It is a lot harder then you think. Italian is a very difficult language, especially for an English speaking person.
The grammar is very complicated and bulky, the vocabulary is very rich...the words have gender and suffixes, there are 26 tenses....and verbs change in each one...
do not count on two Weeks, it is nonsense...
You need at least 5 years of studying and a couple of year in living in this country, to get some hold on it.