<p>If i want to become a civil engineering what second languange would benfit me the most in the future? Also would taking another language in college really help land a job somewhere that much? any input</p>
<p>English. From all the scientific publications I’ve read, they all used fancy words and fluffed everything up.</p>
<p>As with most fields, there is no clear-cut “best” language for anglophone civil engineers to learn. Consider your future goals in life. Do you want to move abroad? Then your best bet would be to learn the primary language spoken there. </p>
<p>If you plan on staying in America, then pick a language you think will be fun to learn. If you enjoy artsy movies, try something European or East Asian. Do you like classical literature? Try your hand at Latin, Ancient Greek, or Persian. Do you play a lot of video games, especially RPGs? Then you’ll probably enjoy Japanese. If you listen to a lot of metal music, you’ll find that Germany releases a ton of it. Hindu would be a boon for anyone with a love of musicals. Consider your interests, and then determine which language produces the most/best material in that interest.</p>
<p>Something I would like to add though I’m not the most qualified (going into my senior year of HS), but I think it’s rather obvious…</p>
<p>Besides what the others said about choosing a language of a place you may want to work or may enjoy (since nearly all scientific/engineering stuff is in english becasue we are stubborn and make them learn our language), do something relevant to your field. If petroleum engineering I would try and learn Arabic and just match the majors up that way, with a country/language the field is prevalent in besides the US (so look at the #2’s on the list).</p>