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. Entwicklungsstörungen schulischer Fertigkeiten

    Weinhold, S. (Reviewer)

    02.09.201628.11.2016

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  2. Entwicklungssensitives sprachliches Lehrerhandeln zur Förderung der Bildungssprache

    Rose, S. (Speaker) & Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)

    2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  3. Entwicklung englischer Schreibkompetenzen auf der gymnasialen Oberstufe

    Neumann, A. (Oral presentation)

    26.02.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Entwicklung eines Lehrkonzepts zur Implementierung von Medien für einen digital-gestützten Deutschunterricht im berufsbildenden Lehramt

    Wendt, C. (presenter) & Neumann, A. (Coauthor)

    13.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  5. Entwicklung der Lesekompetenz und Determinanten erfolgreicher Leseförderung in der Sekundarstufe I: Erste Ergebnisse des Projekts BiSS EILe

    Schmitz, A. (Coauthor), Zeuch, N. (presenter), Meudt, S.-I. (presenter), Jost, J. (Coauthor) & Souvignier, E. (Coauthor)

    09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Encuentro Hispánico DSV Berlin-Brandenburg 2016

    Vernal Schmidt, J. M. (Speaker)

    26.02.2016

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

  7. Empirische Schlaglichter auf die sprachliche Lage Studierender an Hochschulen in Deutschland

    Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker)

    04.06.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Eliane Gilg

    Schmitz, A. (Host)

    11.2020

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  9. Einführung

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

    24.06.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. EILe: Evaluation der Implementation von Konzepten zur Leseförderung in der Sekundarstufe I. Erste Ergebnisse

    Schmitz, A. (presenter), Jost, J. (Coauthor), Karstens, F. (presenter), Meudt, S.-I. (Coauthor), Zeuch, N. (Coauthor) & Souvignier, E. (Coauthor)

    2017

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