This curriculum outline provides a set of minimum essentials, based on a modified audiolingual approach, for secondary school programs in Spanish. Following a brief discussion of the need for longer study sequences and updated instructional philosophy, the guide describes the basic objectives, contents, and suggested teaching procedures for each level of an eight-level course, and makes recommendations for laboratory use, student evaluation procedures, and for use of pattern drills. A section on culture and information on tests are included. Lists of supplemental materials and a bibliography conclude the work. (RL)