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. 2017
  2. 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

  3. Syntaxbasierte Großschreibung

    Weinhold, S. (Lecturer)

    27.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  4. 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

  5. SeiteneinsteigerInnen

    Neumann, A. (Participant)

    10.11.201711.11.2017

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

  6. 6. Treffen der AG „SchriftSPRACHerwerb im Elementar- und Primarbereich“

    Weinhold, S. (presenter)

    03.11.201704.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Tagung der Kommission Interkulturelle Bildung in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft - KIB 2017

    Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker)

    27.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  8. Sprache als Thema der Lehrerbildung in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft

    Neumann, A. (Participant)

    20.10.2017

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

  9. Testaufgaben im Teilbereich Zuhören. pragmatische und hörakustische Merkmale in Kurztexten

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    19.10.2017

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

  10. Die Unheimlichkeit der Heimat in W. G. Sebalds "Schwindel. Gefühle."

    Albes, C. (Speaker)

    20.09.201722.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Sprachsensibler Fachunterricht in der Berufsausbildung

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    14.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer