THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS PREPARED THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (FLES) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE DISTRICTS WISHING TO INITIATE SUCH A PROGRAM. THE MAIN BODY OF THIS BULLETIN IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS, THE FIRST DISCUSSING FLES MERITS, DRAWBACKS, AND OBJECTIVES, AND CURRICULUM PLANNING, STRESSING ARTICULATION AND CONTINUITY. THE SECOND PART, ON METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING FLES, DETAILS SPECIFICALLY LESSON PLANS, DIALOG, PATTERN PRACTICE, READING, WRITING, MATERIALS, AND ACHIEVEMENT EVALUATION. A DIRECTORY OF SOURCES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS ACCOMPANIES THE SUGGESTED DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES TEACHERS MIGHT USE FOR STIMULATING LANGUAGE LEARNING. THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY DEAL WITH FLES PROGRAMS IN UTAH, AND MATERIAL RELATIVE TO FLES METHODS AND TECHNIQUES. (SS)