Is it true in Germany students are required to learn English?
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Yes.  and generally another language as well, depending on which of the three types of secondary schools they attend.\nCountries in Europe are much small than the US and it is easier for the schools/parents/students to accept the necessity of learning other languages.  In the US, you can drive for days and see and hear the same language.  It is harder for us to accept the reality that becoming multi-lingual is a true advantage (college, travel, careers...)
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Yes, according to my high school English teacher friend, you have to be completely fluent in English to be employed for any teaching job in a California public school.
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Do you need to learn English and rephrase your question so it makes sense?\n\nThe answer is yes.
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there are certain european countries which offer free education to everyone, these include germany,norway,denmark,finland etc. but most of the corses taught in these countries are in their own languages so u gotta learn their language first, dunno abt scholarships
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you must speak english , do not even understand ?
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I can't answer that, but type in BBC languages and they teach German, it's free interactive and very good\n\nAuf Wiedersien
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in NED and Belgium\n\nthey r gov subsidized\nso u pay very cheap\n\nin Germany till few years ago.\nITS FREE!!\n\n++ in Ned and Belgium \nfor international students they only  pay like 3000 euros/year for the school tuition. I know this about a year ago when I got promoted by a educational agency from there.\nThey also have Univ that teach in ENglish.\n\nIn England its very expensive , because of the Poundsterling\nbut u can get a bachelor in 3 years, and Masters+1 year
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ummmm, and punish the GI 's for not speaking the language of the country they actually "visit" ? ;-)\n\nBut you are right , it is necessary to learn the common language, if you want to be integrated. \n\n( It's the same here in Germany )
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Scholarship!! In Germany, the tuition are free, you just need to overcome the daily basis life expense.
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why do you make that assumption?  In english speaking countries it is still important to be able to communicate.  I'm sure it's that way in other countries with their own languages, too.
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Start by reading this site.  Along with info on the Universities, is a lot of info on the requirements\nhttp://www.aslsprachen.de/english/index_kurse_4.htm
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Not sure what you're asking, but Germany is a federal nation, just like the United States, so each state will have its own education agency--states like Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hesse, try looking those up.  I believe the education secretary is actually the "Cultural minister" of the state "Kulturminister" in the "Kulturministerium"
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Well, you do not specify which school. Personally, in high school I learnt English. Later I learnt French in L'Alliance Francaise , and German in the school of languages
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Yes, but only if the customer service speaks English.
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This is actually true.  Foreigners learn English in school,  where grammar and vocabulary is the means of learning. They learn the language, by learning the rules (grammar). Americans speak as their parents taught them.  Education may or may not help. (I did poorly in my English classes!) We are taught, but don't necessarily learn.  \n\nLook at how are children are speaking today. Their idols are rappers and sports stars. They try to speak like gang members.  Look at how they ask and answer questions here on Yahoo! Answers!\n\nMy wife is from Asia. She got her bachelor's degree there then moved here when she was in her twenties. (She moved here as a legal immigrant, she is now a citizen)  When I met her, she had a very heavy accent.  \n\nI helped here with her accent and she went to court reporting school, which really added to her vocabulary and her listening skills. She has been working in major corporations for about 15 years now and is a vice president at a major bank.  Her (college educated) co-workers are always asking her advice on language and letter writing. I am so proud of her!  (She also kicks my butt with English!)\n\nI hope this answers your question! I know I've been rambling on.
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Any messaging or email program can chat with people in Germany just as they do anywhere else.\n\nOf course you need to speak German, or they need to speak English.\n\nIf you want to chat with the entire coutry of Germany, that could be a problem.  You can't speak directly with an abstract national construct.
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I am from Germany and studied there at university, too. I would be very surprised if your uni didn't have an exchange program with partner universities in England. This way you probably wouldn't be living in an English family but if you lived in a dorm with other students, that would probably be okay, too, wouldn't it? Also, I am quite positive that Frankfurt University has an exchange program that would enable you to live in England for one semester (I don't know how much under time pressure you are with getting your Scheine and your Zwischendiplom / Diplom. \nHave a look at this link:\nhttp://www.muk.uni-frankfurt.de/Publikationen/Broschueren/dokumente/pdfs/Broschuere_0410041.pdf\n\nHope this helped....