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
SchulStark-Feriencamp
Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic) & Webersik, J. (Coordination)
01.01.16 → 15.05.17
Project: Teaching
Schülercampus - Mehr Migranten werden Lehrer
Webersik, J. (Coordination) & Guder, K.-U. (Coordination)
01.09.12 → 20.11.12
Project: Scientific event
SEZD: Schrifterwerb in der Zielsprache Deutsch
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Webersik, J. (Partner)
01.11.15 → …
Project: Research
Schreiben braucht zwischen:Raum. Digitale Schreibräume an der Hochschule Kollektiv gestalten
Buhrfeind, I. (Project manager, academic)
Project: Dissertation project
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
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
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)
01.04.16 → 30.06.19
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
Profilstudium im Lehramt
Schwedler-Diesener, A. (Coordination), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
Project: Teaching
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