German is just plain “Funvergnügen”
Posted on: 8/31/2004
- Learn German with a native speaker
- Experience 4 weeks in Germany at out partnership school in Pampow, Germany.
- Participate in various national, state, and regional contests to win neat prizes and even trips to Germany
- Be a member of our very own chapter for the National Honor Society for German students
German is easier than you think!
Take your own matching test.
| English | German |
|---|---|
| mouse | Haus |
| ball | Apfel |
| apple | Ring |
| school | Hand |
| cat | Gras |
| ring | Maus |
| house | Katze |
| hand | Feder |
| grass | Ball |
| feather | Schule |
Why should you take German?
Posted on: 8/29/2004
There are many reasons to learn German. Some of them include:
- German is a language spoken by 120 million people, or a quarter of all Europeans, as their native tongue.
- German is the most commonly used language on the internet, after English.
- Learning German can improve your English and increase your ACT and SAT scores.
- Germany is a major force behind the European Union, which commands 24% of the word trade. (US 25%, Japan 10%)
- Germany is the fifth largest trading partner of the US after Canada, Japan, Mexico, and China.
- More than 750 U.S. companies do business in Germany
- More than 1,100 companies of German-speaking countries have subsidiaires in the US. (Daimler, Siemens, Bayer, …); 65% of those polled seek employees with German and English skills.
- German is the second most common used language in the field of publications.
- Germany is rich and abundant in arts and literature. Many of the most revered composers, authors, and artists are from German-speaking countries. In fact, in the Encyclopedia Americana, there are 14 pages devoted to German literature, 13 to French, and 8 to Spanish.
- Germany has been a major contributor to the current population of the United States. Almost 25% of its citizens claim German descent; including over 50% of Wisconsinites. German-Americans have played an integral part in the creation of history, language, sciences, arts, and culture in the U.S.