Why should you learn German?  

• The most frequently spoken language in Europe
• The 5^th most frequently used language on the internet 
• German companies account for over 800,000 jobs in the US
• US companies have almost the same number of jobs in Germany
•  Germans have more than 80 Nobel prizes in science
•  Cutting edge fashion, design and architecture in Germany (i.e, K. Lagerfeld)
•  18% of the world’s books are published in German
• With sufficient fluency in German, Americans can study free at German Universities
• English is a Germanic language – English speakers can achieve fluency faster in German than other languages