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   German

   Arabic

   Chinese

   Sign Language

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Why German?

  1.  Germany's economy ranks third worldwide after the US and Japan.
  2.  Germany's volume of exports rivals that of the US and is second in the world in imports, after the US.
  3.  Minnesota's exports to Germany between 1994 and 1996 grew 38.2 percent, above the US rate of 22.2 percent.
  4.  The single largest number of immigrants to the US 1850-1980 came from Germany.
  5.  German is one of the10 most frequently spoken languages in the world.
  6.  German is a key language in the new economies of Central and Eastern Europe.
  7.  Germany is the third largest publisher of books in the world.
  8.  40% of US scientists recommend that their students learn German.
  9.  German is closely related to English.  Germanic languages include German, English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch and Icelandic.
  10.  German is the third most widely studied foreign language in the world.

German at RCTC (See college catalog for course descriptions)

German 1001:  Life/ Culture in German Speaking Countries (In English)
    1101, 1102:  Beginning German I & II (Series offered each year)
    1130:  German in Business
    2101, 2902:  Intermediate German I & II*