Mosaik 1 is a great resource for a beginning German learner. It is well aligned to the USBE core standards for world languages with extensive resources and opportunities to show their proficiency. It is easy to understand and navigate. Though the physical handbook was not evaluated the online content is very well organized, comprehensive, and easy to navigate. There are plenty of resources for instructors include numerous assessments in the student workbook. The examples in this book are also very diverse and non biased. There are numerous examples in this book using people of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures. This would be a great resource to adopt for a German 1 class. Currently the CI (comprehensible input) method of L2 acquisition is becoming more popular than most other methods. This book, though not necessarily CI would be a great option for those not ready or willing to completely get into a CI classroom. This has copious amounts of German input with the reading and audio resources.