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the german language course in june

  • 12-05-2010 11:18pm
    #1
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭


    any guys/gals doin this....?

    half thinking of it as i would be looking for work there if and when i grad


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  • #2
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    I'm not doing it, but I'd reccomend doing it. Great department, really dedicated staff from both Germany and Austria, and a lot of German graduates from UCC have gone on to live in Germany/Austria like you want to do.

    I'm in 2nd year German at the moment, and I wouldn't change it from the world. Just be warned that they like to work, so if you plan on doing it you've gotta be prepared to put hours in, especially as I believe it's an intensive language course.


  • #3
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    I'd really love to do this course. I did German for 6 years in secondary school but I can't speak more than a handful of words now. I'd love to have second language, and it would make trips to Germany better.

    Unfortunately I'm busy on 2 days of the course. :(


  • #4
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    I am studying for a masters, but have an eye on the German market for jobs, I already learnt Japanese (slightly..:pac:) have been to Germany, but it seems impossible to grasp. Found Japanese words easy enough to pronounce


  • #5
    Byron85
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    There's a French one too.


  • #6
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    ewwwwwwwwwww:p


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  • #7
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    x in the city wrote: »
    I am studying for a masters, but have an eye on the German market for jobs, I already learnt Japanese (slightly..:pac:) have been to Germany, but it seems impossible to grasp. Found Japanese words easy enough to pronounce

    German is very straight forward pronounciation wise, it's just the grammar which really confuses people. I'd definitely recommend doing it.
    There's a French one too

    The difference is, the German one might actually benefit you in some way.

    I do not understand why people learn French, it's a complete waste of time. There are more German speakers in the EU than speakers of any other language; it's the home of Business and banking; it's a nice country, and it's not full of French people. Also, you're opening up Austria, Switzerland, and Central/Eastern Europe, where more people speak German as a second language than English.

    With French, you can go to France (woo :/), Belgium (Prison is more exciting), or ****ing North Africa. :/


  • #8
    Byron85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭Byron85


    Nova_era wrote: »
    German is very straight forward pronounciation wise, it's just the grammar which really confuses people. I'd definitely recommend doing it.



    The difference is, the German one might actually benefit you in some way.

    I do not understand why people learn French, it's a complete waste of time. There are more German speakers in the EU than speakers of any other language; it's the home of Business and banking; it's a nice country, and it's not full of French people. Also, you're opening up Austria, Switzerland, and Central/Eastern Europe, where more people speak German as a second language than English.

    With French, you can go to France (woo :/), Belgium (Prison is more exciting), or ****ing North Africa. :/

    Learning any second language is kind of arbitrary in general as it is if you're not intending on living in the country or moving there etc. English is the language of the intellectuals, although you wouldn't think it to look at this country at times, and the language of business.

    Oh, and there are more native French speakers than native German. Germany has more worldwide, somehow. :confused:


  • #9
    candlegrease
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 475 ✭✭candlegrease


    T.W.H Byron wrote: »
    There's a French one too.

    link?

    also, any idea if there's intermediate/advanced german ones?


  • #10
    Byron85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭Byron85


    candlegrease wrote: »
    link?

    also, any idea if there's intermediate/advanced german ones?


    http://www.ucc.ie/en/french/continuingeducation/LanguageCourses/JuneCourses/


  • #11
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    Well, French is the working language of many European institutions, such as the European Court of Justice. There are also a lot of French speakers in Central and Northern Africa due to the aul' colonization, as far as I know.

    But German culture is way better. :D


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  • #12
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    T.W.H Byron wrote: »
    Oh, and there are more native French speakers than native German. Germany has more worldwide, somehow. :confused:

    Where do you get that from? If you're talking on a European level, Germany has a population of 80+ Million, while France has around 60 million. That's not including Austria/Switzerland/Belgium/Luxembourg.

    Of course there are native French speakers in Africa, but as I've alluded to, that's insignificant.

    My point about the EU having more German speakers than speakers of any other language is still correct. And I'd imagine that anyone wishing to undertake an intensive language course is doing so to further career opportunities, and not just for the fun of it. I wouldn't associate Northern Africa with career opportunities for UCC graduates.


  • #13
    candlegrease
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 475 ✭✭candlegrease


    Nova_era wrote: »
    Where do you get that from? If you're talking on a European level, Germany has a population of 80+ Million, while France has around 60 million. That's not including Austria/Switzerland/Belgium/Luxembourg.

    Of course there are native French speakers in Africa, but as I've alluded to, that's insignificant.

    My point about the EU having more German speakers than speakers of any other language is still correct. And I'd imagine that anyone wishing to undertake an intensive language course is doing so to further career opportunities, and not just for the fun of it. I wouldn't associate Northern Africa with career opportunities for UCC graduates.

    French is a Romance language spoken as a first language by about 136 million people worldwide.Around 190 million people speak French as a second language, and an additional 200 million speak it as an acquired foreign language

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language

    German is spoken by approximately 120 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native speakers

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language

    :rolleyes:


  • #14
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    Why do you both keep ignoring the word EUROPEAN?


  • #15
    candlegrease
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 475 ✭✭candlegrease


    Nova_era wrote: »
    Why do you both keep ignoring the word EUROPEAN?

    Still more French speakers in Europe.


  • #16
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    candlegrease wrote: »
    Still more French speakers in Europe.

    No there isn't.

    64 million people living in France. 4 million French speakers in Belgium. Probably another 5 in Switzerland.

    Germany has a population of over 80 million. Austria has a population of 10 million. I'm unsure as to the Swiss population, but it's majority is German speaking.


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