrating Phonics Instruction and Whole Language Principles in an Elementary School EFL Classroom" (Meei-Ling Liaw); "A Study of Using Web Concordancing for English Vocabulary Learning in a Taiwanese High School Context" (Chuen-Yi Lee and Hsien-Chin Liou); "Predicting Second Language Reading Ability: A Reexamination of the Threshold Hypothesis Exploring the Contributions of Intrinsic Motivation" (Shih-Ming Liu); "Why Peer Comments Fail" (Hui-Tzu Min); "English Syllable Structure: Theory and Teaching Application" (Bei-Wu Wang) [written in Chinese]; "Integrating Children's Picture Books with Teaching Children English as a Foreign Language in 9-Year Joint Curricula Plan for Elementary and Junior High Schools" (Hui-Li Lin) [written in Chinese]; "Bilingual Policy and English Education in Singapore" (Hui-Ling Hus) [written in Chinese]; "Chinese-English Translation and English Writing Ability: On the Sustainability of Translation Tests" (Chi-Chiang Shei) [written in Chinese]; "Genre Analysis and Academic English Teaching: Improvement of Abstracts Written by Taiwanese Ph.D. Students" (Hieng-Hiong Liong) [written in Chinese]; "Task Difficulty in Semi-Direct Speaking Tests: Code Complexity" (Row-Whei Wu); and "L2 Acquisition of Subject-Prominence by EFL Students in Taiwan" (Chun-Yin Chen, Hsin-Yi Huang, and Hui-Chi Liao). (Papers contain references.) (SM)

These two issues include articles under the following headings: themes in education, curriculum and instruction, and theories, practicals, and experiences. The first issue includes: "Parent Participation: The Implications of a Complaint Case" (Ping Man Wong and Antony Yuk Cheung Chan); "Education for New Arrivals and Multicultural Teacher Education In Hong Kong" (Celeste Y.M. Yuen); "An Investigation on the Development of Christian School Culture" (Xiaodong Yue and Kwok Keung Ho); "Using Transparencies and PowerPoint Slides to Aid Inductive Teaching" (Belinda Ho); "Student-Teachers' Beliefs on Primary Science Curriculum Orientations" (Pun Hon Ng and Derek Sin Pui Cheung); "Using Children Literature to Develop Creative Ability of Intelligent Students" (Fung Luen Lau); "On the Teaching of Pinyin to Hong Kong Primary School Children" (Yue Yuan Huang, Suying Yang, and Zheng Li); "The Application of IT on Cross-Strand Integration in General Studies" (Sing Lai Chan); "A Study of Contributory Factors and Developmental Reading Disabilities in Chinese Children: A Comparative Study between Cantonese and Putonghua among Children in Hong Kong and Beijing" (Hua Shu, Alice Cheng Lai, and Xiangzhi Meng); and "Proteges of Singapore Mentoring Principals: Choose Not to Abuse Their Authority in Working with Teachers" (Lee Hean Lim). The second issue of this journal includes: "Pure Charisma: An Application of Leadership in Australian Anglican Church Schools" (Grant M. Bell); "An Explication of Multiple Intelligences Inspired Assessment and Instructional Design" (Kwok Cheung Cheung); "From 'Rooftop' to 'Millennium': The Development of Primary Schools in Hong Kong Since 1945" (Chak Chung and Ming-yan Ngan); "The Development of School-Based Evaluation in Hong Kong" (Siu Wai Wu); "Design and Teaching of a Commercial Chinese Course" (Juen Kon Wong); "Integrating Primary School Curriculum in Hong Kong: The Way Forward" (Wai Lun Leung); "An Investigation into the Teaching of Chinese Handwriting at Hong Kong Kindergarten" (Chi Hang Ho, Pui Lee Liu, and Se Yiu Lau); "A Teaching Model That Is Worth Attempting: Group Investigation" (Kam Wing Chan and Ming Fai Hui); "A Study of the Roles and Duties of Secondary 1 to 3 Form Teachers in Hong Kong Secondary Schools" (Mo Luen Leung, Edwin King Por Wong, and Shiu Kwan Pow); and "Promising Bilingual Education in Singapore" (Agnes S.C. Chang). (Papers contain references.) (SM)