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
Entwicklung und Evaluation eines Verfahrens zur Ermittlung von DaZ-Fördereffekten
Webersik, J. (Project manager, academic), Rösch, H. (Project staff) & Stanat, P. (Project staff)
01.10.09 → 20.02.13
Project: Dissertation project
Entwicklungsverläufe im Lesen- und Schreibenlernen in Abhängigkeit verschiedener didaktischer Konzepte (ELSAK). Eine empirische Längsschnittuntersuchung in Klasse 1-4
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.04 → 30.09.07
Project: Research
EntLeS: Entwicklungsverläufe im Lesen und Schreiben lernen (EntLeS)
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic) & Jagemann, S. (Project staff)
01.10.18 → …
Project: Research
Entwicklungssensitive Schreibdidaktik – Konzeptionierung und Evaluation (Arbeitstitel)
Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.19 → …
Project: Research
Entwicklung illustrierender Aufgaben im Projekt Abiturtstandards Deutsch - gymnasiale Oberschule
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.11 → 01.01.19
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Entwicklung illustrierender Aufgaben im Projekt Abiturstandards Deutsch
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.10 → 16.01.14
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Dt. Sprache und ihre Didaktik
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
04.04.06 → 21.04.09
Project: Other
dieS-Nachwuchstagung
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.13 → 30.06.16
Project: Scientific event
Die Lesesozialisation von Mädchen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund
Barton, A. (Project manager, academic), Weinhold, S. (Project staff) & Garbe, C. (Partner)
01.01.08 → 31.12.13
Project: Dissertation project
SgS: Die an die Schüler/-innen gerichtete Sprache (SgS) – Studien zur Veränderung der Lehrer/-innensprache von der Grundschule bis zur Oberstufe
Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K. (Project manager, academic)
31.12.10 → 21.12.16
Project: Dissertation project