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
Basiskompetenz Deutsch als Zweit- und Bildungssprache: Heterogenität sprachsensibel begegnen
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Vergöhl, F. (Coordination) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
01.12.16 → 31.03.18
Project: Research
LONDI: LONDI Lernstörungen Onlineplattform für Diagnostik & Intervention
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → 31.12.20
Project: Research
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
01.01.17 → 31.12.19
Project: Research
Vera8: VERA8 Zuhören 2017/18
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.17 → 30.09.18
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Kolloquium "Das HERZ thesaurieren": Projekt Thesaurus literarischer Sprachfiguren und Bildbegriffe
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic)
23.10.17 → 30.04.19
Project: Scientific event
BAKODE: Basiskompetenz Deutsch als Zweit- und Bildungssprache: Heterogenität sprachsensibel begegnen
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
01.12.17 → 31.03.19
Project: Research
Vera6 2018-2019: Vera6 Sprachgebrauch und Zuhören
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.18 → 30.09.19
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
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
EntLeS: Entwicklungsverläufe im Lesen und Schreiben lernen (EntLeS)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Jagemann, S. (Project staff)
01.10.18 → …
Project: Research