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
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
LehrWEP: Lehrer:innenbildung im Fach Deutsch: Weiterentwicklung von sprachbildendem Engagement durch Partizipation
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Samland, S. (Coordination)
01.09.22 → 30.11.23
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
LONDI: LONDI Lernstörungen Onlineplattform für Diagnostik & Intervention
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → 31.12.20
Project: Research
Orientierungstage Vielfalt im Klassenzimmer = Vielfalt im Lehrerzimmer
Webersik, J. (Project manager, academic) & Guder, K.-U. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.15 → 31.12.16
Project: Scientific event
Vera 6: Pilotierung und Normierung von Lernstandserhebungen in der 6. Jahrgangsstufe allgemeinbildender Schulen im Rahmen des Projekts "Vera 6"
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.11 → 05.11.13
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
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
Pluralität Qualifiziert
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Coordination)
01.11.20 → 30.04.23
Project: Practical Project
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
Profilstudium im Lehramt
Schwedler-Diesener, A. (Coordination), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
Project: Teaching