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Publisher: Columbia University Teacher's College http://www.tc.columbia.edu/academic/tesol/Webjournal Journal Title: Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics Volume Number: 4 Issue Number: 1 Issue Date: 2004 Main text: Availability: Available for FREE Download The Editorial Board of Teachers College, Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics is pleased to announce that the Spring 2004 issue is now available on-line at http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal . In this issue, readers will find a) four articles on second language acquisition and assessment, b) a forum with eleven commentaries on the comparative fallacy in second language research, and c) a book review. In addition, readers are invited tobexplore two brand new features: an interview with Dr. Lyle Bachman, and a discussion page where readers can make comments on any of the contributions published in this and/or previous issues. A detailed list of contents is given below. Articles Attention and Awareness: Evidence from Cognitive and Second Language Acquisition Research http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/Bandar2004.pdf Bandar Al-Hejin Acquisition of the English Article System by Speakers of Polish in ESL and EFL Settings http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/Ekiert2004.pdf Monika Ekiert An Investigation of an ESL Placement Test of Writing Using Many-facet Rasch Measurement http://www.tc.columbia.edutesolalwebjournalTaejoon2004.pdf Taejoon Park Investigating the Foreign Language Needs of Professional School Students in International Affairs: A Case Study http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/Purpura_Graziano2004.pdf James E. Purpura and Janine Graziano-King The Forum Commentaries on the Comparative Fallacy in Second Language Research http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/forum2004.htm Editor: J. D. Purdy Book Review Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Contexts http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/Ganat2004.pdf Aneta Pavlenko and Adrian Blackledge Reviewed by George Ganat An Interview with Dr. Lyle Bachman http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/interview.htm Elvis Wagner and Yoko Saito Readers' Comments http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/discussion.htmMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue