1. WHY WORLD LANGUAGE? Grow a better brain.
Improve your decision making skills.
Boost your scores in math, English, and on the ACT.
Enhance your job and earning prospects.
Four out of five new jobs in the US are created as a result of foreign trade.

2. WORLD LANGUAGE SEQUENCE OF STUDY
Spanish I
Spanish II or--
Accelerated Spanish II
Spanish WKU 102 (=SIII)
Spanish IV/IV-AP
Extracurricular opportunities include:
Spanish National Honor Society.
Quiz Bowl with other schools.
German I
German II
Two-year advanced sequence:
German WKU 102 ( )
German WKU 201 ( )
AP test option with WIN prep in 4th yr.
Extracurricular opportunities include:
Immersion exchange: hosting and travel.
German Immersion weekend with other KY schools.
Both languages: Native/heritage speakers placed in consultation with WL teachers: Ms. Flemister, Ms. May, Dr. Rose, Ms. Tinch.

4. WHY GERMAN? What students have said…
It’s different.
Family connections.
My friends speak it.
Gamescom.
Life-changing inventions: from aspirin
and toothpaste to scanners and X-rays. For better job opportunities.
Strong connection to other interests:
music
technology
psychology
history
sports

6. Home of fairy tale castles!

7. INNOVATIVE LIFESTYLE
Extending 62 miles, the world’s longest “bike highway” opened in Germany in Fall, 2015.

8. German and English are siblings
bed
card
milk
glass
banana
sun
zoo
Haar
frisch
Apfel
Tee
Flamme
Lampe
Handschuh
Bett
Karte
Milch
Glas
Banane
Sonne
Zoo
hair
fresh
apple
tea
flame
lamp
glove

9. GERMAN IS FOR MUSIC LOVERS
Germany and Austria have
RICH TRADITIONS in
classical music, producing
composers such as
Beethoven, Bach,
Schubert, Brahms,
Mozart, Hindemith, and many others.

10. German is for Fussball fans everywhere.
Germany broke several soccer records when it won its 4th World Cup Title in 2014.

11. STUDENTS WHO LOVE SCIENCE SHOULD KNOW:
Germany, Austria and Switzerland are world leaders in environmental technologies.

12. But what can I do with German?
BGHS grads have gone on to use their German in various areas, such as:
neuropsychology
architecture.
computer tech.
music.
foreign service.
The Hundertwasser house
Vienna, Austria

13. Learning from the Past
For over 70 years, the Germans have worked to atone for the crimes of the Holocaust. Schools and civic organizations promote the German constitution’s first principle, “the dignity of every human being.”
Scene from “Labyrinth of Lies”
(2014), one of many films to
explore Germany’s troubled
past.

14. Germans have many cultural backgrounds:
Fatih Akin
Samy Deluxe
Jérȏme Boateng
Nazan Eckes
Kaya Yanar

15. Success and opportunities for German students.
- 5 BGHS students have in recent years received government scholarships for 1-2 semesters of study in Germany.
- BGHS has a 100% pass rate on the German Language AP exam.
- BGHS students consistently perform with distinction on the National German Exam.
Even for international students, college is free at German universities;
The government covers some living expenses for students.

16. Opportunities for cultural immersion with German students.
Since 2000, nearly 100 students have participated in our GAPP exchange, traveling between BG and our partner in Germany.

17. Our partner city of Erfurt
Our partner school:
Gutenberg Gymnasium

18. Before you make your final language selection, check out some of the online resources: Schools > BGHS > Teacher Web > Rose >Why World Language?