German is not difficult. It is precise - and precision can be taught, in the right book starts at the alphabet, including ä, ö, ü and ß and the sounds English simply does not have, and gives the pronunciation of every word in plain English spelling with the stressed syllable in lessons, built to be worked in order. By the last one you can handle der/die/das without panic, tell the time, shop, ask directions, describe your day and read German aloud without guessing. That is the ground an A1 course covers, with the first steps into is inside