There are a lot of reasons why it is worth to learn German.
- 15.2% of U.S. Americans have German ancestry so that German Americans are the largest heritage group in the U.S.A. Speaking German you can get to know your grand parents and uncles in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- The most spoken language in the European Comunity is not English but German with about 120 million native speakers. In the entire Europe German is the second most spoken language after Russian. German is official language of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Liechtenstein and native language in eastern Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, eastern France, northern Italy, parts of Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, and Romania, as well as in other parts of Europe.
Therefore many people in Europe learn German as a second language. German is the third most popular foreign language taught worldwide and the second most popular in Europe and Japan, after English.
- Knowing German creates business opportunities as Germany is the export nation #1 in the world with the 3rd strongest economy. German businesses earn 1 in 3 euros through export of cars, household goods, high-tech products, machinery, industrial equipment and pharmaceuticals.
A lot of multinational German companies like Dymler-Chrysler, BMW, Siemens etc need international partners. As 68 % of Japanese Students study German Japan has become the 2nd most powerful economy studying and improving German Technologies and Innovations.
- Speaking German will give your career a strong push forwards. The German language is covering important fields of publishing and research like linguistics, biology, physics, chemistry, religious studies, philosophy and art history.
Therefore it is not surprising that many universities and professions want their students or candidates to have at least a reading knowledge of German. Graduates that know German will have easier access to important research published in German professional journals and German books.
