1. Foreign languages open your mind and they will open
doors. However, not every language is for everybody…
Bad reasons to take a language:
- I have to, but I’m really not interested
- The teacher seems nice, and that’s all that
matters
- My best friend will be taking it (worst ever!!!)
- I don’t know what else to take (really?! you’re at OHS!)
Good reasons to take a language:
- I’m really interested in it for whatever reason
- I know it can help me in the future
- I like to think outside of the box and
challenge myself in new areas
nein…nein…
First of all, things to consider…
2. Why German????
• German is the most widely spoken language in Europe, and
it is especially important as a language of business in the
emerging markets of Eastern Europe, where 13 million
students are currently studying German as a second
language. 68% of all Japanese students study German.
(Spanish is the most widely studied foreign language only in
Brazil and the U.S.).
• Germany is the largest European trading partner of the U.S.,
with more than 750 American firms doing business there.
• More than a thousand German companies do business in the
U.S., and many have formed strategic partnerships with
American firms. German companies are currently the largest
source of foreign employment in the U.S.
• Germany is the fourth-largest economy in the world, and is
the largest exporter relative to its population.
3. FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERING ONE DAY MAJORING IN ANY OF
THE FOLLOWING…
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
ENGINEERING
HISTORY
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
LITERATURE
MUSIC
PHILOSOPHY
PHYSICS
…GERMAN MIGHT BE A GOOD CHOICE!
AT ANY RATE, GERMAN IS PREVALENT AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. FOR
EXAMPLE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MORE MAJORS REQUIRE,
OR ARE SATISFIED BY, THE STUDY OF GERMAN THAN OTHER LANGUAGES
(GERMAN 56 MAJORS, FRENCH 43 MAJORS, SPANISH 21 MAJORS,
JAPANESE 7 MAJORS)
WHO MIGHT BENEFIT FROM TAKING GERMAN IN HIGH
SCHOOL?
11. German Honor Society
German at
OHS
4 years of German are
possible, with the last
two being Pre-AP and
AP. Good for your GPA,
and your college
career!
12. Communication
between a German high
school and our
students.
Potential 8-day trip to
Germany to visit those
German students and
get to know them and
their families and travel
to Berlin and Munich.
Several opportunities to go abroad if you work hard – alone
or with a group, for a week, a month, or a year!
Oxford students in Berlin!
Oxford
students
in southern
Germany!
