If
you are going to take a vacation, work or study in a German-speaking
country, being able to communicate in the same language does
come quite in handy.
German is spoken
in Germany , Austria , Liechtenstein and Luxemburg, and
in parts of Belgium , Italy and Switzerland ; it is also
the native language of many Eastern Europeans.
It may also be
just what you need to develop your career, you may even
be working for a German company in your own country. It
is important to point out that German is beginning to take
on increasing importance in our globalized world, besides
being the most widely spoken native language in the European
Union.
Another good
reason for learning German is getting in touch with a language
with a long cultural tradition; learning German will allow
you to step into the world of Goethe, Schiller, Gunther
Grass, Beethoven, Wagner, Freud. and German film directors
such as Fassbinder and Herzog. And why not tune into new
German rock songs?
