1. Why Study German?

2. 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!

3. German and English have Common Roots! Hair Hat Friend Moon Tea Fire Light Lamp Shoe Haar Hut Freund Mond Tee Feuer Licht Lampe Shuh

4. German and English have Common Roots! Bed Bread Card Milk Glass Banana Sun Elephant Rain Bett Brot Karte Milch Glas Banane Sonne Elefant Regen

5. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Babe RuthBausch & Lomb

6. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Sandra Bullock Walter Percy Chrylser

7. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Leonardo DicaprioMarlene Dietrich

8. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Albert Einstein Clark Gable

9. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Theodor Seuss Geisel

10. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Henry KissingerFritz Lang

11. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Herbert MarcuseArnold Schwarzenegger

12. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Thomas Nast

13. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Joseph Pulitzer Elvis Presley

14. German is the Heritage of Many Americans! Friedrich Wilhelm SteubenLawrence Welk

15. Facts There are over 120 million native speakers of German.

16. Facts 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.

17. Facts 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.

18. 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

19. 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.

20. Facts 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.

21. Facts 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.

22. Facts 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.

23. Facts More than 750 U.S. companies do business in Germany. Germans have one of the highest per capita incomes of the world.

24. Facts 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.

25. Facts 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.

26. Facts 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.

27. Facts German is the second most commonly used language for scholarly publications worldwide. German is important for scientists and students.

28. Facts 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.

29. Facts 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.

30. Facts 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.

31. Facts 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.

32. Facts 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.

33. Facts German is the second most widely used language on the Internet. German and English are related and belong to the same language family.

34. Facts 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.

35. Facts Germany’s rich academic, scientific and cultural life offers a host of exchange programs, often in conjunction with a considerable number of grant opportunities.

36. Facts 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.

37. Facts 2,000 grants are awarded to U.S. students and professors to study and research in Germany, which is also the 3 rd most popular country in the world for studying abroad.

38. Facts 200,000 foreign students are currently enrolled in German universities, or 10% of the entire student population.

39. Facts 800 U.S. high schools have exchange programs with German schools. Over 4,000 U.S. students went to Germany in 2006.

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

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. Australia German is the third most widely spoken community language, and the German-speaking countries are the third most important trading partners of Australia.

44. 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.

45. Antarctica Penguins show their enthusiasm for German by greeting travelers with a hearty “Willkommen in der Antarktis!”

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. 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.

49. 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.

50. 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.

51. 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.

52. 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.

53. Jobs The Arts – Artist – International Art Dealer – International Art Historian – Multilingual Recording Specialist – Multilingual Singer

54. 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

55. Jobs Church Work Missionary Medical Missions

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

57. Jobs Education Bilingual Educator Elementary Teacher Professor Foreign Student Advisor

58. Jobs Finance Accountant Bilingual Teller Banking Correspondent International Bank Officer International Finance Consultant

59. Jobs Government Bilingual Staff in Federal Agencies Court Interpreter Cultural Officer Customs Official Foreign Diplomat Intelligence Officer Intelligence Researcher

60. Jobs Government (continued) Interpreter Linguist National Security Agent Negotiator US Naturalization Service Agent UNESCO Official VISTA Volunteer

61. Jobs Information Services Classifiers of Foreign Documents Copywriter Editor Librarian Translator of Foreign Documents in Library

62. Jobs Medicine Overseas Medicine Botanical Medicine Specialist Tropical Disease Specialist Laboratory Technician Hospital Management Health Services Pharmaceutical

63. Jobs Science Archaeologist Museum Curator Researcher Scientific Interpreter

64. Jobs Social Services Bilingual Police Officer Bilingual Social Worker Case Worker Human Resources Director Immigration Counselor

65. Jobs Travel Services Airline Attendant Airport Personnel Foreign Travel Advisor Hotel and Resort Staff Manager International Conference Planner Tourist Guide Travel Agent

66. If You are Planning to Study: – Biology – Chemistry – Engineering – Fine Arts – History – International Relations – Literature – Music – Philosophy – Physics

67. ... Or work for a German Company:

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

72. ... 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!

73. Citation The Goethe-Institut Google Images