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. 2017
  2. Das Unheimliche - Zur Theorie und Geschichte eines psychoästhetischen Konzepts

    Albes, C. (Speaker)

    28.06.2017

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

  3. Klausurtagung der AG SchriftSPRACHerwerb

    Weinhold, S. (Organiser)

    24.06.201725.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. The Wheel of Writing

    Neumann, A. (Organiser)

    23.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Hochschule der Zukunft

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)

    10.05.201711.05.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  6. Abschlusstagung: Neue Perspektiven für die Lehrkräftebildung

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)

    06.04.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Herrenhäuser Symposium 2017

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Participant)

    17.03.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  10. Befunde eines Trainings zur strategischen Nutzung kohäsiver Textelemente – ein Ansatz für den Lese- und Schreibunterricht.

    Schmitz, A. (presenter), Schuttkowski, C. (presenter), Gräsel, C. (Coauthor) & Rothstein, B. (Coauthor)

    15.03.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch