This directory is a good reference for educational policy and decision makers, administrators, scholars and researchers concerned with the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.

Focus on fluency aims to provide material for teachers to help students of English as a foreign or second language develop their conversational fluency. The material is designed to provide ample opportunities for students to engage in real talk in the classroom, and to use language creatively and purposely. The worksheets in the book for photocopy ready for students to work on.

This publication offers classroom teachers a uniquely Southeast Asian collection of short stories which can be used in both secondary and tertiary classrooms in the region. The use of stories has been known to be a very powerful tool in the learning process. The themes and issues, people and places featured in the stories are a reflection of Southeast Asian realities, hopes, aspirations as well as concerns.