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

    Dahlke, B. (Speaker)

    09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  2. Blickpunkt Deutsch als Zweitsprache (Journal)

    Neumann, A. (Editor)

    2010 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Bildung durch Sprache und Schrift (BiSS) - Wissenschaftsforum

    Neumann, A. (presenter)

    30.11.201701.12.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. "Bilder und Texte. W. G. Sebalds 'Elementargedicht' >Nach der Natur<"

    Albes, C. (Speaker)

    01.03.200404.03.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. Beurteilung von Schreibprozessen

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    31.01.201801.02.2018

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

  9. Best Practice Berlin. Ein gemeinsamer Blick zurück und nach vorn: Gelingensbedingungen schulischer Sprachbildung. Arbeitsgruppe: Vernetzung und Implementierung

    Neumann, A. (Coauthor), Entrich, S.-C. (Speaker), Dobutowitsch, F. (presenter), Paffrath, S. (presenter) & Weber, A. (Speaker)

    09.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  10. Beltz Juventa Verlag (Publisher)

    De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Editorial Board)

    2019

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