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Learn a Foreign Language as an Engineer? 1

Submitted by Ben B
Ben B writes "I'm working on an undergraduate degree in computer engineering in the US, and I'm a native English-speaking citizen. In fact, English is the only language that I know. Maybe it's not the same at other schools, but for the engineering program at mine, a foreign language is not required. If my plans are to one day be involved in research, is it worth my time to learn a foreign language? If so, which one? Or is learning another language just a waste of time since English seems to be the "common" language?"
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  • Most engineers from South Korea, Japan and India learn Chinese. At some point in your career in your field, you will have to work with the Chinese engineers. Most computer engineering jobs in this part of the world require knowing Mandarin Chinese.

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