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. Symposion Deutschdidaktik e.V. (External organisation)

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Member)

    20142020

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  3. 2013
  4. Abschlusstagung des FörMig-Kompetenzzentrums

    Dobutowitsch, F. (Speaker), Bainski, C. (Speaker) & Grundmann, S. (Speaker)

    22.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  5. Internationale Tagung „Der Sturm – Literatur, Musik, Graphik und die Vernetzung in der Zeit des Expressionismus“ - 2013

    Steierwald, U. (Speaker)

    14.11.201316.11.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. 2. Gottfried Benn-Symposion an der Universität Siegen - 2013

    Gann, T. (Speaker)

    30.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Die Wirkung von Textkohäsion und Leseerwartung bei der Verarbeitung expositorischer und literarischer Texte

    Schmitz, A. (presenter), Kröger-Bidlo, H. (presenter), Rupp, G. (Coauthor) & Gräsel, C. (Coauthor)

    27.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Welche Schüler/-innen profitieren von globaler Textkohäsion? Wechselwirkungen zwischen Textkohäsion und individuellen Lernvoraussetzungen

    Schmitz, A. (presenter)

    25.09.201327.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Deutscher Germanistentag 2013

    Neumann, A. (presenter)

    22.09.201325.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Intensivworkshop "Empirisches Arbeiten in der Deutschdidaktik" des Nachwuchsnetzwerks Deutschdidaktik im SDD - 2013

    Hee, K. (Organiser), Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Organiser) & Schmidt, F. (Organiser)

    12.09.201315.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Textkohäsion als Bedingung des Leseverständnisses am Beispiel der Verarbeitung expositorischer und literarischer Texte

    Schmitz, A. (Coauthor), Rothstein, B. (presenter), Gräsel, C. (Coauthor), Kröger-Bidlo, H. (presenter) & Rupp, G. (Coauthor)

    02.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. Warum schreibt man das so? Eine explorative Studie zum graphematischen Wissen von Lehramtsstudierenden.

    Jagemann, S. (Speaker)

    09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. The role of different forms of cohesion and readers' expectations towards different types of text

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

    27.08.201331.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. 7th IAMTE-Conference - ARLE 2013

    Neumann, A. (presenter)

    10.06.201313.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes: Auswahltagung für Stipendiat/innen im Masterstudium

    Steierwald, U. (Reviewer)

    04.2013

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  16. 2012
  17. Winterworkshop DIES 2012

    Neumann, A. (Organiser)

    14.12.201215.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. 19. Symposion Deutschdidaktik 2012

    Sappok, C. (Moderator)

    16.09.201220.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Videostudie zu sprachförderlichen Merkmalen der Lehrersprache und deren Wirkungen auf Schülerleistungen

    Mahler, I. (Speaker)

    16.09.201220.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Textkohäsion als Bedingung des Leseverständnisses bei der Verarbeitung expositorischer Texte

    Schmitz, A. (presenter)

    10.09.201212.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  21. Was wissen Grundschullehrer und Grundschullehrerinnen über die Graphematik des Deutschen.

    Jagemann, S. (Speaker)

    09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. International Yeats Summer School 2012

    Albes, C. (Participant)

    29.07.201210.08.2012

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

  23. Diagnostik von Kommakompetenz

    Sappok, C. (Lecturer)

    13.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  24. 6th International Conference: Speech Prosody - ISCA Speech 2012

    Sappok, C. (presenter)

    23.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Methodentagung 2012

    Neumann, A. (Organiser)

    23.04.201224.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. 2011
  27. Schulsprache in Lehrwerken - ein Qualitätsmerkmal oder -manko?

    Schmitz, A. (presenter)

    01.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  28. European Basic Curriculum for Teachers' Inservice Training in Content Area Literacy in Secondary Schools

    Holle, K. (Speaker)

    02.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  29. dieS-Sommerschule "Schriftlichkeit - Schreiben - schulisches Lernen"

    Pohl, T. (Organiser) & Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Organiser)

    07.07.201109.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. Symposion „Wissenschaftsgeschichte aus (auto-)biographischer Sicht“. Im Anschluß an ein Projekt von Walter Müller-Seidel - 2011

    Steierwald, U. (Speaker)

    02.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  31. Modelling the Develepment of Struggling Readers

    Holle, K. (Speaker)

    08.05.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  32. Förderdiagnostische Instrumente zur Beobachtung und Entwicklung der Lesekompetenzen

    Holle, K. (Lecturer)

    11.04.201112.04.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  33. The pornographic Perspective in Jonathan Littell' Novelle "Les Bienveillantes

    Dahlke, B. (Speaker)

    04.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  34. Underground Literature?: The Unofficial Culture of the GDR and its development after the "Wende"

    Dahlke, B. (Speaker)

    24.03.201125.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. "W. G. Sebald über Robert Walser über Heinrich von Kleist. Der Dichter als Literaturhistoriker"

    Albes, C. (Speaker)

    23.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  36. 2010
  37. Lesestrategien und Lesebewusstheit

    Holle, K. (Speaker)

    02.12.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  38. Die Online-Edition der Briefe von und an Frank Wedekind: Zur virtuellen Kontextualisierung von Korrespondenzen

    Steierwald, U. (Lecturer)

    21.10.201022.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  39. Hispanorama - Zeitschrift des Deutschen Spanischlehrerverband (Journal)

    Vernal Schmidt, J. M. (Editor)

    01.10.2010 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsTransfer

  40. After Utopia: Newest German Literature after the Unification

    Dahlke, B. (Speaker)

    10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  41. Theoretical Dimensions of Good Practices for Struggling Adolescent Readers

    Holle, K. (Speaker)

    28.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  42. 18. Symposium Deutschdidaktik - SDD 2010

    Sappok, C. (Speaker)

    07.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Dahlke, B. (Speaker)

    09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  44. 5th International Conference on Speech Prosody - 2010

    Sappok, C. (Speaker)

    11.05.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. Müdigkeit und Impotenz - Motive in der späten Lyrik und Prosa Wolfgang Hilbigs

    Dahlke, B. (Speaker)

    05.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  46. Edumetrisches Assessment im Leseunterricht: Verlesungsprotokoll

    Holle, K. (Speaker)

    15.04.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch