The purpose of this paper is to review the policy of foreign language education in France and to analyze its effects in primary and secondary schools, including the changes that have recent1y taken place. Under the assumption that languages ref1ect their culture, the administrative of France has tried to co、rer a variety of languages in Europe and to improve the quality of foreign language education. These efforts, however, appear to be unsuccessful due to the financial problems and the heavy emphasis on particular languages based on the social and economical reasons. Nevertheless, these efforts are valued highly, and provide some insights to the cωurre Korea.

I. 서론 : 외국어 교육 정책의 원칙
II. 프랑스 초 · 중등 외국어 교육 현황과 특징
　1. 초등학교에서의 외국어 교육
　2. 중등교육에서의 외국어 교육
　3. 초 · 중등 과정에서의 외국어 교육 강화를 위한 특수 장치
　4. 언어 교육 편성운영표(la carte des langues)
　5. 외국어 교육의 다양화 정책의 실패 원인
III. 결론을 대신하여
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• 박우성(서울대학교) | Park, Woo-Sung