Why Study German?
German and English are Close Relatives!
See if you can match the English word to its German equivalent!
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Mouse
Ball
Apple
School
Cat
Ring
House
Hand
Grass
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Haus
Apfel
Ring
Hand
Gras
Maus
Katze
Feder
Ball
Schule
German and English have Common
Roots!
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Hair
Hat
Friend
Moon
Tea
Fire
Light
Lamp
Shoe
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Haar
Hut
Freund
Mond
Tee
Feuer
Licht
Lampe
Shuh
German and English have Common
Roots!
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Bed
Bread
Card
Milk
Glass
Banana
Sun
Elephant
Rain
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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
Facts
• 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 Germanspeaking 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
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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
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Film Production
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign News Photographer
International Radio Correspondent
Simultaneous Interpreter
Translator of books, articles, etc.
Jobs
• Education
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Bilingual Educator
Elementary Teacher
Professor
Foreign Student Advisor
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• Finance
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Accountant
Bilingual Teller
Banking Correspondent
International Bank Officer
International Finance Consultant
Jobs
• Government
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Bilingual Staff in Federal Agencies
Court Interpreter
Cultural Officer
Customs Official
Foreign Diplomat
Intelligence Officer
Intelligence Researcher
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Interpreter
Linguist
National Security Agent
Negotiator
US Naturalization Service Agent
UNESCO Official
VISTA Volunteer
Jobs
• Information Services
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Classifiers of Foreign Documents
Copywriter
Editor
Librarian
Translator of Foreign Documents in Library
Jobs
• Medicine
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Overseas Medicine
Botanical Medicine Specialist
Tropical Disease Specialist
Laboratory Technician
Hospital Management
Health Services
Pharmaceutical
Jobs
• Science
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Archaeologist
Museum Curator
Researcher
Scientific Interpreter
Jobs
• Social Services
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Bilingual Police Officer
Bilingual Social Worker
Case Worker
Human Resources Director
Immigration Counselor
Jobs
• Travel Services
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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
– International Relations
– Chemistry
– Literature
– Engineering
– Music
– Fine Arts
– Philosophy
– History
– Physics
. . . Or work for a German
Company:
. . . Or work for a German
Company:
. . . Or work for a German
Company:
. . . Or One of the Top 20 American
Companies in Germany:
. . . Or One of the Top 20 American
Companies in Germany:
. . . then . . .
• 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!
Citation
The Goethe-Institut
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