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Why
Learn German
10
reasons for learning German
- An
important language for communication in Europe
- Anyone
who can speak German can easily communicate with around
100 million people in their own language for German is
not only spoken in Germany but also in Austria, in large
parts of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg as well
as areas of Northern Italy, Eastern Belgium and Eastern
France. Alongside Russian, German is the most frequently
spoken native language in Europe and is one of the ten
most frequently spoken languages in the World.
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- Reading
original material
- Anyone
interested in literature cannot avoid German. Over 60,000
new books are published in Germany each year, equivalent
to 18% of books published world-wide, making German the
third largest publisher of books in the world.
Translations can never fully reproduce the cultural depth
of German literature.
- Doing
business with Germans
- German
is the most important trading partner for almost all
European and many non-European countries. The ability to
speak German improves business relationships with
partners in the third largest industrial nation and one
of the most important exporting countries in the world. A
knowledge of German is a big advantage in business, as
negotiations in a third language can easily lead to
misunderstandings with costly consequences.
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- Experiencing
success
- Learning
and speaking German is no harder than English, French or
Spanish. Thanks to modern communicative teaching methods
it is possible to achieve a high level of communication
skills in a very short time.
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- Advantages
for tourism
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- In
many countries visitors from Germany, Austria and
Switzerland make up the largest and most important
tourist groups. A knowledge of German is therefore a
great advantage for many people working in the tourist
industry.
- Opportunities
on the job market
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- A
knowledge of German improves your chances on the job
market.
- Many
German companies abroad, many foreign companies in
Germany and companies with close business connections
with the German speaking countries all look to recruit
workers with language qualifications. Within the European
Union it is not only specialists but also students and
scientists with a knowledge of German who can find many
interesting training, study and job opportunities.
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- German
prepares you for Europe
- A
knowledge of foreign languages always broadens both your
intellectual and professional horizons. Those who learn
German gain access to an important intellectual, economic
and culturally historic area of Central Europe.
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- Scientific
progress
- A
knowledge of German is very important for scientists and
students as German is in second place in field of
scientific publications. If you can read German, you have
access to a whole world of research findings in all areas
of modern science. This is why 40% of Scientists in the
USA recommend their students to learn German. In Poland
and Hungary the figure is over 70%.
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- Experience
Germany in more depth
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- Each
year millions of tourists from all over the world visit
Germany which lies in the '
- heart
of Europe'. Being able to speak and understand German
means you to get to know the Germans better and gain a
deeper insight into their history and culture.
- German,
language of culture
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- A
knowledge of German opens the door to the birthplace of
one of the greatest cultures in Europe, for German is the
language of Goethe, Nietzsche and Kafka, Mozart, Bach and
Beethoven, Freud and Einstein.
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