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The author's purpose in this paper is to survey what has been done in 1969 in the field of TESL as it shows itself in published and unpublished literature, research activities and other information sources, and to identify educationally significant trends, topics and needs. Not intended to be bibliographical (although it concludes with an 86-item reference listing), it is intended to serve as an outline of important present activities and developments and major gaps in knowledge. The first part of the paper outlines and evaluates current trends in the field of English for speakers of other languages; the second part discusses in some detail current topics in TESL research and development. (AMM)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert