全球約有1.19億人說德語，它也是1.01億歐洲人的母語。因此德語是歐洲使用最廣的語言，其使用率在全球排名第十。會講德語能有很多機會豐富自己的人生和增進對歐洲文化特色的認識。此外德語在研究與學術方面也是全球第二重要的語言。本課程的目標有：
- basic training in pronunciation and intonation
- building basic listening and reading comprehension
- enabling students to express themselves in simple sentences and paragraphs in oral and written form by training understanding of sentence structures, grammar, vocabulary, sentence patterns in relation to particular situations
- providing background in regional / cultural studies
- strengthening interaction between students and developing collaborative skillsworking alone, with a partner and in groups; enacting dialogues of everyday situations; dialogue variations; listening to native speakers; working with material typical of the target culture; collecting relevant language and culture information; doing independent online research

There are about 11.9 million people in the world who speak German, and it is also the mother language of 101 million Europeans. Therefore, German is the most widely used language in Europe and its usage rate ranks tenth in the world. Speaking German can give you many opportunities to enrich your life and improve your understanding of European cultural characteristics. In addition, German is also the second most important language in the world in terms of research and academic research. The goals of this course are:
- basic training in pronunciation and intonation
- building basic listening and reading comprehension
- enabling students to express themselves in simple sentences and paragraphs in oral and written form by training understanding of sentence structures, grammar, vocabulary, sentence patterns in relation to particular situations
- providing background in regional/cultural studies
- strengthening interaction between students and developing collaborative skills working alone, with a partner and in groups; enacting dialogues of everyday situations; dialog variations; listening to native speakers; working with material typical of the target culture; collecting relevant language and culture information; doing independent online research

German I is an introductory course for those with no background in German. It is taught in German and Mandarin, with increasing use of German for classroom communication. Students are tested on speaking, listening comprehension, grammar, cultural background, reading and writing. E-learning might be used for individual and collaborative work.

German I is an introduction course for those with no background in German. It is taught in German and Mandarin, with increasing use of German for classroom communication. Students are tested on speaking, listening comprehension, grammar, cultural background, reading and writing. E-learning might be used for individual and collaborative work.

必備教材:
1. studio [21] Das Deutschbuch. A1. (Funk/Kuhn 2013; 德國 Cornelsen 出版社) ISBN: 978-3-06-520526-9 (由敦煌書局代理進口) -- 書籍特色：附上DVD和網路密碼,只要有網路可以隨時隨地看課本內容,並做相關的練習,讓學德文變成一件更輕鬆有趣的事。
2. Glossar Deutsch-Chinesisch (德中詞彙) ISBN: 978-3-06-520564-1 (由敦煌書局代理進口)
3. studio [21] Audio-CDs (聽力) ISBN: 978-3-06-520524-5 (由敦煌書局代理進口)

輔助教材:
a. other materials prepared by the teachers of the German section
b. Facebook group: Daniel Cothran的德文教室
c. online material related to course contents

Must-have textbook:
1. studio [21] Das Deutschbuch. A1. (Funk/Kuhn 2013; German Cornelsen Press) ISBN: 978-3-06-520526-9 (Imported by the Dunhuang Book Bureau agent) -- Book features: Attach DVD and network password. As long as there is a network, you can read the content of the course book at any time and do related exercises, making learning German a more relaxed and interesting thing.
2. Glossar Deutsch-Chinese (German Chinese verb) ISBN: 978-3-06-520564-1 (Imported by the Dunhuang Book Bureau agent)
3. studio [21] Audio-CDs (Hearning) ISBN: 978-3-06-520524-5 (Imported by Dunhuang Book Bureau agent)

Assistant teaching materials:
a. other materials prepared by the teachers of the German section
b. Facebook group: Daniel Cothran's German classroom
c. online material related to course contents