This instructional guide for Alberta's (Canada) secondary school program in French second language instruction presents instructional plans and describes specific classroom techniques and activities for listening comprehension and oral production. Section 1 outlines the overall objectives and structure of the program. Section 2 addresses the development of skills in understanding oral discourse, including variables and strategies in listening comprehension. Section 3 outlines four stages in instructional planning for listening comprehension. Section 4 discusses salient principles in the development of oral production skills, including prosodic and nonverbal elements. Section 5 presents a four-stage plan for oral production instruction. Section 6 discusses the role of francophone sociocultural values and cultural awareness in the oral language curriculum. Section 7 contains a checklist for users of the guide to assess their understanding of its contents. A 53-item bibliography is included. Appended materials consist of sample 8th and 11th grade lesson plans and outlines for listening comprehension, oral production, and written production. (MSE)