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
Entwicklungsverläufe im Lesen- und Schreibenlernen in Abhängigkeit verschiedener didaktischer Konzepte (ELSAK). Eine empirische Längsschnittuntersuchung in Klasse 1-4
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.04 → 30.09.07
Project: Research
Dt. Sprache und ihre Didaktik
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
04.04.06 → 21.04.09
Project: Other
ADORE: Teaching Struggling Adolescent Readers - A Comparative Study of Good Practices in European Countries
Garbe, C. (Project manager, academic), Weinhold, S. (Partner) & Holle, K. (Partner)
15.11.06 → 30.03.10
Project: Research
Förderunterricht Deutsch als Zweitsprache für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Migrationshintergrund (Sekundarstufe I und II)
Dammann-Thedens, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.07 → 31.12.12
Project: Practical Project
Die Lesesozialisation von Mädchen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund
Barton, A. (Project manager, academic), Weinhold, S. (Project staff) & Garbe, C. (Partner)
01.01.08 → 31.12.13
Project: Dissertation project
Förderunterricht für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Migrationshintergrund am Standort Lüneburg (1. Förderzeitraum)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.08 → 15.03.15
Project: Practical Project
ALEE: ALEE - Professional Development Adolescent Literacy Education
Garbe, C. (Project manager, academic)
18.02.09 → 18.08.10
Project: Research
Entwicklung und Evaluation eines Verfahrens zur Ermittlung von DaZ-Fördereffekten
Webersik, J. (Project manager, academic), Rösch, H. (Project staff) & Stanat, P. (Project staff)
01.10.09 → 20.02.13
Project: Dissertation project
IMOSS: Indikatorenmodell schulisches Schreiben (IMOSS)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.09 → 21.09.11
Project: Research
LIDAG: Linguistische und didaktische Grundlagen Unterricht mit Kindern nicht-deutscher Muttersprachler (LIDAG)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Michalak, M. (Project staff)
01.11.09 → 30.10.11
Project: Research