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http://www.fluentu.com/german/blog/why-learn-german/ Why Learn German? 10 Compelling Reasons Are German language learners masochistic? Isn’t there a more comfortable and fun way to pass your time than studying this complex language? Off the top of my head I’m thinking it would be more enjoyable to, I don’t know…snort chili powder, walk on hot coals, or stab yourself repeatedly in the thigh with a fork. “A person who has not studied German can form no idea of what a perplexing language it is. […] surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp.” –  Mark Twain, “The Awful German Language” If it is such a darn slippery language, why on Earth would anyone in their right mind want to learn German? I mean, c’mon. There are four noun cases, endless verb conjugations, umlauts,  grammar rules with more exceptions than rules .  Don’t even get me started on German pronunciation . Plus, don’t they ...

http://www.studying-in-germany.org/reasons-why-you-should-learn-german-language/ 15 Reasons Why You Should Learn German Language EARN Germany is the world’s second-largest exporter. The German economy ranks number one in Europe and number four worldwide. Its economy is comparable to that of all the world’s Spanish-speaking countries  combined . Germany is home to numerous international corporations. Direct investment by Germany in the United States is over ten billion dollars. KNOW German has the largest number of native speakers in the European Union (far more than English, Spanish, or French). German is among the ten most commonly spoken languages in the world. It is also a lingua franca of Central and Eastern Europe. And as for “all Germans speak English anyway”? That’s pure myth. 22 Nobel Prizes in Physics, 30 in Chemistry, and 25 in Medicine have gone to scientists from the three major German-speaking countries, while many laureates from other c...

http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/22/popular-foreign-languages-tech-language_sp08-cx_rr_0222foreign.html Most Popular Foreign Languages Mastering a foreign language is a tough slog. For the 1.5 million college students hunched over a foreign language textbook, spending hundreds of hours trying to perfect their Spanish or French, their studies are meant to be a promising investment. Increased pay and plum jobs have long been dangled before students as an incentive for bilingualism. But if American students think they are going to command a much higher salary after graduation because of their language skills, they are in for disappointment. Spanish, for example, is far and away the most popular foreign-language class in American colleges, but bilingual job seekers earn the smallest wage premium. In 2006, there were roughly 823,000 American students enrolled in Spanish courses–accounting for 52% of all enrollments–according to the Modern Language Association (MLA). But b...