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Facing the 7th National Curriculum revision, this study aims to suggest the ideas for the curriculum design for the second foreign languages education. For this purpose, the theoretical analysis of curriculum theory and examination into commentaries, guidebooks, training materials and curriculum documents related to the foreign languages education are carried out. The theoretical analyses carried in the study are as follows: The analysis of curriculum objectives and contents for foreign languages education in terms of the findings and implications the existing researches suggested is carried and so the current issues and major ideas are identified. The contents analysis for the foreign languages education implemented in foreign countries is carried and so the future directions for curriculum objectives and contents of the second foreign languages education in Korea are suggested. The major suggestions are made through above analysis as follows: The differentiation of the subjects for the second foreign languages education by the curriculum objectives and contents is required. Whether the oral language communicative competence focused or the written language communicative competence focused should be considered in establishing the curriculum objectives and contents. The curriculum objectives and contents are required to state clearly and effectively. The directions for culture education are required to change and the contents for culture education are required to be reorganized systematically.