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| German School of Canada |
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| Why study German? German is for a new breed of thinkers, artist, journalists and travellers. Being average isn't good enough anymore. The most exciting frontiers are going to come from what's inside your head. And that's where studying German will give you an advantage: At college and University: A reading knowledge of German is valuable in chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, psychology, theology, international law and archaeology. After Russian, it is the language spoken by more people in Europe than any other, making it essential for the sharing of academic knowledge. A reading proficiency is also extremely beneficial in the study of literature and the arts. In business: 60% of polled companies said they would choose someone with German literacy over an equally qualified candidate for a job. Why? Because proficiency in German prepares you to function productively on behalf of a multinational employer wanting to capitalize on export to the European Union and Eastern European countries, or conversely, wanting to import technology into Canada. In research and development: Germany is the world's largest contributor to research and development, outspending Canada nearly 10 times in agriculture. In communication: With television and the Internet giving us instant access to remote areas of the world, communicators are increasingly required to be multilingual. It so happens that German is the language most commonly used in Europe. It's also the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world after Chinese, English, Spanish, Russian and Hindi. In the arts: Want to be an author? One out of every 10 books in the world is published in German. You can't study film without studying film makers like Fritz Lang, or film stars like Marlene Dietrich ("Der blaue Engel"). A study of modern art design and architecture includes the 20s Bauhaus influence. How will that help you where you're going? To see if we're moving forward, we have to see where we've been. In teaching: To teach music, you must teach Mozart. You can't teach physics without Einstein. For Philosophy you must include Nietzsche, for architecture and so on. If you can read their works in German, you will gain an unbiased, unprejudiced insight that no translation can provide. In government: Germany is the most powerful country in Europe politically, financially and economically. If your future finds you in Foreign Affairs, International Trade or National Defence, German is a must. Canadian-German trade relations affect the growth of our economy and that, after all, affects you. If you're making a choice today about your future, include German in your studies. The accelerating speed of change, made possible by computers, means the new opportunities of the 21st century haven't even been defined as yet. But one thing is certain, with a grounding in German you will be able to take advantage of them. Reprint : Goethe Institute. |
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