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
Adaptive teacher speech: An investigation of student directed speech from primary to secondary school
Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
ADORE. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers. Finding of an International Comparative Study
Holle, K. (Lecturer)
24.02.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ADORE. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers - How to explore "good practice" in encouraging struggling readers?
Holle, K. (Lecturer)
26.08.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ADORE. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers. Research Findings
Holle, K. (Lecturer)
04.03.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ADORE. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers. Research Findings and Conclusions about Good Practice.
Holle, K. (Lecturer)
02.02.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ADORE. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers: Research Findings and Concusions About Good Practice
Holle, K. (Lecturer)
02.02.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ADORE - Teaching Struggling: Koop. - Leitung des 1. ADORE-Workshop
Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)
06.03.2007 → 09.03.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
After Utopia: Newest German Literature after the Unification
Dahlke, B. (Speaker)
10.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
AG SchriftSPRACHerwerb Koblenz 6.2018
Weinhold, S. (Participant)
08.06.2018 → 09.06.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
A Multi-method Insight into Students‘ strategic reading of expository and narrative texts
Schmitz, A. (presenter) & Dannecker, W. (Coauthor)
08.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research