Why Study German?

German and English are Close Relatives!

• Mouse• Ball• Apple• School• Cat• Ring• House• Hand• Grass• Feather

• Haus• Apfel• Ring• Hand• Gras• Maus• Katze• Feder• Ball• Schule

See if you can match the English word to its German equivalent!

German and English have Common Roots!

• Hair• Hat• Friend• Moon• Tea• Fire• Light• Lamp• Shoe

• Haar• Hut• Freund• Mond• Tee• Feuer• Licht• Lampe• Shuh

German and English have Common Roots!

• Bed• Bread• Card• Milk• Glass• Banana• Sun• Elephant• Rain

• Bett• Brot• Karte• Milch• Glas• Banane• Sonne• Elefant• Regen

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Babe Ruth Bausch & Lomb

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Sandra Bullock Walter Percy Chrylser

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Leonardo Dicaprio Marlene Dietrich

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Albert Einstein Clark Gable

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Theodor Seuss Geisel

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Henry Kissinger Fritz Lang

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Herbert Marcuse Arnold Schwarzenegger

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Thomas Nast

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Joseph Pulitzer Elvis Presley

German is the Heritage of Many Americans!

Friedrich Wilhelm Steuben Lawrence Welk

Facts

There are over 120 million native speakers of German.

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German is the official language of Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. In addition, it is one

of four official languages in Switzerland, and one of three commonly used in Luxembourg.

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As an international language of business, scientific research, publishing and tourism, it is

estimated that German is spoken by an additional 80 million people worldwide.

Learning German Helps You in School!

• Studying a second language can improve your skills and grades in math and English

• You may score higher on your SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT and LSAT exams

• Fluency in a foreign language just might give you the competitive edge over another job candidate

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• 100 million people worldwide communicate in German.

• 1 out of every 10 books in the world is published in German.

• Germany has the largest economy in the European Union and the third largest in the world.

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• German is a leading language of science, literature, art, philosophy and history.

• Knowing more than one language enhances employment opportunities in government, business, law, medicine and health care, teaching, technology, the military, communications, social service and marketing.

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• The native language of a quarter of all Europeans.

• 38% of European citizens can converse in German.

• Most commonly used language on the Internet after English.

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• Germany is the most important trading partner for almost all European and many non-European partners.

• Germany is the fifth largest trading partner of the U.S. after Canada, Japan, Mexico and China.

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• More than 750 U.S. companies do business in Germany.

• Germans have one of the highest per capita incomes of the world.

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• Germans spend the most on tourism worldwide, and the U.S. is their first travel destination overseas.

• German is the largest market in Europe and the third largest market worldwide for telecommunication products.

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Speaking German improves business relationships with partners in Germany, the third largest industrial nation and one of the

most important exporting countries in the world.

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A knowledge of German improves your chances in the job market, both with many German

companies abroad and with foreign companies in German-speaking countries and in the

European Union.

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• German is the second most commonly used language for scholarly publications worldwide.

• German is important for scientists and students.

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• 40% of scientists in the U.S.A. recommend that study of German. In Poland and Hungary the figure is over 70%.

• More than 2,000 scholarships and grants are awarded to E.S. citizens every year by the Goethe-Institut, the German Academic Exchange Service and other institutions and foundations.

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• With GAPP (German American Partnership Program), more than 10,000 students visit each other every year.

• GAPP has connected German and American schools for over 25 years and led to many community exchanges and city partnerships.

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Further scholarship opportunities are available through the Congress-Bundestag program, the

American Field Service, the Carl Duisberg Society, Youth for Understanding, the American

Association of Teachers of German and other organizations.

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• German companies provide 700,000 jobs in the U.S.

• Germany is the second largest trading partner with the U.S., leading in high-tech, high-end electronics, pharmaceuticals, media and banking industries.

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• Germany has excellent universities and is among the top destinations for students from the U.S. studying abroad, as well as students from China, India, Japan and Egypt.

• One in seven Americans trace their roots to Germany.

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• German is the second most widely used language on the Internet.

• German and English are related and belong to the same language family.

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• Germany is one of the world’s leading export nations and one of the most important trading partners of the United States.

• Germany’s geopolitical role within the European Union makes it a key player in transatlantic relations.

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Germany’s rich academic, scientific and cultural life offers a host of exchange programs, often in

conjunction with a considerable number of grant opportunities.

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24% of the residents of the European Union speak German as their native language and 31% of all Europeans can speak German as a second

language.

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2,000 grants are awarded to U.S. students and professors to study and research in Germany,

which is also the 3rd most popular country in the world for studying abroad.

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200,000 foreign students are currently enrolled in German universities, or 10% of the entire

student population.

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800 U.S. high schools have exchange programs with German schools. Over 4,000 U.S. students

went to Germany in 2006.

Africa

Thousands of Africans study and train in German-speaking countries every year.

America

More than 1,100 companies of German-speaking countries have subsidiaries in the U.S. The largest number of German schools abroad is

in South America.

Asia

More than 340,000 Japanese college students studied German in the year 2005. One of the world’s largest German language centers is in

Seoul, Korea.

Australia

German is the third most widely spoken community language, and the German-speaking countries are the third most important trading

partners of Australia.

Europe

In Eastern Europe, more than 12 million students learn German. Several millions of

workers with other native languages have made German their second language.

Antarctica

Penguins show their enthusiasm for German by greeting travelers with a hearty “Willkommen in

der Antarktis!”

Students Who Love Science:

– In colleges and universities, a reading knowledge of German is valuable in chemistry, biology, engineering, medicine, finance and economics.

– Germany is the largest chemical market player in the European Union.

Students Who Love Science:

– Germany is one of the top three nations in research and development of high-tech products, and the world leader in both wind and solar power production, and biotechnology firms.

– Germany is one of the top five nations in global patenting.

Students Who Love Technology:

– Germany is the largest telecommunications market in Europe, and the third largest worldwide.

– Germany is at the forefront of architectural, industrial and automotive design, not to mention Germany is second in the world in automobile production.

Students Who Love Technology:

– German is the second most frequently used language on the Internet after English, and Germany has the world’s most websites per capita.

– In banking and finance, Germany is one of the top five sources of foreign direct investment in the U.S.

Students Who are Artists, Thinkers, Journalists, Travelers and Writers:

Germany ranks third in the world in book production, German company Bertelsmann is the world’s largest publisher and the Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s

largest book exposition.

Students Who are Artists, Thinkers, Journalists, Travelers and Writers:

Germany has a rich tradition in classical music, producing composers as Beethoven, Bach and

Wagner, and is home to some of the world’s finest orchestras. It has one of the three largest music markets in the world and also hosts the world’s

largest pop music festival, Popkomm.

Students Who are Artists, Thinkers, Journalists, Travelers and Writers:

Germany is second in the world in feature full-length film supply and distribution and third in the world in film production. The Berlinale is one of the world’s

most important international film festivals.

Jobs

• The Arts

– Artist– International Art Dealer– International Art Historian– Multilingual Recording Specialist– Multilingual Singer

Jobs• Business

• Advertising Copywriter• Advertising Manager• Business Executives• Fashion Buyers• International Account Manager• International Consultant• International Lawyer• International Trade Economist• Overseas Plant Manager• US Reps for Foreign Companies

Jobs

• Church Work

• Missionary• Medical Missions

Jobs

• Communications

• Film Production• Foreign Correspondent• Foreign News Photographer• International Radio Correspondent• Simultaneous Interpreter• Translator of books, articles, etc.

Jobs

• Education

• Bilingual Educator• Elementary Teacher• Professor• Foreign Student Advisor

Jobs

• Finance

• Accountant• Bilingual Teller• Banking Correspondent• International Bank Officer• International Finance Consultant

Jobs

• Government

• Bilingual Staff in Federal Agencies• Court Interpreter• Cultural Officer• Customs Official• Foreign Diplomat• Intelligence Officer• Intelligence Researcher

Jobs

• Government (continued)

• Interpreter• Linguist• National Security Agent• Negotiator• US Naturalization Service Agent• UNESCO Official• VISTA Volunteer

Jobs

• Information Services

• Classifiers of Foreign Documents• Copywriter• Editor• Librarian• Translator of Foreign Documents in Library

Jobs

• Medicine

• Overseas Medicine• Botanical Medicine Specialist• Tropical Disease Specialist• Laboratory Technician• Hospital Management• Health Services• Pharmaceutical

Jobs

• Science

• Archaeologist• Museum Curator• Researcher• Scientific Interpreter

Jobs

• Social Services

• Bilingual Police Officer• Bilingual Social Worker• Case Worker• Human Resources Director• Immigration Counselor

Jobs

• Travel Services

• Airline Attendant• Airport Personnel• Foreign Travel Advisor• Hotel and Resort Staff Manager• International Conference Planner• Tourist Guide• Travel Agent

If You are Planning to Study:

– Biology

– Chemistry

– Engineering

– Fine Arts

– History

– International Relations

– Literature

– Music

– Philosophy

– Physics

. . . Or work for a German Company:

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. . . Or One of the Top 20 American Companies in Germany:

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• You can become a top candidate if you have German skills!

• Germany also has excellent universities and is the third most popular destination for international students worldwide!

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The Goethe-Institut

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