This curriculum guide outlines Prince George's County (MD) schools' seventh and eighth grade program of exploratory foreign language. Topics presented include: administrative and instructional policy statements; course overview; notes on concepts, skills, and content; timetables for fall and spring semester courses; rationale and goals; student performance and exploratory objectives; language and culture content; anticipated contribution to English and other academic skills; a diagram of the exploratory concept for the teacher's reference; basic lesson format; methodological strategies; instructional reminders and homework suggestions; suggested instructional materials; notes on student evaluation; linguistic/cultural pre- and post-tests; a pupil opinion survey and end-of-course survey; a general language textbook inventory; notes on computer applications; illustrations for introducing the concept of Latin roots; and objectives for the eighth grade sequential program. (MSE)