Why learn German?
Culture and Personal EnjoymentGerman is a leading language of literature, philosophy, theology, history, music and art. Becoming acquainted with artists, composers, scientists and great thinkers and their contributions to the world is doubly rewarding if done through their language. Germany is the world's third biggest producer of books: 60,000 new German-language books are published every year. Every tenth book published in the world is written in German. German is the second most commonly used language in which to write a work of scientific research - especially engineering, chemistry and physics. This is why more than 40% of Australian scientists recommend that their students should learn German. Tourism and Exchange OpportunitiesIt goes without saying that you gain more from a visit to a country if you can converse in their language and actually get to know the people rather than just conversing in English with your tour-guide. Tourism and Exchange OpportunitiesIt goes without saying that you gain more from a visit to a country if you can converse in their language and actually get to know the people rather than just conversing in English with your tour-guide. |
Language SimilaritiesGerman and English belong to the same West Germanic language family and share thousands of similar words and phrases, particularly in terms of telecommunications and medical vocabulary and computer terminology where simple words translate easily e.g. "broadband" to "Breitband", while "Internet" remains the same, thus making German easy to learn. German is a leading language of science and businessGermany is the world's third largest economy, and is the clear number one in Europe. It is the world's largest exporter and the second largest importer. German products such as motor vehicles and industrial systems, chemicals and electronic devices are sold in virtually all of the world's countries. More "world's largest" trade fairs are held in Germany than in any other country. Job ProspectsWith ever more German firms opening in Australia, learning German is becoming an ever smarter career move. German-based firms as Allianz, Audi, Bosch, Daimler-Chrysler (Mercedes-Benz), BASF, Bayer, BMW, DHL, Hoechst, Henkel, Heidelberg, Linde, Lufthansa, MAN, Miele, Schering, Porsche, Siemens and Volkswagen etc. offer exciting and rewarding careers. |