This is a summary of the Swedish national report on the 1970 and 1971 international investigations on French as a foreign language as taught in eight countries: England (including Wales), Chile, Scotland, the U.S.A., New Zealand, the Netherlands, Rumania, and Sweden. In the full report, data from the international analysis are used to highlight problems of specific interest to Sweden. The first part of the full report describes some of the findings of the international analyses, thereby giving the background to and the reasons for the work done on the French data in the Swedish analysis. The planning of the survey and the collecting of data are described, as well as the administration of the project at the national and international level. Results are given of some international analyses. For example, time spent studying French proved an important factor in explaining variance in achievement tests; geographic proximity to a French-speaking country did not. Factors considered in reference to Sweden include: conditions of instruction (organization, methods, atmosphere); social and sex-related factors; and length of time spent in studying French. From such a national analysis, valuable information can be had regarding differences between countries, and areas for possible study of French language teaching in other countries. (Author/AM)