(ANSA) - ROME - Being aware of the organizations that are involved in the diffusion of Italian language, understanding the potential of its expansion in the German market and clarifying the language's prospects in the context of an inter-institutional dialogue. These are the main goals of the ''General Assembly of Italian Language in Germany'', convention which will be held on April 8 and is organized by the Institute of Italian Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, in collaboration with the Italian teachers' association in Germany, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy in Munich. Germany, with 309,680 students, is the country that has the world's highest number of students of Italian language, followed by Australia (207,921 students) and the United States (142,970), according to the report ''Status of the Italian teaching across the world'', presented in Florence on October 20, during the General Assembly of Italian language in the world. (ANSA).