Spanish not the 2nd & 3rd most popular foreign language

Critic   Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:05 am GMT
German

German is the most widely spoken language in Europe.

More people speak German as their native language than any other language in Europe. It's no wonder, since Germany's 83 million inhabitants make it the most populous European nation. But not only the residents of Germany speak German. It is also an official language of Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. And it is the native language of a significant portion of the population in northern Italy, eastern Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, eastern France, parts of Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, and Romania, as well as in other parts of Europe.

While learning German can connect you to 120 million native speakers around the globe, remember that many people also learn German as a second language. IT IS THE 3RD MOST POPULAR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TAUGHT WORLDWIDE AND THE SECOND MOST POPULAR IN EUROPE AND JAPAN, AFTER ENGLISH.


French

While any language will be useful for some jobs or for some regions, French is the only foreign language that can be useful throughout the world as well as in the United States. FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS THE SECOND MOST FREQUENTLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD AFTER ENGLISH.

The International Organization of Francophonie has 51 member states and governments. Of these, 28 countries have French as an official language. French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents. French and English are the only two global languages.

When deciding on a foreign language for work or school, consider that French is the language that will give you the most choices later on in your studies or your career.

French, along with English, is the official working language of

* the United Nations
* UNESCO
* NATO
* Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
* the International Labor Bureau
* the International Olympic Committee
* the 31-member Council of Europe
* the European Community
* the Universal Postal Union
* the International Red Cross
* Union of International Associations (UIA)

http://mydifl.com/languages.htm
Visitor   Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:14 am GMT
German is one of the vital world languages -- the native tongue of Europe’s largest economy and 4th largest in the world; the language of Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart;Tokio Hotel, Schwarzenegger and Novitsky; the most-translated language for written works; the second language of the internet; AND THE THIRD MOST POPULAR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TAUGHT WORLDWIDE.German is the language of innovation – from the printing press, the automobile and blue jeans to toothpaste, aspirin, mp3 technology and Gummibären. You don’t need to be a Wunderkind to learn a little German – even Einstein was no Wunder as a Kind. German is good for every English-speaking Mensch – whether you are a Student, a Kindergartner, or just part of the Familie. At Waldsee, German is just a piece of Kuchen! Join us for one of our übercool German-speaking adventures.
Usuaire   Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:19 am GMT
German is the third most taught foreign language worldwide

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/language-centre/Self-Access-Centre/german/content/german_home.htm
Visitor   Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:23 am GMT
German is one of the vital world languages -- the native tongue of Europe’s largest economy and 4th largest in the world; the language of Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart;Tokio Hotel, Schwarzenegger and Novitsky; the most-translated language for written works; the second language of the internet; AND THE THIRD MOST POPULAR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TAUGHT WORLDWIDE.German is the language of innovation – from the printing press, the automobile and blue jeans to toothpaste, aspirin, mp3 technology and Gummibären. You don’t need to be a Wunderkind to learn a little German – even Einstein was no Wunder as a Kind. German is good for every English-speaking Mensch – whether you are a Student, a Kindergartner, or just part of the Familie. At Waldsee, German is just a piece of Kuchen! Join us for one of our übercool German-speaking adventures.

http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/newsite/Languages/german1.php
Homme Fatal   Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:29 am GMT
How can Spanish be the second most taught ans studied language worldwide when French and German are the 2nd and 3rd?

Spanish remains to be seen if it's 4th worldwide.
;)   Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:37 pm GMT
1. English
2. Spanish
3. French/German
4. French/German
Houaiss   Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:14 pm GMT
German is fugly.
:)   Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:44 am GMT
1. English
2. French
3. German
4. German
5. Russian
6. Spanish
:)   Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:45 am GMT
1. English
2. French
3. German
4. Russian
5. Italian
6. Spanish
Visitor   Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:09 am GMT
If you type "Second most taught and studied language" in either Yahoo or Google search, the result are links that say French is if you type "Third most taught and studied language", it's German.
:)   Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:25 am GMT
<<1. English
2. French
3. German
4. Russian
5. Italian
6. Spanish>>


Oops, I mistyped. Corrected:


1. English
2. Spanish
3. German
4. Russian
5. Italian
6. French
;)   Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:20 am GMT
<< 1. English
2. Spanish
3. German
4. Russian
5. Italian
6. French >>

Oops, I'm so so sure now because there's a concrete basis.

1. English
2. French
3. German
4. Russian
5. Italian
6. Spanish
The truth   Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:07 pm GMT
Until the last 2-3 years WAS French the second most studied language worldwide.

Spanish, due to the impressive number of students in United States and Brazil, is the second most studied language worldwide.

It is also the second most studied nowadays, in countries like Sweden, Japan, France, UK, Germany or India.

Officially, Instituto Cervantes said that Spanish is SECOND. Francophonie or French Government never said in the last two years that this is not true. So, French is THIRD most studied language worldwide.

Finally, German is FOURTH most studied language worldwide. All updated webpages from 2007 should show this list:

1. English
2. Spanish
3. French
4. German
5. Chinese
6. Italian

The six most spoken languages are (mother tongue):

1. Chinese
2. Spanish
3. English
4. Hindi
5. Bengali
6. Portuguese

The six languages in Internet (World Stats):

1. English
2. Chinese
3. Spanish
4. Japanese
5. French
6. Portuguese

Finally, the top six economic languages (Steinke Index):

1. English
2. Chinese
3. Japanese
4. Spanish
5. German
6. French

PD. Sorry, but in all of them Spanish is more important than French and German. Thanks.
Baldewin   Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:09 pm GMT
From this day forth, if a Spanish speaker meet a French one, he has the right to demand to be served in his native tongue. It's settled! Chinese, however, only have to bow for Anglophones. Interesting.
blanche   Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:15 pm GMT
Spanish is important economically?? Since when? :-)