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
Kolloquium "Das HERZ thesaurieren": Projekt Thesaurus literarischer Sprachfiguren und Bildbegriffe
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic)
23.10.17 → 30.04.19
Project: Scientific event
Lebensweltliche Mehrsprachigkeit an der Hochschule. Eine qualitative Studie über die sprachlichen Spielräume Studierender.
Dobutowitsch, F. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.14 → 15.02.19
Project: Dissertation project
Vera6 2018-2019: Vera6 Sprachgebrauch und Zuhören
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.18 → 30.09.19
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Vera8: VERA8 Zuhören 2017/18
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.17 → 30.09.18
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
ADLER: Adaptives Lehrerhandeln im Rechtschreibunterricht der Primarstufe (ADLER)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.19 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
EntLeS: Entwicklungsverläufe im Lesen und Schreiben lernen (EntLeS)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Jagemann, S. (Project staff)
01.10.18 → …
Project: Research
LONDI: LONDI Lernstörungen Onlineplattform für Diagnostik & Intervention
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → 31.12.20
Project: Research
VERA 6-2018/2019
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
15.08.18 → 31.03.20
Project: Research
ZZL-Netzwerk 2.0: Theorie-Praxis-Verzahnung in der Lehrerbildung in den Handlungsfeldern „Kompetenzorientierter Unterricht“, „Inklusion“, „Coaching & Mentoring“ und „Lehrkräftegesundheit“
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic), Straub, R. P. (Project staff), Schilling, L. (Project staff), Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Fischer-Schöneborn, S. (Coordination), Bormann, F. (Project staff), Kuchenbuch, F. (Project staff), Ahlers, M. (Partner), Verbücheln, E.-M. (Project staff), Barth, M. (Partner), Jastrow, F. (Project staff), Süßenbach, J. (Partner), Anders, D. (Project staff), Kleinknecht, M. (Partner), Hohensee, E. (Project staff), Schiemann, S. (Partner), Paulus, P. (Partner), Claußen, J. T. (Project staff), Poschkamp, A.-K. (Project staff), Köllner, G. (Project staff), Hüfner, S. K. (Project staff), Schürmann, H. (Project staff) & Abels, S. (Partner)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.07.19 → 31.12.23
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
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