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Why study German?
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
houseSchule
Why study German?
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
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
• 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!
• More people in Europe speak _________
as their native language than
_________________!!!
German
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?
Picking up a language can pay rich rewards
.
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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 „green-card“ 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
Händel
Schubert
Bach
BrahmsBeethove
nSchumannWagner
+ 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
Theodor Haensch 2005Gerhard Ertl 2007 Peter Grünberg 2007
Günter Grass 1995
Elfriede Jelinek 2004
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• mp3/mpeg3 file format• contact lenses, blue jeans,...
Who‘s German anyway?
Rosalie Abella(Canadian. SupremeCourt Justice)
Frank Stronach(Business Man)
Vic Toews A.o. former(President CanadianTreasury Board), Minister of Public Safety
John Diefenbaker(Former Prime Minister Canada.)
Celebs- You do the research!
• German is the second most commonly used language on the Internet.
Domain name .de – 2nd 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 3rd 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.
Major or Minor?
