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
ADLER: Adaptives Lehrerhandeln im Rechtschreibunterricht der Primarstufe (ADLER)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.19 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
Entwicklungssensitive Schreibdidaktik – Konzeptionierung und Evaluation (Arbeitstitel)
Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.19 → …
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
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
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
Pluralität Qualifiziert
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Coordination)
01.11.20 → 30.04.23
Project: Practical Project
WiDiSch: Wissenschaft - Didaktik - Schule
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Brommer, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.20 → 31.12.21
Project: Research