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
Profilstudium im Lehramt
Schwedler-Diesener, A. (Coordination), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
Project: Teaching
School-based Writing Project in Schools: To Prepare Students for the Writing of Professional Text Genres in Grade Nine and Vocational Schools
Giera, W.-K. (Project manager, academic)
Project: Dissertation project
Schreiben braucht zwischen:Raum. Digitale Schreibräume an der Hochschule Kollektiv gestalten
Buhrfeind, I. (Project manager, academic)
Project: Dissertation project
Schichten - Gewerbe - Form. Texturen der Sprachbildlichkeit in Bewegung - ein öffentliches Symposion
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.24 → 31.12.24
Project: Scientific event
Den Himmel zeichnen - Eine Veranstaltung in der Historischen Sternwarte Göttingen
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic) & Reiners, A. (Partner)
14.09.23 → 31.12.23
Project: Scientific event
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
SpraBiP+: Sprach(en)bildung in Partizipationsräumen- Studierende engagieren sich in der schulischen Sprach(en)bildung
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Samland, S. (Coordination)
01.08.22 → 31.07.24
Project: Practical Project
Sprachlernförderung für Geflüchtete 2022
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
15.06.22 → 31.12.24
Project: Practical Project