In the age of globalization, the cultural experience of the migrant is defining more and more what it means to be human This is why the German Studies faculty believes that sustained immersion in a different culture is essential to a modern education, regardless of major Adjusting to different customs, perspectives, and values as an individual within a group of native speakers allows our students to experience the dynamics of social integration from a marginal position, thus enabling them to see their own cultures in a different light