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By Shalen C on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

I am really puzzled by this. According to a few websites and one short news
article (which, unfortunately, I can’t remember the name of) German is in
decline in the U.S. as a foreign language choice among high school and
college students. When I checked to see if a local private language school
gave German classes I was told there wasn’t enough demand for it. They only
offer Spanish or French classes.
I find this odd. If anything, Germany’s importance economically to world
trade is growing not shrinking. So what is contributing to this decline? Is
it just that Spanish and French interest groups or the respective
governments have done a better job of marketing the usefulness of their
language? I can see why Spanish would be popular in my state since Texas has
such a large Spanish-only speaking population. But the demand for French
outstripping German baffles me. It’s not as if Texas or the rest of the U.S.
is experiencing massive immigration from France. Why has German become so
unpopular comparitively?
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By turntablesihs08 on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

if your fluent in all these languages and then learn German you should have no problem getting a job with any company that sells there products to countries that use these languages
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By ny sports fan on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

Advantage you can basically go all over europe b.c you know the main languages

Disadvantage, most people int he world speak english so it doesnt matter
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By sapphosalome on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

if you have the nack for language then go for it, the more you know the more you can communicate with the world. Many women find it sexy when men can speak foreign languages, the more you know the sexier you can be.
There does seem to be a lot of throat clearing and spitting in German though…its not always the prettiest language.
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By sparkelsnthings on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

Im learning German right now, Its really fun for me The downside to it is that its not a commenly spoken language. Theres going to be absoutly no reason for it porbably. The only reason is beacuse i was tokio hotel (Band from Germany) crazed in the begining, but im not that crazed for them anymore. Ive continued my German though, I really like that language, even more than english xD
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By La Enamorada on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

Of course you should! I mean, German is a great language. It is the most spoken one in Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, some parts of Holland and Sweden), which are such big countries.

The advantages: it is very similar to English in some aspects. It’s a challenging language. It sounds lovely! And it will give you the opportunity of comunicating with many people in Europe. It’s important in the business field.

Disadvantages: it is very complex. The grammar is abundant, very extended, but I think it’s all worth it. You should be able to manage it anyway!

I speak Spanish, French, English and German has been like a miracle/wonder to me!! I just love foreign languages. And I guess you do too. So go for it.

I wish you lots of luck! Do it!
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I live in Germany sinde 2005.

By Rachelita on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

I would go for it!
Germany is a beautiful country, Austria and Switzerland as well.
It’s position in world economy is growing,
and if you speak English and French, you’ll just have to adjust to their differences in structure.
I doubt you’ll have a problem, it is very structured and can be beautiful.
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By ChesterT on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

German is a fun language, nicely structured, and quite easy to learn. But unless you have a specific reason for learning German (ie. moving here, doing business with a German company), your time might be better spent elsewhere. Most Germans can speak at least passable English, and most people who have gone out of their way to learn German already speak either English or French, so you would never run into a problem while traveling.
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Studying in Germany

By I like friends everywhere,esp.+D on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

I have talked with many people who said they were fluent in Spanish and other languages.Their fluency was rather limited.It is better to stick with what you know and improve.
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Don Verto.

By hanweipaulchen on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

I am planning to learn Russian. This is only an example, but Russian is a more important language in the world than German is. The only places where German is spoken significantly are Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Belgium. Russia has more people than all those countries put together. Plus, all of the former Soviet Republics have significant populations of Russian speakers.

Like I said, this is only an example. There are other languages with more speakers than German. Portuguese is another.
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