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. Exzellenz für Eliten und Bildung für alle?

    Steierwald, U. (Lecturer)

    08.05.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  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. (Fach)Sprachliche (Ko-)Konstruktionen im Schriftspracherwerb: Auf der Suche nach einer Sprache über das Schriftsystem

    Weinhold, S. (Speaker), Jagemann, S. (Speaker) & Bormann, F. (Speaker)

    26.06.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Fachtagung: Lesekompetenz in der Grundschule fördern

    Weinhold, S. (Chair)

    28.11.2018

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

  5. Fachwissen = Fachdidaktisches sprachliches Wissen? Eine quantitative Studie zum Verhältnis von schriftstrukturellem Fachwissen und Pedagogical Language Knowledge zukünftiger Lehrkräfte.

    Neumann, A. (presenter), Menzel, K. (presenter), Brandt, H. (Coauthor) & Weinhold, S. (Coauthor)

    15.08.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Faculty of Education: Dean's Office (Organisational unit)

    Weinhold, S. (Chair)

    20182020

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  7. Failing Identities, Schools and Migrations - 2018

    Dobutowitsch, F. (Participant)

    26.10.201828.10.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Feministinnen im Sozialismus?

    Dahlke, B. (Lecturer)

    09.2009 → …

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. Fleck, Glanz, Finsternis: Zur Poetik der Oberfläche bei Adalbert Stifter

    Gann, T. (Organiser)

    30.05.201401.06.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch