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. Radikale Mehrdeutigkeit und „Wahnsinn“ um 1850. Adalbert Stifters Hiob-Novelle „Abdias“.

    Gann, T. (Speaker)

    26.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  2. Quality of reading instruction in language classrooms: Subject specific analysis of teaching quality

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

    23.08.202127.08.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht (Journal)

    Schmitz, A. (Reviewer)

    2021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  4. Promovierenden-Workshop „MaM – Mehrsprachigkeit abseits des Mainstreams“ - 2015

    Dobutowitsch, F. (presenter)

    20.03.201521.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  5. Professionelle Kompetenz von Lehrpersonen – Ein Blick auf sprachliches Lehrerhandeln

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)

    2017

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

  6. Presentation of the ADORE-project

    Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)

    02.02.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Praxisphasen im Lehramtsstudium - Gelingensbedingungen für die Gestaltung von sprachlicher Integration

    Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker), Neumann, A. (Speaker), Wendt, C. (Speaker) & Prata, M. (Speaker)

    15.11.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Prävention von Leseschwierigkeiten. Wieso das Lesenlernen nicht nur ein grundschuldidaktisches Problem ist

    Holle, K. (Lecturer)

    24.10.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Potenziale von Sprachsensibilität für gelingenden fachlichen Kompetenzerwerb

    Neumann, A. (Oral presentation)

    15.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch