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Originally Posted by agzg
I have not used the program myself, but a couple people I know have and they liked it quite a bit. I don't think it'll get you fluent though.
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Nothing gets you fluent except immersion, but I think this is probably as good an at-home option as you can get. I haven't used it either. I would say (did I tell you I'm a travel agent?) that you should buy the program and book a trip to Italy. It will give you motivation. Even if your family is Italian and native speakers, you may have trouble getting them to play along well enough to be much help. But the good news is you know how the words should SOUND, and that helps a ton.
As a side note, I went to Greece years ago with a gal who was Greek. She never studied Greek, was never taught it because her grandparents used it to fight (I think that's hysterical). In 1 week she was conversational just from talking to people in stores and restaurants. You'd be surprised how much you have absorbed over the years.