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. Selbstreguliertes Lesen in den Fächern Deutsch, Biologie und Mathematik. Fachspezifische Unterschiede und überfachliche Gemeinsamkeiten

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

    02.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  2. Selbstreguliertes Lesen zur Operationalisierung von Unterrichtsqualität in der Sekundarstufe I

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

    11.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Sexing Berlin. Neue Toponyme?

    Dahlke, B. (Lecturer)

    11.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  4. SIG Writing 2024

    Neumann, A. (Participant)

    24.06.202429.06.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. SigWriting Paris

    Neumann, A. (Reviewer)

    01.12.202318.01.2024

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  6. Society for Empirical Educational Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Schmitz, A. (Member)

    2015

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  7. Sommerakademie der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 2014

    Steierwald, U. (Speaker)

    04.08.201416.08.2014

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

  8. Sommerakademie der Studienstiftung des dt. Volkes, Weimar 2023

    Steierwald, U. (Organiser) & Robl, L. (Artist)

    03.09.202310.09.2023

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

  9. Sommerschule der Forschergruppe "Didaktisch Empirische Schreibforschung"

    Neumann, A. (Organiser)

    26.06.201428.06.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Sprachbewusstsein in medialen Erfahrungsräumen

    Holle, K. (Lecturer)

    25.09.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch