I'm thrilled to hear ATEG is coming to Seattle! I went out there in 1989, but since then funding has shut down and we don't "do" conferences. I too would like to develop preparatory grammar courses but for community college students rather than just teachers. I just finished a year's sabbatical researching and writing a text for my class and have appreciated the ATEG mail from all of you. I wonder if Johanna or any of you might have a recommendation for a good journal that can keep us up to date on movements in linguistics. It had been 13 years since my graduate work, and I found I had lots of catching up to do. I'm convinced that the disciplines of English and Linguistics need to work together for us to accomplish anything. Anyone want to comment on the state of affairs? Jeanie Murphy Pierce College Puyallup, WA PS--I'll only be in once a week to get email, so my response to any of you may be slow. After all folks, it is summer! Thanks in advance!