The study investigated linguistic, cultural, and attitudinal changes in public school teachers during time spent in a study abroad setting in Spain, noting the effect of their conducting ethnographic interviews while in Spain on those changes. The study also looked at problems teachers experienced while studying abroad. Data from pretests and posttests indicated that the majority of participants made marked gains in speaking ability and listening comprehension in Spanish, and most participants made gains in the other language modalities as well. Statistically significant gains in cultural knowledge were evident. The heterogeneity of the group in relation to experience with the language, teaching, age, and previous time spent abroad made it difficult to find significant results. In the post-study abroad survey, participants found that the ethnographic interviews were very beneficial to their acquisition of cultural knowledge and linguistic skills and to their improved attitudes toward the target culture. Suggestions on how to improve the study abroad experience for teachers are included. (Contains 36 references.) (SM)