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. Schülercampus - Mehr Migranten werden Lehrer

    Webersik, J. (Coordination) & Guder, K.-U. (Coordination)

    01.09.1220.11.12

    Project: Scientific event

  2. Die Lesesozialisation von Mädchen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund

    Barton, A. (Project manager, academic), Weinhold, S. (Project staff) & Garbe, C. (Partner)

    01.01.0831.12.13

    Project: Dissertation project

  3. Sprachförderliche Merkmale der Lehrersprache

    Mahler, I. (Project manager, academic) & Neumann, A. (Project staff)

    01.11.1101.10.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  4. dieS-Nachwuchstagung

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.1330.06.16

    Project: Scientific event

  5. Vera 6 Sprachgebrauch 2014-2016

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1406.09.19

    Project: Research

  6. VERA 8_2014/2015

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1430.04.18

    Project: Research

  7. PluraL: Studierende unterstützen Flüchtlinge beim Spracherwerb

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Miralles-Andress, N. (Partner), Tessmer, E. J. (Project staff) & De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    30.07.1507.07.17

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  8. EvaFa: Evaluation derSprachförderung im Fachunterricht der Sekundarstufe I im BiSS-Programm (EvaFa)

    Neumann, A. (Coordination), Entrich, S.-C. (Project staff), Weber, A. (Project staff), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Plath, J. (Project staff), Schwippert, K. (Project manager, academic) & Groß, N. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.12.1530.11.18

    Project: Research

  9. SchulStark-Feriencamp

    Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic) & Webersik, J. (Coordination)

    01.01.1615.05.17

    Project: Teaching

  10. Orientierungstage Vielfalt im Klassenzimmer = Vielfalt im Lehrerzimmer

    Webersik, J. (Project manager, academic) & Guder, K.-U. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.1531.12.16

    Project: Scientific event

  11. Kulturelle Orientierungen und Deutungen im Spanischunterricht der Sekundarstufe II

    Vernal Schmidt, J. M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.11 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  12. ZZL: Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung: Theorie-Praxis-Verzahnung in der Lehrerbildung - Handlungsfeld: Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsgestaltung. Strukturorientierter Schriftspracherwerb (ZZL)

    Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic), Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic) & Ahlers, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1630.06.19

    Project: Research

  13. SEZD: Schrifterwerb in der Zielsprache Deutsch

    Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Webersik, J. (Partner)

    01.11.15 → …

    Project: Research

  14. PluraL: Pluralität als Lernchance

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Coordination) & Dobutowitsch, F. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.01.1731.12.19

    Project: Research