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. 2013
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    Können wir sprachförderliche Merkmale der Lehrersprache aus dem Unterricht identifizieren? Eine Pilotstudie zu Merkmalen der Lehrersprache

    Neumann, A. & Mahler, I., 03.2013, Videobasierte Kompetenzforschung in den Fachdidaktiken. Riegel, U. & Macha, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 115-132 18 p. (Fachdidaktische Forschungen; vol. 4).

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

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    Erzählen - Argumentieren - Beschreiben: zur Theorie und Interpretation moderner Prosatexte am Beispiel von Peter Handkes 'Lehre der Sainte-Victoire'

    Albes, C., 14.03.2013, Trier: WVT, Wiss. Verl. Trier. 490 p. (Schriftenreihe Literaturwissenschaft; vol. 87)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Reconsidering adaptation as translation: The Comic in between

    Bartosch, S. & Stuhlmann, A., 04.2013, In: Studies in Comics. 4, 1, p. 59–73 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Ich erzähle was, was du nicht siehst: Figurenperspektiven in textlosen Bildnarrationen

    Dammann-Thedens, K., 09.2013, In: Kjl & m forschung.schule.bibliothek. 65, 4, p. 41-47 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    (Inter)kulturelles Lernen mit Film im Spanischunterricht der Sekundarstufe II

    Vernal Schmidt, J. M., 26.09.2013, Tagungsband 8. DGFF-Nachwuchstagung: Hamburg, 28. September 2011. Beermann, C., Bracker, E., Diao, L., Gardemann, C., Grein, M. & Vasilieva, L. (eds.). Universität Hamburg, p. 189-209 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Diagnose von Schreibkompetenzen

    Neumann, A., 10.2013, (Schrift-)Sprachdiagnostik heute: theoretisch fundiert, interdisziplinär, prozessorientiert und praxistauglich. Fay, J. (ed.). 1 ed. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 65-83 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Schreiben in der Sekundarstufe II

    Neumann, A., 01.10.2013, Handbuch kompetenzorientierter Deutschunterricht. Gailberger, S. & Wietzke, F. (eds.). 1 ed. Weinheim/Basel: Julius Beltz Verlag, p. 255-275 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    DESI

    Neumann, A., 11.2013, Kernbegriffe der Deutschdidaktik: Ein Handbuch. Rothstein, B. & Müller, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 43-45 3 p. (Handbücher für den Unterricht: Thema Sprache ; no. 1).

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