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. Cogent Education (Journal)

    Schmitz, A. (Reviewer)

    2021

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

  2. Christian Morgenstern: Das Häuschen an der Bahn

    Albes, C. (Speaker)

    22.05.2019

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

  3. Charles University

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Visiting researcher) & Pohl, T. (Visiting researcher)

    11.09.201715.09.2017

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionEducation

  4. Can better texts support weak students? Interactions between text features and readers' abilities

    Schmitz, A. (presenter) & Gräsel, C. (Coauthor)

    07.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Borderline Poetry. Berlin-Projektionen in Lyrik nach 1989

    Dahlke, B. (Lecturer)

    05.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  6. Borderline Poetry: 20 years of German Unification as seen through Berlin literature

    Dahlke, B. (Speaker)

    09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  7. Blickpunkt Deutsch als Zweitsprache (Journal)

    Neumann, A. (Editor)

    2010 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  8. BiSS Netzwerktreffen Evaluationsprojekte

    Neumann, A. (Speaker), Schwippert, K. (Speaker) & Groß, N. (Speaker)

    03.07.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. BiSS-Jahrestagung 2018

    Entrich, S. (Speaker), Neumann, A. (Organiser), Weber, A. (Organiser) & Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker)

    08.11.201809.11.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  10. Bildung durch Sprache und Schrift-Jahrestagung 2017

    Neumann, A. (Participant)

    16.11.201717.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer