This "German I" course level (basic speaker) is the so-called breakthrough or beginner level. It is a course for students without any or very few knowledge of German language. We work in our German language studies during this SHU-Semester with documents & handout (you can download from "SHU- eLearn"). Our language work focuses on phonetics, pronunciation and first readings, to create a familiar relation with the German language and acquire it also as a basically 'correct' spoken language. Well spoken -even simple- words improve the listening comprehension and lead later to a comprehension of whole sentences.The oral expression and active participation (even in this beginner level) of each student is desired and welcome: in order to exercise the spoken language. 'Learning by doing' is the most effective or efficient way to remind and learn a foreign language. The language work of this SHU-Semester consists in the acquisition of documents and handout (we use in class) until the final examination.