Short stays, such as a summer course, in the country where the target language is spoken have been recognized as advantageous to the second language learner. However, they have not been the object of much research. Therefore, a study was carried out to describe changes of attitudes towards country, culture, and language learning which occurred during a short summer course in France. The measurements consisted of a list of 92 statements to be rated on an agreement/disagreement scale. The results show little overall change in a group of 25 French teachers from Turkey, although in a few individual cases there were dramatic changes. It was found that the group as a whole developed a more positive attitude, but how far this attitude change helped effective language learning remains to be investigated. (Author/AMH)