Why learn German?
With the campaign “German – Language of Ideas” Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle aims to promote learning German as a foreign language abroad. Minister of State Pieper introduced the campaign at the Federal Foreign Office. German is the most widely spoken language in Europe. Nearly 15 million people speak and learn German as a foreign language. However, in recent years there has been a decline in the number of people learning German. Pieper called this trend an “alarming sign” that the German Government was determined to counter. After all, language was a foundation for establishing good relations between countries.
German language
Eleven curious items from the world of the German language which even Germany’s most famous poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, would not have known.
Source: Deutschland Magazin
What Goethe Didn’t Know
The Young Germany Podcast offers:
the Deutsch@YG Starter kit (the most important German phrases for beginners), an introduction to Deutsch@YG and many interesting listening and speaking exercises for German learners (advancedlevel).
Why learn German?
If you can speak German, you can
read works by the great authors of the last centuries such as Goethe, Schiller and Brecht in the original;
include something on your CV that will catch the eye of prospective employers (20% of Italian companies are looking for applicants with a knowledge of German);
study free of charge at a university in Germany, Austria or Switzerland;
visit the Berlinale, go to Munich for the Oktoberfest or join in Karneval in Cologne;
read the latest academic publications (German is the second most popular language in academic publications, and 28% of all books published worldwide are written in German);
apply for jobs on the international stage. German is one of the official languages of the European Union and is also used in many other international organizations.
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