Why Learn German at EHS

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Why Learn Germanat EHS?
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German is Fun!

• In German you will
• sing, dance, and celebrate German holidays,
• learn interesting facts about German history and
  culture,
• be able to take part in our German Exchange
  Program,
• write and perform skits,
• make videos,
• go on field trips,
• play games,
• and much more!

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German will help you get into college!

• Colleges require at least 2 years of foreign
  language, but many look for 3 and more.
• German students are eligible to become members of
  the Foreign Language Honor Society.
• EHS German students are eligible for induction
  into Delta Epsilon Phi the National German
  Honor Society.
• Levels III, IV, and V are eligible for college
  credit through USML.
• Levels IV and V are weighted grades.
• German students have the opportunity to take the
  AP test.
• German will help you improve your MAP, ACT and
  SAT scores.

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German will help you get a job!

• Did you know that
• Foreign Language skills (especially German) was
  listed as 9 on Monster.coms Ten In-Demand Job
  Skills,
• More than 1,100 companies from Germany have
  subsidiaries in the US and more than 65 of those
  polled seek employees with German and English
  skills,
• German is the second (to English) most common
  used language on the Internet,
• German is required for many graduate degrees,
• German is the most spoken language of Europe,
• German is spoken by 49 of the children from
  former Eastern Block countries,
• and German is spoken by 65 of Japanese students?

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German is a big part of US history!

• The first group of German settlers came to the
  new world 317 years ago.
• Almost 25 of US citizens are of German origin.
• English is a West Germanic language and many of
  our words and structures derive from and are
  similar to German (Friend Freund).
• Jeans, Ketchup, Candy Corn, Tootsie Rolls,
  X-Rays, Pretzels, our image of Santa Claus, and
  so many more items were brought to us by Germans
  or German-Americans.

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Take a look at EHS German in action!
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Preparing and performing role-plays!
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Creativity at work!
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German can be the key to a successful future!

• Unlock your potential today!

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Bis später!

• If you have any questions, please contact Frau
  Ott at EHS - 636-938-2400 or for more
  information, check out www.geocities.com/ehs_germa
  n
• Much of the information in this presentation was
  gather from http//homepage.mac.com/wdailey/.cv/
  wdailey/Public/WhyGermanHS.PDF-link.pdf and
  http//content.netscape.monster.com/careerchangers
  /articles/self_assessment/skills/