Institute of German Language and Literature Studies and their Didactics
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship for Applied Linguistics
- Professorship for German Language and Language Instruction
- Professorship for German Language Instruction
- Professorship for German Literature
- Professorship for Literary Studies and Methodology of Teaching Literature
- Professur für Empirische Forschung zu Sprache und Bildung
- Professur für Deutsche Sprache und ihre Didaktik für die Sekundarstufe
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
- Conference Presentations
Bei welchen Lernenden fördert die globale Textkohäsion das Verständnis von Sachtexten? Interaktionen zwischen der globalen Textkohäsion und individuellen Lernvoraussetzungen
Schmitz, A. (presenter)
09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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)
09.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Can better texts support weak students? Interactions between text features and readers' abilities
Schmitz, A. (presenter) & Gräsel, C. (Coauthor)
07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
C-Tests zur Messung global-sprachlicher Voraussetzungen für die adaptive Schreibunterstützung in SILLK
Neumann, A. (Speaker)
03.03.2014 → 05.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Das Andere und das Fremde. Plädoyer für eine begriffliche Differenzierung im Rahmen der Literaturdidaktik.
Gann, T. (Speaker)
03.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
„Das ewig Dauernde in uns“. Immanenz und Transzendenz in Stifters Nachsommer
Gann, T. (Speaker)
24.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Das implizite Curriculum konzeptioneller Schriftlichkeit in der an die Schülerinnen und Schüler gerichteten Sprache
Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Das Konzept des schriftsystematischen Lesenlernens
Weinhold, S. (Speaker)
28.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Das Verschwinden der Landschaft („Kazensilber“)
Gann, T. (Speaker)
30.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Das Verstehen von Unterrichtstexten unterstützen. Die Wirkung von globaler Kohäsion auf das Textverständnis von Schülerinnen und Schülern
Schmitz, A. (presenter)
03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research