Italian Language

Spend your first week immersed in the culture of the Italian family during homestays in Abruzzo.  During week two, explore the metropolitan life of Rome.  Throughout your experience gain fluency and comfort in speaking Italian by being immersed in a native-speaking environment.

Dr. Tumini says: Immersion is the best way to learn a language, and I know the families that the students stay with will treat them as their own children and show them a very personal side of Italy.

A former students says: "The best free thing I did was interacting with the local Perugians on the steps in Piazza Quattro Novembre. On any given night, hundreds of people flood the streets solely to mingle, so meeting people from every country was a breeze."

Program Highlights

  • This program is intended for students who are currently enrolled in or have completed ITAL 201.
  • Learn more about Perugia.
  • Click here for a slideshow of photos from other University of Mississippi students studying abroad in Italy.
  • Click here to download a PDF of this program's page from the Study Abroad Catalog.
Program cost
$3000
Dates of program
Dec. 28, 2008 - Jan. 12, 2009
Location
Abruzzo and Rome, Italy
Course credit
3 hours of ITAL 298 (equivalent to ITAL 202)
Prerequisites
Successful completion of ITAL 201
Grading system
ABCDF scale
Program type
Short-term faculty-led
Housing

Homestays and hotels

Housing move-in day is Dec. 28; move out is the morning of Jan. 16

Faculty members
Angela Tumini
Qualifications
18 years old, minimum GPA of 2.5, and good academic and disciplinary standing at UM
Program price includes
Tuition, housing, program-sponsored excursions, some meals, group transportation in Italy, and international health insurance
Program prices DOES NOT include
UM Study Abroad Application Fee, some meals, airfare, personal spending money, and passport fees.
Study Abroad Advisor
Vanessa Cook
 
Application
To apply for this program students must submit the following:

The following materials must be submitted by the program orientation:

  • Health and Emergency Treatment Form
  • Assumption of Risk Form
Application deadline

Scholarship: October 22

For more information about scholarships click here.

Final: November 5