In my opinion: Why students learning German will help the economy [Independent.ie]
- Published: 13 October 2010
Learning another language gives students the chance of getting to know a new culture and make new friends.
Language skills help you to communicate, understand and deal with all the different information you face daily. In difficult economic circumstances each additional skill, such as a foreign language, is of added value.
I want to suggest German as an important and interesting language that certainly should be considered carefully when a choice between various languages must be made.
In Europe more than 100m people speak German as their mother tongue, and it is therefore the most commonly used language. German is not only spoken in Germany. There are other countries, such as Austria and Switzerland, and regions such as South Tyrol in Italy where the language is spoken as well.
Germany is well-known for its leading and trade-orientated economy. It is not only the EU's biggest economy, it is also Ireland's fourth largest trading partner. There are 300 German companies in Ireland employing more than 20,000 workers, including world leaders like Siemens, SAP, Deutsche Bank and Allianz.
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