Berlin and Beyond: Study trip to better understand the German language and culture

Learning a new language is always a challenge. What helps is so-called cultural immersion, i.e. complete immersion in the culture of the language. DAAD lecturer at Melbourne University Andreas Wiebel did this with 17 of his students. They spent three weeks in Tübingen, Berlin and Buckow - and they worked through a full program.

German lecturer Andreas Wiebel visited the SBS studios with three of his students Ryan Huang, Veronica Kwong and Chamathka Rajakaruna Rajapakse (from left to right) to talk about their experiences. Source: SBS / Julia Grewe

Die Studienreise führte die Deutschlernenden zunächst nach Tübingen, dann nach Berlin - hier auf dem Alexanderplatz - und zum Schluss nach Buckow. Credit: Privat