The importance of German lies in its widely German spoken population, which is around one-hundred and forty million, across the whole world. Along with French, German is the most learned second language in the European Union. For centuries, German has been playing a crucial role around the globe.

A large number of immigrants in the USA were German. They brought their rich culture and tradition with them as well. The cultural gifts bestowed by the German immigrants to America are the Kindergarten system, Christmas Tree, Hotdogs, hamburgers, ketchup and many more. After settling in America, they established many well-known companies like Levi Jeans, and Hershey chocolate. It is estimated that one out of every four Americans nationwide has German heritage.

Throughout the history of industrialization, Germans have proven themselves to be one of the greatest inventers. To begin with Gutenberg’s printing press to Hertz’s discovery of electromagnetic waves, from Ehrlich’s invention of chemotherapy to Einstein’s theory of relativity, and Brandenburg’s creation of the MP3 digital music format, the list just goes on and on.

Along with their rich culture and heritage, Germans have strategically promoted their language through their contribution to assorted fields which also include art and architecture, ranging from the Middle Ages to the modern times. Exquisite tourist destinations such as Lakes of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, magnificent Bavarian Alps and the picturesque cities of Bern and Zurich along with the serene landscape of Germany, plenty of theatres, choirs and Orchestras, what’s not there! But still, Germany cannot be the hot destination of tourists till yet.

German language plays a key role in European Union. Consequently, knowing German is highly valued and preferred in the countries like Poland, Hungary, Romania, Russia. The Ukraine, the Baltic States and the Czech Republic. The Group of German speaking is huge in the business world in the European Union. This has ranked German as the third most spoken language in Europe.

Germany is a treasure of music, art, literature, architecture and Scientific and technological knowledge. The demand for German speaking personnel is increasing day by day in various technical and professional fields such as biology, chemistry, pharmacy and Engineering.

Being a European language, German resembles with other European languages such as English, French or Spanish. Though many of the words in German resemble to English words, the English speakers find it difficult to learn German. The major reasons are the three genders system of German, case system and rigid syntax. It is always challenging for the non-German speaking person to identify and predict the gender of the words. However, it is a challenging experience and once you get acquainted with the language, it becomes easy to grasp.