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. 2014
  2. 20. Symposion Deutschdidaktik - SDD 2014

    Weinhold, S. (Speaker)

    09.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Implizite Normvermittlung durch Herstellung von Angemessenheit im Unterrichtsdiskurs

    Buttlar, A.-C. (presenter)

    08.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  4. Was wissen Studierende über die Regeln der deutschen Wortschreibung? Eine explorative Studie zum graphematischen Wissen.

    Jagemann, S. (Speaker)

    09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. 14th SigWriting Conference

    Neumann, A. (Speaker)

    27.08.201429.08.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Sommerakademie der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 2014

    Steierwald, U. (Speaker)

    04.08.201416.08.2014

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

  7. 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

  8. Sommerschule der Forschergruppe "Didaktisch Empirische Schreibforschung"

    Neumann, A. (Organiser)

    26.06.201428.06.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Das Verschwinden der Landschaft („Kazensilber“)

    Gann, T. (Speaker)

    30.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Fleck, Glanz, Finsternis: Zur Poetik der Oberfläche bei Adalbert Stifter

    Gann, T. (Organiser)

    30.05.201401.06.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch