This paper describes how role-playing was used in a French culture and civilization class at Eastern Washington State College. The class was conducted entirely in French, and each class member read the same material for each day. L. Wylie's "Les Francais" was used as the class text, and "Comment vivent les Francais" by Girod and Grand-Clement was used as supplementary material. The students' first task was to select a French character from a list of 15 possibilities. They had to spend the entire quarter learning everything about their character and had to be that character in class disscussions and for examinations. Each student studied his or her character's city, region, and background. Class discussions basically followed the structure of the textbook and focused on each character's lifestyle, political views, and religious beliefs. The students kept a notebook throughout the course, and there was a required entry for each class period: questions from the textbook, questions based on the reading, and questions requiring them to extrapolate from their reading. Another part of the notebook was a section for personal reactions to reading or class discussion. Student evaluations completed at the end of the quarter indicated a favorable reaction to the course. (PMP)