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

  1. 2011
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    Zwischen Allgemeinem Vorlesungswesen und Kolonialinstitut: Die Gründung des Deutschen Seminars

    Richter, M. I., 2011, 100 Jahre Germanistik in Hamburg: Traditionen und Perspektiven. Richter, M. & Nottscheid, M. (eds.). Berlin/ Hamburg: Dietrich Reimer Verlag, p. 37-64 28 p. (Hamburger Beiträge zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte; vol. 19).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Sexing Berlin?

    Dahlke, B., 01.2011, In: German Life and Letters. 64, 1, p. 83-94 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Lesen durch Hören: Leseförderung in der Sek. I mit Hörbüchern und neuen Lesestrategien

    Gailberger, S., 03.2011, 1 ed. Weinheim und München : Julius Beltz Verlag. 128 p. (Beltz Pädagogik)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Lesen durch Hören: Mit Hörbüchern die Lesekompetenz fördern

    Gailberger, S., 03.2011, In: Deutsch 5 bis 10 . 26, 1, p. 22-24 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  7. Published

    Facebook – todo un mundo a descubrir

    Vernal Schmidt, J. M., 01.05.2011, In: Der fremdsprachliche Unterricht. 33, p. 36-41 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

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    Indikatorenmodell des schulischen Schreibens: Testdokumentation 2009, 2010

    Neumann, A. & Matthiesen, F., 28.11.2011, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 116 p. (DidaktikDiskurse; vol. 5).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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  11. 2012
  12. Published

    Andocken: Hamburgs Kulturgeschichte 1848 bis 1933

    Richter, M. I. (Editor), Hempel, D. (Editor) & Schröder, I. (Editor), 2012, Hamburg: DOBU Verlag. 509 p. (Beiträge zur Hamburgischen Geschichte; vol. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch