The curriculum guide for the articulated three-year French language program in Alberta public schools, designed as a minimum language program, outlines: (1) a set of program objectives reflecting the program's basic educational objectives, and a rationale to support inclusion of French in a school curriculum; (2) specific minimum expectations for each language skill (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and for cultural understanding at the end of grade 12; (3) specific performance statements and linguistic content for each of grades 10 through 12; (4) specific minimum core content for all students as well as elective components for enrichment; and (5) suggested teaching and learning strategies and evaluation procedures. A list of reading resources and an index cross-referencing specific performance objectives with the text "French for Mastery" are included. (MSE)