This course is designed for the German stream of the European Studies programme. It introduces the German language and explores contemporary German-speaking societies through the target language medium. Through interactive methods and approaches, participants will learn how to express themselves in German and get progressively acquainted with German-speaking cultures and communities within Germany. It seeks to introduce the German languages in the context of living, studying and working in the German speaking areas of Europe. At the end of this course students achieve the A1-Level of Competence of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as laid down by the Council of Europe.