Organisation profile

The institute is at an intersection between linguistics, didactics, educational- and cultural sciences regarding research and teaching. It is involved in several degree programmes, such as "Teaching and Learning, B.A.", "Master of Education (M.Ed.)", the "Leuphana B.A." and the major in cultural studies (M.A.). Scientific research and the promotion of young scientists are a central concern of the institute. Furthermore, students have the opportunity to complete their doctoral studies (Dr. phil.).

The institute consists of two departments, German literature studies and their didactics and German language studies and their didactics.

Main research areas

Research Activities

Literature Studies and their Didactics

Applied Linguistics

Didactics of Teaching German

Modern German Literature Studies

German Language and its Didactics/ Applied Linguistics

German Language and its Didactics for Secondary Schools

  1. 2015
  2. Fachspezifische Diskursfähigkeit im Gesellschaftslehreunterricht – Zur Bestimmung der fachsprachlichen Qualität von Schülertexten

    Schmitz, A. (presenter) & Oleschko, S. (presenter)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. German Institute for Global and Area Studies (External organisation)

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Member)

    10.2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  4. Integrative Sprach(en)förderung -Fragen, Handlungsfelder und Perspektiven - 2015

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    30.10.201531.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Interne Weiterbildung Projektmanagement - 2015

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)

    13.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  6. Die Grundschulzeitschrift (Journal)

    Weinhold, S. (Editor-in-Chief)

    12.2015

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsTransfer

  7. 2016
  8. Critical friend des DFG Graduiertenkollegs LehrerInnenbildung, Universität zu Köln

    Weinhold, S. (Reviewer)

    20162017

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  9. Gewaltfreie Kommunikation nach Marshall B. Rosenberg

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)

    2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  10. Gutachtertätigkeit GEBF-Tagung

    Schmitz, A. (Reviewer)

    2016 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  11. Journal for Educational Research Online (Journal)

    Schmitz, A. (Reviewer)

    2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch