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German is 4 U
(Goethe-Institut)

10 Reasons for Learning German

(1) (jur`man): (N.)-A language spoken by 120 million people or a quarter of all Europeans as their mother tongue —German is thus the most commonly spoken language in the EU. And 38% of all European citizens say they can converse in German

(2) Germany is the world’s largest exporter—It is the major force behind the European Union

(3) 18% of the world’s books are published in German.

(4) Germany is home to numerous international corporations. And at the same time m ore than 1,100 companies of German-speaking countries have subsidiaries in the U.S.

(5) German is no harder to learn to speak and write than other languages. German is the heritage of Albert Einstein, Eberhard Anheuser, Babe Ruth, Sandra Bullock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo Di Caprio, Walter Percy Chrysler, Joseph Pulitzer, Marlene Dietrich, Henry Kissinger, Clark Gable, and Elvis Presley

(6) Most commonly used language on the Internet after English.

(7) German is the second-most commonly used scientific language. 40% of scientists in the U.S.A. recommend the study of German.

(8) German is the language of Goethe, Nietzsche and Kafka. Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Freud also spoke German.

(9) Speaking and understanding German will deepen your knowledge of the culture and improve your employment opportunities. Germany is the fifth largest trading partner of the U.S. after Canada, Japan, Mexico and China.

(10) Learning German provides deeper insights into a region that plays a vital role in central Europe’s intellectual and economic life and in its cultural history.