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. German Institute for Global and Area Studies (External organisation)

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Member)

    10.2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  2. Gemeinsame Stellungnahme zum Entwurf des Runderlasses „Schulische Förderung von Mehrsprachigkeit und Interkulturalität“, i. d. F. 22.11.23

    Neumann, A. (Reviewer)

    01.12.202320.12.2023

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantEducation

  3. Gemeinsames sprachliches und fachliches Lernen: „!!Fach-an-Sprache-an-Fach!!“

    Neumann, A. (presenter)

    07.02.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  4. Gastvortrag zum Thema "Netzwerkarbeit und Institutionenentwicklung"

    Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker) & Salem, T. (Speaker)

    27.04.2018

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

  5. Furcht und Mitleid. Affekte und Effekte in der Krise

    Steierwald, U. (Speaker)

    22.06.2023

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

  6. Friedrich Fröbel, Patsche-Kuchen, Vorlesung in der Reihe „10 Minuten Lyrik“

    Gann, T. (Speaker)

    09.01.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  7. Frauenfußball in Brasilien - Potenziale und Herausforderungen

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Speaker) & de Carvalho Rodrigues, C. (Speaker)

    30.09.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  8. Fostering the development of conceptual literacy by adaptations of student directed speech across the grades

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)

    2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  9. Fostering language development by content based learning in German secondary schools

    Neumann, A. (Speaker), Weber, A. (Speaker) & Entrich, S.-C. (Speaker)

    29.08.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Fortbildung "Sprachsensibler Fachunterricht"

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    06.03.201709.03.2017

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