Best Third Language to learn

College Majors
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<p>Hello good people of CC,</p>

<p>I'm currently pursuing a double major in international business and international studies and taking French on the side. I will be picking up a third language next year and wanted to know what the most marketable would be. Before anyone says it, I don't want to learn Mandarin or Japanese because in the time it takes to master it I could be learning two European languages. I also will not be pursuing Arabic because the only jobs in that field are with the government. </p>

<p>My main question is would it be better to jump into a widely spoken language (Spanish, German) or into a lesser spoken one (Swedish, Russian, Portuguese) in terms of how much they would increase my marketability for a job in international business. Also detailed reasoning or personal experiences would be appreciated, I've done research but the results seem to be ambiguous.</p>

<p>Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>…
international business is a very broad field. do you at least know what sector you’ll be working for, or what part of the world? it’s impossible to prepare this early for something this multifaceted and do a thorough job.</p>

<p>that said, my dad would say spanish or portuguese, since south america is big right now, and since that would make you a contender for many domestic business positions as well.</p>

<p>p.s. my physics/chem/eng friends say to pursue german…</p>

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<p>Agree, depends on what field you want to be in. Spanish is the obvious choice seeing as there are so many Spanish speakers around the world and an increasing number in the US!
Something like Swedish will never benefit you unless you plan on living in Sweden.</p>