This handbook on elementary-secondary foreign language education goals and objectives serves as a framework on which a comprehensive curriculum for Michigan schools can be built. It includes a discussion of the most significant components of current foreign language methodology and is designed to assist local school districts in goal setting and curriculum writing. The guidelines do not advocate any one methodology, but emphasize a communicative approach to teaching modern languages. Contents discuss the following topics: (1) the context, climate, and clientele of foreign language instruction; (2) curriculum development and program descriptions; (3) foreign language instruction (e.g., American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages proficiency guidelines, communicative functions); (4) scope and sequence (French, German, Spanish, Latin); (5) classroom assessment and evaluation: language and culture; (6) instructional media (basic classroom equipment, basic school/system equipment, ancillary language-learning technology, computer-assisted instruction, distance learning and interactive video, video correspondence: video/electronic letter, and copyright considerations; and (7) foreign languages and careers. A selected bibliography of 45 references concludes the handbook. (LB)