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Why study German?

• German is easier than you think! Can you match up the English and German words? mouse Haus ball Apfel apple Katze school Maus cat Ball house Schule

Why study German? What people are saying:

Why study German? Sprechen Sie Deutsch? German is: * (an) official language of – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy and Belgium + * native language of populations in: Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Romania, and other parts of Europe

• German is spoken by 120 million people in Europe as their mother tongue. • That’s a quarter of all Europeans!

Why study German? • Complete the sentence! German • More people in Europe speak _____ as their native language than any other language _________!!!

Why study German? • 68% of Japanese students study German. • 40% of U. S. scientists recommend German. • So what, why should I care?

Why study German?

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Why study German? • Survey: Most companies would choose someone with German literacy over an equally qualified candidate. German companies account for 700, 000 jobs in the United States.

Why study German? What if I want to work in the hotel or tourist industry or in international trade in North America? *Germans average 6 weeks vacation a year. *. . . biggest spenders of tourist $ in world. * Millions of German tourists visit North America each year. * Germany has been world champ. in exports in 2003, 2004, 2005. Many German companies have subsidiaries in North America.

Why study German? How is the German economy? --and could I find a job there? * 2/3 of the world‘s trade fairs take place in * * * Germany, incl. worlds largest trade fair for info. and comm. tech (CEBIT) No. 1 chemical market in the EU. World leader in solar power and no. of biotech firms (Munich=115) No. 1 telecomm. market in Europe. No. 2 world-wide in auto production. 18% of world‘s books published; World‘s largest publishing house (Bertelsmann) and bookfair (Frankfurt). One of three largest music markets; world‘s largest pop-music festival (popkomm) No. 2 world-wide in in film distribution

Why study German? How is the German economy? --and could I find a job there? * Living standard is among highest in * * world and the Euro is one of the strongest currencies). There is a lack of skilled labour English is an asset. German employers will hire foreign nationals from outside the EU. Germany has often adopted „greencard“ programs when professionals are needed. The European Union is about to introduce a „Blue Card“ program.

• Think about jobs! Germany is the biggest economy in Europe and the third largest in the world. • E. g. British companies are desperately looking for people who can speak German.

• Are you musical? Do you play an instrument? Then you must have heard of these … they all wrote their music in German! Mozart Bach Händel Brahms Wagner Schumann Beethoven Schubert

+ painters, philosophers, writers, actors, sculptors, designers, athletes, show people. . .

• German is the second most important language for scientists. • 40% of American scientists tell their students to learn German!

Why study German? • A few German Nobel Laureates Albert Einstein 1921 Günter Grass 1995 Elfriede Jelinek 2004 Theodor Haensch 2005 Gerhard Ertl 2007 Peter Grünberg 2007

A few German Inventions • • • 1440 Johannes Gutenberg 1714 Daniel G. Fahrenheit 1876 Karl von Linde 1877 Nikolaus A. Otto 1885 Karl Benz, Gottfried Daimler 1887 Emil Berliner 1895 Wilhelm C. Röntgen 1899 Felix Hoffmann 1900 Edmund Germer 1920 Adi Dassler 1945 Konrad Zuse 1995 K. H. Brandenburg, B. Grill • . . . and many more • • • • movable printing type mercury thermometer ammonia refrigerator int. combustion engine automobile grammophone discovered X-rays aspirin (LSD 1938) neon lamp athletic shoe first programmable computer mp 3/mpeg 3 file format contact lenses, blue jeans, . . .

Who‘s German anyway? Rosalie Abella (Canadian. Supreme Court Justice) Vic Toews A. o. former John Frank (President Canadian Diefenbaker Stronach Treasury Board), (Former Prime (Business Man) Minister of Public Minister Canada. ) Safety

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• German is the second most commonly used language on the Internet. Domain name . de – 2 nd only to. com

Why study German? • Can I study in Germany? * Germany sponsors over 60, 000 international academic exchanges a year. * 43% of foreigners awarded financial assistance. * Tuition fees ~ Euro 500 per semester or free.

Acadia Exchange Program

• German Majors spend their 3 rd year in Freiburg. (Business students go to Bielefeld) • Expenses same as when study in Wolfville. • Guaranteed 6 courses taught through th program and take courses at the university. • Warmest climate in Germany + skiing in winter • World-class university • Scenic environment (historical town/black forest) • Quick travel to France and Switzerland.

German Pedagogical Exchange Service • work as a teaching assistant in a German high school for 1 year after graduation.

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