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. Förderdiagnostische Instrumente zur Beobachtung und Entwicklung der Lesekompetenzen

    Holle, K. (Lecturer)

    11.04.201112.04.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  2. Förderung selbstregulierten Lesens im Unterricht. Eine Untersuchung in BiSS-Schulen

    Schmitz, A. (presenter), Jost, J. (presenter) & Souvignier, E. (Coauthor)

    2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  3. Förderung selbstregulierten Lesens in BiSS-Verbünden. Förderkonzepte und ihre Umsetzung im (Fach-)Unterricht aus Perspektive der formativen Evaluation im Projekt EILe

    Schmitz, A. (presenter), Karstens, F. (presenter) & Jost, J. (Coauthor)

    2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  4. Forschungsprojekt ‚Sekundäre Literalisierung‘ einschließlich erster Ergebnisse zu einem lehrerseitigen Motherese

    Pohl, T. (Speaker) & Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)

    2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  5. Fortbildung "Sprachsensibler Fachunterricht"

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    06.03.201709.03.2017

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

  6. Fostering language development by content based learning in German secondary schools

    Neumann, A. (Speaker), Weber, A. (Speaker) & Entrich, S.-C. (Speaker)

    29.08.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Fostering the development of conceptual literacy by adaptations of student directed speech across the grades

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)

    2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  8. Frauenfußball in Brasilien - Potenziale und Herausforderungen

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Speaker) & de Carvalho Rodrigues, C. (Speaker)

    30.09.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  9. Friedrich Fröbel, Patsche-Kuchen, Vorlesung in der Reihe „10 Minuten Lyrik“

    Gann, T. (Speaker)

    09.01.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  10. Furcht und Mitleid. Affekte und Effekte in der Krise

    Steierwald, U. (Speaker)

    22.06.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer