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. Potenziale von KI in der Schule

    Buhrfeind, I. (Organiser) & Giera, W.-K. (Organiser)

    25.10.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. Poesie des Untergrunds. Zur Geschichte der unabhängigen Literaturszene im Prenzlauer Berg 1979-1989 - 2009

    Dahlke, B. (Organiser)

    2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventtrade fairs and exhibitionsTransfer

  3. Podiumsdiskussion

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    08.05.201509.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  4. Philipp Nicolai, „Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern“.

    Gann, T. (Speaker)

    06.01.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  5. People incorrectly correcting other people“: (Re-)Correcting comments as a means of stancetaking in digital communication

    Frick, K. (Speaker) & Meletis, D. (Speaker)

    10.07.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Peer review: Grundlagen von formativer Evaluation

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    03.09.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  7. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften

    Frick, K. (Reviewer)

    2024

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  8. Ordnungen der Geschlechter in der Romantik: Fächerübergreifende Einführungs-Vorlesung in die Genser Studies

    Dahlke, B. (Lecturer)

    03.12.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. On the Classist Construction of Ordinariness in German Grammar Textbooks

    Frick, K. (Speaker) & Busch, F. (Speaker)

    26.06.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Offizieller Auftakt des BISS-Programms

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    26.05.201427.05.2014

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