Institute of German Language and Literature Studies and their Didactics
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship for Applied Linguistics
- Professorship for German Language and Language Instruction
- Professorship for German Language Instruction
- Professorship for German Literature
- Professorship for Literary Studies and Methodology of Teaching Literature
- Professur für Empirische Forschung zu Sprache und Bildung
- Professur für Deutsche Sprache und ihre Didaktik für die Sekundarstufe
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
Helden?: Kämpfer, Opfer, Bürger in kulturellen Konflikten und Traditionen
Steierwald, U. (Speaker)
30.01.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Herausforderungen und Entwicklungen bei der Messung schriftsprachlicher Fähigkeiten
Neumann, A. (Speaker)
28.02.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Herausforderung Sprache im Fach
Neumann, A. (Participant)
08.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Herkunftsprachensprecher*innen an der Hochschule - Eine explorative Studie über die sprachlichen Spielräume Studierender
Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker)
06.03.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Hermann Burger: Worte
Steierwald, U. (Speaker)
28.02.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Herrenhäuser Symposium 2017
De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)
17.03.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Herstellung von Angemessenheit im Unterricht
Buttlar, A.-C. (Oral presentation)
06.01.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Herta Müller - Gegenwartsliteratur denken
Steierwald, U. (Speaker)
13.02.2015 → 15.02.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Hispanorama - Zeitschrift des Deutschen Spanischlehrerverband (Journal)
Vernal Schmidt, J. M. (Editor)
01.10.2010 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Transfer
Hochschule der Zukunft
De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)
10.05.2017 → 11.05.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer