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. "Getreues Abbild oder dichterische Komposition? Überlegungen zur Darstellung der Natur bei Alexander von Humboldt"

    Albes, C. (Speaker)

    05.12.200107.12.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  2. 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

  3. Gottfried Benn, „Mann und Frau gehn durch die Krebsbaracke“

    Gann, T. (Speaker)

    14.06.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  4. Grammatikunterricht unter Berücksichtigung aller Schulstufen

    Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)

    05.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  5. Gutachterin für Promotionsförderung-Anträge der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

    Frick, K. (Reviewer)

    2025

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  6. Gutachtertätigkeit GEBF-Tagung

    Schmitz, A. (Reviewer)

    2016

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  7. Gute Praxis der schulischen Förderung schwacher Leser/innen in der Sekundarstufe I.

    Holle, K. (Lecturer)

    10.09.200712.09.2007

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. "Gute Praxis der schulischen Förderung schwacher Leser/innen in der Sekundarstufe I: Ergebnisse aus dem EU-Projekt ADORE

    Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)

    14.09.200819.09.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Hartmut Langes Novelle "Die Bildungsreise". Parodistische Verabschiedung oder Renaissance einer Gattung?

    Albes, C. (Speaker)

    25.09.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch