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. Exzellenz für Eliten und Bildung für alle?

    Steierwald, U. (Lecturer)

    08.05.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  2. EXMARaLDA-Werkstatt für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs des Symposions Deutschdidaktik

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Organiser) & Maak, D. (Organiser)

    14.02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Evaluation Research Proposal for Israel Science Foundation

    Frick, K. (Reviewer)

    2025

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  4. Evaluation der Sprachförderung im Fachunterricht der Sekundarstufe I im BiSS-Programm (EvaFa)

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

    24.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  5. European Basic Curriculum for Teachers' Inservice Training in Content Area Literacy in Secondary Schools

    Holle, K. (Speaker)

    02.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Erzählschema als Sprungbrett in die Schriftlichkeit?

    Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)

    2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Erkennen Lehramtsstudierende sprachliche Hürden in einem mathematischen Erklärtext?

    Schmitz, A. (Coauthor), Strohmaier, A. (presenter), Leiss, D. (Coauthor) & Kuhl, P. (Coauthor)

    08.11.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Entwicklungsstörungen schulischer Fertigkeiten

    Weinhold, S. (Reviewer)

    02.09.201628.11.2016

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  9. Entwicklungssensitives sprachliches Lehrerhandeln zur Förderung der Bildungssprache

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

    2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  10. Entwicklung englischer Schreibkompetenzen auf der gymnasialen Oberstufe

    Neumann, A. (Oral presentation)

    26.02.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch