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
Studienreformprojekt GHR 300
Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.06.12 → 30.01.15
Project: Teaching
Studierende stützen Sprachlernen
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Wendt, C. (Coordination) & Buhrfeind, I. (Project staff)
13.06.22 → 31.12.23
Project: Practical Project
PluraL: Studierende unterstützen Flüchtlinge beim Spracherwerb
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Miralles-Andress, N. (Partner), Tessmer, E. J. (Project staff) & De Carvalho Rodrigues, T. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
30.07.15 → 07.07.17
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Tagung "Fest-flüssig-plasmatisch-flüchtig" Aggregationen der Sprachbildlichkeit
Steierwald, U. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.21 → 31.12.21
Project: Scientific event
Tagung "Metaphysische Spannung / Gestörter Suspense. Adalbert Stifter, Theodor Storm, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer und das 19. Jahrhundert"
Albes, C. (Project manager, academic) & Gann, T. (Project staff)
01.08.21 → 31.05.22
Project: Scientific event
ADORE: Teaching Struggling Adolescent Readers - A Comparative Study of Good Practices in European Countries
Garbe, C. (Project manager, academic), Weinhold, S. (Partner) & Holle, K. (Partner)
15.11.06 → 30.03.10
Project: Research
TheKoMB: Theoretisches Kompetenzmodell mathematischen Begründens
Ruwisch, S. (Project manager, academic) & Neumann, A. (Partner)
01.02.12 → 28.02.13
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)
Trauerpraktiken im Internet
Dürscheid, C. (Project manager, academic) & Frick, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.21 → 31.01.25
Project: Research
Über Notwendigkeiten und Schwierigkeiten schriftsystematischer Professionalität. Eine explorative Studie zum schriftsystematischen Wissen von Lehramtsstudierenden des Faches Deutsch.
Jagemann, S. (Project manager, academic) & Weinhold, S. (Project staff)
01.11.11 → 15.12.17
Project: Dissertation project
UMBRÜCHE GESTALTEN - Sprachenförderung und -bildung als integraler Bestandteil innovativer Lehrerbildung in Niedersachsen
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic), Tessmer, E. J. (Project staff) & Vergöhl, F. (Project staff)
01.03.14 → 31.01.18
Project: Research
VERA6: Vera6- 2017/2018 Zuhören & Sprachgebrauch
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.16 → 31.03.18
Project: Research
VERA 6-2018/2019
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
15.08.18 → 31.03.20
Project: Research
Vera 6 Sprachgebrauch 2014-2016
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.14 → 06.09.19
Project: Research
Vera6 2018-2019: Vera6 Sprachgebrauch und Zuhören
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.18 → 30.09.19
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Vera8: VERA8 Zuhören 2017/18
Neumann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.17 → 30.09.18
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Vorhabensteil: Sprachliche Heterogenität im schulischen Fachunterricht der Sekundarstufe I
Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Schwippert, K. (Partner), Lutter, A. (Partner), Neumann, A. (Partner), Schmidt, T. (Partner) & Holle, K. (Project staff)
26.06.12 → 31.12.12
Project: Research
