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. Tagung "Metaphysische Spannung / Gestörter Suspense. Adalbert Stifter, Theodor Storm, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer und das 19. Jahrhundert"

    Albes, C. (Organiser) & Gann, T. (Organiser)

    24.06.202226.06.2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. Talk to teach? – Wie verändert sich die Lehrersprache von der Grundschule bis zur Oberstufe?

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  3. Teachers' attitudes towards digital writing tools in multilingual German vocational schools

    Wendt, C. (Speaker) & Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    21.06.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers - European Research Findings about Good Practice

    Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)

    24.02.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers European Research Findings About Good Practice

    Holle, K. (Lecturer)

    22.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers: Zweiter ADORE-Workshop Koop. Leitung

    Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)

    25.09.200728.09.2007

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Testaufgaben im Teilbereich Zuhören. pragmatische und hörakustische Merkmale in Kurztexten

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    19.10.2017

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

  8. Textkohäsion als Bedingung des Leseverständnisses am Beispiel der Verarbeitung expositorischer und literarischer Texte

    Schmitz, A. (Coauthor), Rothstein, B. (presenter), Gräsel, C. (Coauthor), Kröger-Bidlo, H. (presenter) & Rupp, G. (Coauthor)

    02.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Textkohäsion als Bedingung des Leseverständnisses bei der Verarbeitung expositorischer Texte

    Schmitz, A. (presenter)

    10.09.201212.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research