Academics

The Academics section contains everything about learning at EGLS and details about the various programs we offer.

Why Learn German?

  • Today German is spoken by more than 100 million people.
  • German-Americans represent the largest ethnic group in America today (with 22 %, according to the 1990 Census).
  • German is the most widely spoken native language in the EU; German belongs to the three most learned languages in the world as well as the ten most widely spoken languages in the world.
  • According to the American-German Chamber of Industry, 65% of companies in the USA consider German knowledge very important requirement for being hired.
  • German is the most important trading partner for about all European and numerous non-European countries.
  • German is among the top five most widely used languages on the Internet. In fact, Germany’s top-level country domain .de is second only to the extension .com.
  • One fourth of the tourists in the U.S. are German speaking.
  • German is the second most frequently used language in which to write a work of scientific research, especially engineering, chemistry and physics.
  • German is important in music. The best schools of music are in Germany and Austria.
  • German is the most important trading partner for about all European and numerous non-European countries.
  • Learning German is important for higher education; it is the most commonly recommended language for most universities.