This newsletter covers issues and activities related to writing across the curriculum, literacy, and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education. Articles include "Language Testing and Minorities,""Writing and Talking in Early Childhood Education,""Announcing a Centre for Literacy,""The Literacy of Thoughtfulness: What We Want from Graduates,""Writing in Schools and Colleges: A Quebec Study," and "French Mother-tongue Literacy in Canada." In these issues, a regular section, "In the Classroom" is devoted mainly to discussions by and about teachers who have made effective use of writing journals in courses across several disciplines. The newsletter also contains a schedule of educational conferences and workshops, and announcements, some annotated, of recent publications in the field. (JL) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)