The foreign language faculty at College of Saint Scholastica Minnesota) developed and implemented 10-day Spanish and French immersion programs based on Peace Corps methodology as a means of affording students time for intensive study of those languages, improving students' fluency, and instituting a change in teaching methodology. The first program, in Spanish, had courses at beginning and intermediate levels; it was offered during the summer of 1984 to the college students and people from the Duluth community. The daily schedule, extending from 7:00 a.m. until after 8:00 p.m., included time for individual study, class activities, laboratory exercises, computer drills, physical and social activities, and one hour of personal time. At the end of 10 days, oral and written examinations were given on the material that had been covered in class activities. Success with the Spanish program encouraged development of a French program, which was designed differently to accommodate older adult enrollees' different learning and scheduling needs. The French program had shorter lab periods, more frequent group sessions, and reading and writing exercises throughout the program. The older group covered 30 percent more material than a traditional class would have covered and somewhat less than a younger class would cover. A major accomplishement of this program was that the students overcame a fear of failure during the course. The faculty experienced changed attitudes and renewed enthusiasm toward teaching and, as a result, they have begun to implement minicourses. (MSE)