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. Vera 6 Sprachgebrauch 2014-2016

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1406.09.19

    Project: Research

  2. VERA 8_2014/2015

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1430.04.18

    Project: Research

  3. 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

  4. 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)

  5. SEZD: Schrifterwerb in der Zielsprache Deutsch

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

    01.11.15 → …

    Project: Research

  6. 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

  7. SchulStark-Feriencamp

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

    01.01.1615.05.17

    Project: Teaching

  8. 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

  9. VERA6: Vera6- 2017/2018 Zuhören & Sprachgebrauch

    Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1631.03.18

    Project: Research