A foreign language segment was integrated into the exploratory curriculum of the sixth grade in Marion, Indiana's middle schools. The overall course offers nine-week segments in home economics, industrial arts, computer literacy, and foreign language, introducing the children to curricular areas they may select later in middle school. In the language segment, French, German, and Spanish teachers each teach for two weeks in their specialty languages and for one week each in the other two languages. The teachers are expected to learn the two nonspecialty languages as the children do. A comprehensive teaching guide was prepared for the course, and the unit format is an imaginary trip to a foreign country. Course objectives are to explore language similarities, see some career and life situations in which linguistic knowledge is of value, broaden cultural awareness, motivate students for future language study, promote familiarity with the language learning process, improve study and listening skills, improve vocabulary, and foster positive language and cultural attitudes. (MSE)