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
VERA6 2019-24: Fachdidaktische Beratung bei der Entwicklung von Testaufgaben in den Domänen Sprachgebrauch und Zuhören
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.19 → 31.07.24
Project: Research
SgS: Die an die Schüler/-innen gerichtete Sprache (SgS) – Studien zur Veränderung der Lehrer/-innensprache von der Grundschule bis zur Oberstufe
Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Project manager, academic)
31.12.10 → 21.12.16
Project: Dissertation project
Entwicklungssensitive Schreibdidaktik – Konzeptionierung und Evaluation (Arbeitstitel)
Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.19 → …
Project: Research
Profilstudium "Sprachliche Bildung in gesellschaftlicher Diversität"
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Dobutowitsch, F. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.01.20 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
CODIP: Competences for Digital-Enhanced Individualized Practice
Ahlers, M. (Project manager, academic), Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic), Lehr, D. (Partner), Süßenbach, J. (Partner), Schmidt, T. (Partner), Herzog, C. (Coordination), Altenburger, L. (Project staff), Diekhoff, H. (Project staff), Hase, A. K. (Project staff), Kahnbach, L. (Project staff), Wendt, C. (Project staff), Wucherpfennig, S. (Project staff), Horst de Cuestas, K. (Project staff) & Neumann, A. (Partner)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.03.20 → 31.12.23
Project: Research
Praxisphasen in der Lehrer*innenbildung im Kontext Neuzuwanderung
Dobutowitsch, F. (Project manager, academic), Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Prata, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.19 → 31.03.20
Project: Research
VERA6: Vera6- 2017/2018 Zuhören & Sprachgebrauch
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.16 → 31.03.18
Project: Research
Pluralität Qualifiziert
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Coordination)
01.11.20 → 30.04.23
Project: Practical Project
Tagung "Fest-flüssig-plasmatisch-flüchtig" Aggregationen der Sprachbildlichkeit
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.21 → 31.12.21
Project: Scientific event
WiDiSch: Wissenschaft - Didaktik - Schule
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Brommer, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.20 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
SpraBiP: Sprach(en)bildung in der Praxis
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
01.01.22 → 31.07.22
Project: Practical Project
StraLesT: Strategic Reading of Nonfiction and Literary Texts
Schmitz, A. (Project manager, academic) & Dannecker, W. (Partner)
01.06.21 → 30.11.21
Project: Research
#Zusammenkommen: Sprachpartnerschaften durch Service-Learning in der Stadt Lüneburg gestalten
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Coordination)
01.08.21 → 31.07.22
Project: Practical Project
Tagung "Metaphysische Spannung / Gestörter Suspense. Adalbert Stifter, Theodor Storm, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer und das 19. Jahrhundert"
Albes, C. (Project manager, academic) & Gann, T. (Project staff)
01.08.21 → 31.05.22
Project: Scientific event
SpraBiP+: Sprach(en)bildung in Partizipationsräumen- Studierende engagieren sich in der schulischen Sprach(en)bildung
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Samland, S. (Coordination)
01.08.22 → 31.07.24
Project: Practical Project
Sprachlernförderung für Geflüchtete 2022
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
15.06.22 → 31.12.24
Project: Practical Project
LehrWEP: Lehrer:innenbildung im Fach Deutsch: Weiterentwicklung von sprachbildendem Engagement durch Partizipation
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Samland, S. (Coordination)
01.09.22 → 30.11.23
Project: Research
Studierende stützen Sprachlernen
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Wendt, C. (Coordination) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
13.06.22 → 31.12.23
Project: Practical Project
Trauerpraktiken im Internet
Dürscheid, C. (Project manager, academic) & Frick, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.21 → 31.01.25
Project: Research
Sprachsituation in Liechtenstein
Frick, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.22 → 01.07.23
Project: Research
School-based Writing Project in Schools: To Prepare Students for the Writing of Professional Text Genres in Grade Nine and Vocational Schools
Giera, W.-K. (Project manager, academic)
Project: Dissertation project
Den Himmel zeichnen - Eine Veranstaltung in der Historischen Sternwarte Göttingen
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic) & Reiners, A. (Partner)
14.09.23 → 31.12.23
Project: Scientific event
Sprachlernförderung 2024
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Kahlke, H. J. (Project staff), Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff) & Wendt, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.24 → 28.02.25
Project: Teaching
Schichten - Gewerbe - Form. Texturen der Sprachbildlichkeit in Bewegung - ein öffentliches Symposion
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.24 → 31.12.24
Project: Scientific event
Schreiben braucht zwischen:Raum. Digitale Schreibräume an der Hochschule Kollektiv gestalten
Buhrfeind, I. (Project manager, academic)
Project: Dissertation project
Sprachlernförderung 2025
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Kahlke, H. J. (Project staff) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
01.01.25 → 30.09.25
Project: Teaching
Profilstudium im Lehramt
Schwedler-Diesener, A. (Coordination), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
Project: Teaching
Digital unterstützte Schreibaufgaben im inklusiven Lernsetting: 2-semestriges Projektmodul mit Veröffentlichung
Buhrfeind, I. (Project manager, academic) & Giera, W.-K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.20 → 31.01.21
Project: Teaching
Studentisches Schreibprojekt "Schreiben im Fach Deutsch: fachspezifische Schreibbegleitung"
Buhrfeind, I. (Project manager, academic) & Giera, W.-K. (Project manager, academic)
Project: Teaching
NetzWerkSprache – NeWS
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Kahlke, H. J. (Project staff) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
01.10.25 → 31.12.25
Project: Teaching