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. Kanon in der aktuellen Literaturgeschichtsschreibung

    Dahlke, B. (Lecturer)

    06.2008 → …

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  2. Kanon und Geschlecht: Sophie La Roche in der Literaturgeschichtsschreibung

    Dahlke, B. (Lecturer)

    02.2008 → …

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  3. Keyßlers Welt. Europa auf Grand Tour - 2015

    Steierwald, U. (Speaker)

    11.06.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Klausurtagung der AG SchriftSPRACHerwerb

    Weinhold, S. (Organiser)

    24.06.201725.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Kolloquium "Das Herz Thesaurieren"

    Steierwald, U. (Organiser)

    26.01.201827.01.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Konferenz 2017: Bildungsteilhabe im Zeichen von Diversität

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)

    31.03.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Konferenz 2017 „Bildungsteilhabe im Zeichen von Diversität: Diskurse, empirische Zugänge und Handlungsfelder“

    Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker) & Fürstenau, S. (Speaker)

    31.03.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Können global kohäsive Texte das Verständnis von Sachtexten fördern? Interaktionen zwischen globaler Textkohäsion und individuellen Lernvoraussetzungen

    Schmitz, A. (presenter) & Gräsel, C. (Coauthor)

    03.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch