German or French: Which Language Is Easier to Learn?

Studies at the U.S. Foreign Service Institute or FSI are suggesting that German and French are both easier languages to learn for English speaking individuals. To create a proper list of languages that are easier to learn for English natives, the FSI conducted a study where they selected English speakers between 30 and 40 years old to see how much it would take them to apprehend a new language. At the end of the study, the average amount of time in which these individuals learned this new skill consisted of 25 hours of class weekly on top of 3 independent-study hours each week. It is worth mentioning that the class size was no larger than 6 students.