Learn How to Speak German

Learn How to Speak German - It's A Good Thing to Do

Recently in the news, I came upon an article by Steve McGookin titled, "Happy countries, committed workers" about a study done by Dr. Garry Gelade to determine the factors that produce committed workers. I was struck by the fact Denmark and the Netherlands scored high (i.e. had contented workers)and I also noticed that both countries had multilingual employees and German was one of the spoken "second" languages as the article states, "Denmark has high numbers of multilingual staff: 80%of the Danish workforce speak English, 53% speak German and 11% speak French." and "The literacy rate in the Netherlands is unusually high, about 99%, while much of the Dutch workforce is multilingual. Most Dutch are fluent in English, and more than half speak German fluently, and a quarter French."

So it would seem that to learn how to speak German is also increasingly useful since more Central and Eastern European countries, where German often surpasses English as the second most spoken language, have joined the EU. Thus whether you are planning on going skiing in the Swiss Alps, clubbing in Berlin or sampling the high culture of imperial Vienna, a little Deutsch will go a long way.

Learn How to Speak German

Learn How to Speak German

Learn How to Speak German - Music: The Universal Language

Music is the language we all can understand or at the very least appreciate. It is also a great way to help you learn how to speak German by improving your accent and vocabulary. Simply find a German version of a song by your favorite artist...you'd be surprised at what's available out there...and listen and learn. Check out this German version of Rihanna's song "Unfaithful" compliments of YouTube.



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