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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6549 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes  4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 9 of 22 18 June 2013 at 9:27pm | IP Logged | |||||
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As for taking classes in the language, chances are you'd have to prove your level before the summer and not after, which gives you less time.
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| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6037 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 10 of 22 18 June 2013 at 11:37pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Just to throw an example to what tarvos said, I teach a small group of engineers who are learning German and they specialize in aircraft galleys.
Would it be possible to look for a specialization first, and then decide on the language? Have you tried engineering journals and magazines? It might be useful to try to research where the various markets are located. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Jarel Diglot Groupie Turkey Joined 4278 days ago 57 posts - 77 votes Speaks: Turkish*, English Studies: Italian, German | Message 11 of 22 20 June 2013 at 11:18am | IP Logged | |||||
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Germany is a heaven for engineers; it's an engineering society. In my time spent there, German culture made me feel that the country is there for engineers and artists; and rest of the people are there to serve them.
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| nonneb Pentaglot Groupie SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4703 days ago 80 posts - 173 votes Speaks: English*, Ancient Greek, Latin, German, Spanish Studies: Mandarin, Hungarian, French | Message 12 of 22 20 June 2013 at 6:50pm | IP Logged | |||||
I agree with you completely on the engineer vibe, but I kind of feel like we may have been in different countries pertaining to their view on artists. OP, I would say Italian would be a slightly easier language to learn: more shared vocab, some people find the grammar easier than German grammar, but the difference won't be gigantic (like with Japanese) I wouldn't base my decision on that. Like someone else said, watch a few German and Italian films or TV shows with subtitles, read a few books from the respective countries (in English), and see what culture appeals to you more and what language sounds nicer to you. Learning the language to work in engineering is a great goal, but you'll probably need more than that to become proficient (it will at least make it a lot easier). 3 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Logpile98 Newbie United States N/ARegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4135 days ago 3 posts - 5 votes Speaks: English* | Message 13 of 22 20 June 2013 at 11:11pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Really, I love both cultures, but I will check them out more and see which one I like better. Really, I'm not
leaning towards one or the other, but Japanese is about out of the picture because that culture doesn't appeal to me as much as Germany or Italy. If I don't make up my mind, it just might come down to which one fits in my schedule better haha. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Jarel Diglot Groupie Turkey Joined 4278 days ago 57 posts - 77 votes Speaks: Turkish*, English Studies: Italian, German | Message 14 of 22 21 June 2013 at 8:22am | IP Logged | |||||
I checked the dictionary and i used to wrong word indeed; what i had in mind was "designer". 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4780 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes
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