The American University of Rome

At the university, all you need is Italian, unless you want to be part of the Italian crowd which, I dont suggest (well, if you like riding around in Mercedes and talking Via Condotti shopping) Out side it was ok, although the Italians dont mesh well with the Americans, it was kind of embarrassing being stared at for being an outsider. If you know the language, your ok but if not only the local pizza place might give you a break, no more than that though. Dont expact to make a lot of local friends-they dont want to mesh with you.

I minored in Italian so I had some background but living there is the best way to learn the language because there are many people that don't speak English and you are forced to communicate in Italian--which I thought was good. Once in a while there were times when I had trouble communicating.

The university administrators communicate only in English or Italian. The staff is very diverse though, so many languages should be available. In the country, you can survive without learning Italian, however it will greatly increase your experience there.

In the University only English is spoken, althought there is the opportunity to interact with Italians and some Germans. Italians are very nice and are happy to see any effort to speak their language.

Everyone was really great in helping me learn. Even the natives in the neighborhood I lived in assisted me with my verbs, pronunciation, and overall language skills.

I had no knowledge of Italian when I got there. Living in the city and talking to people was the way I learned mosto f my Italian skills