German is the 11th most widely spoken language in the world, with about 1.4% of the population being German-speaking. Mandarin takes first place and English comes in third.
German is an inflected language with four cases for nouns, pronouns, and adjectives (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative), three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter), and strong and weak verbs. German is widely studied as a foreign language and is one of the main cultural languages of the Western world.
Millions of people across the globe are learning German. Here are some reasons:
Study/work abroad: Learning German can help you if you’re planning to study or work in a German speaking country.
Research: Germany is the third largest contributor in global scientific research which makes German the second most widely used scientific language.
Business Growth: If you’re a company with German business partners then learning their native language will help you establish an effective communication with them. This would certainly improve your business relations.
Job Opportunities: Knowledge of German language has opened up job opportunities in the field of education, mass media, entertainment, tourism, information technology and outsourcing.
One popular job is Translation. The work of a translator is to translate a source language into a target language. To do this, he/she should have a
clear understanding of both the languages. A number of big MNCs and government organizations need translators. German translators can also work with translation bureaus and global organisations like UNO & FAO.
Here are the major career opportunities with learning German:
· German Language Trainer: You can work as a language trainer with institutes and colleges.
· German translator for MNCs and Government Organizations: You can work with both private and government organizations by providing translation and interpretation services.
Communication: Growth in global media and information technology has led to an increasing need of multilingual writers and translators. A lot of books are published in German and hundreds of websites use German for writing content.
Culture: Learning German can bring you closer to culture, music, art and philosophy of people in German speaking countries.
Tourism and Hospitality: Learning German can help tour guides and hospitality staff to look after the tourists from Germany or other German speaking countries.
· Air Hostess: You can work as an air hostess in international airlines.
· Media: You can work as a content writer for publishing media and websites.
· Public Relations – You can work as a representative with public relation agencies
HP, Oracle, Samsung, Hyundai, LG, Thomson, GE etc are employing German language experts for outsourcing.
Other companies with strong German association, like Mercedes, Volkswagen, Siemens, Thyssen Krupp and Schaeffler are also offering jobs to Indian students who have the knowledge of German language.