Why study German

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Why study German?

• Warum lernt man Deutsch?

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Doing business with German-speaking countries

• Germany is the United States 3rd largest trade
  partner.
• More than 750 American companies do business in
  Germany.
• A knowledge of German improves your chances in
  the job market of the 21st century.

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Scientific Progress

• A knowledge of German is very important for
  scientists and students. German is in second
  place in the field of scientific publications.
  If you can read German, you have access to a
  whole world of research findings in all areas of
  modern science.
• 40 of scientists in the United States recommend
  their students to learn German.

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German A language of culture

• German is the language of Goethe, Nietzsche and
  Kafka, Mozart, Bach and Beethoven, Freud and
  Einstein.
• Over 60,000 new books are published in Germany
  each year.

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Did you know

• Since 1984, Council Rock School District has
  participated in an exchange called the
  German-American Partnership Program.
• CR students of German host a student from our
  partner school in Ulm, Germany during their
  spring visit and, in turn, may travel to Germany
  in the summer to experience German culture
  first-hand!

CR German exchange in the former East Berlin,
July 2001
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Experience Germany in more depth

• Each year, millions of tourists from all over the
  world visit Germany. Being able to speak and
  understand German gives you a deeper insight into
  the history and culture of the German people.

German exchange students in Tübingen, Germany.
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Advantages for tourism

• German is not only spoken in Germany but also in
  Austria, in large parts of Switzerland,
  Liechtenstein, Luxembourg as well as areas of
  northern Italy, eastern Belgium and eastern
  France.
• German is one of the ten most frequently spoken
  languages in the world.
• In many countries, visitors from Germany, Austria
  and Switzerland make up the largest and most
  important tourist groups.

CR German exchange students in front of the
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.