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. 2019
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    "... ein ungeheuerliches Ding mit plumpen, ungeschickten Gliedern": Überlegungen zu Stifters angeblich missglückter Erzählung 'Prokopus'

    Albes, C., 2019, In: Wirkendes Wort. 69, 1, p. 41-56 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Sprachbildlichkeit: Zur Universalpoesie eines Thesaurus

    Steierwald, U. R. (Editor) & Kemp, W. K. (Editor), 2019, Böhlau Verlag GmbH. 143 p. (Figurationen : Gender, Literatur, Kultur ; vol. 2019, no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Thesaurieren: Bildrelationen im Beziehungssystem der Sprache

    Steierwald, U. R., 2019, In: Figurationen. Gender, Literatur, Kultur. 20, 2/2019, p. 7-24 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Transitorische Normen in einer entwicklungssensitiven Schreibdidaktik

    Kleinschmidt-Schinke, K., 2019, Feilke revisited: 60 Stellenbesuche. Lehnen, K., Pohl, T., Rezat, S., Steinhoff, T. & Steinseifer, M. (eds.). Siegen: Universitätsverlag Siegen, p. 117-120 4 p.

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

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    Zum Zusammenhang von sportunterrichtsbezogenem Wissen, sportunterrichtlicher Leistung und sprachlichen Fähigkeiten von Schülerinnen und Schülern

    Krieger, C., Heemsoth, T., Gogol, A., Jeisy, E., Kleinknecht, M. & Neumann, A., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für sportpädagogische Forschung. 7, 1, p. 67-83 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Bildungsstandards und Kompetenzdebatten bitte internationalisieren

    Neumann, A., 02.2019, In: Mitteilungen des Deutschen Germanistenverbandes. 66, 1, p. 11-16 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Über diese Brücke musst du geh´n ...

    Neumann, A., 02.2019, FEILKE REVISITED: 60 Stellenbesuche. Lehnen, K., Pohl, T., Rezat, S., Steinhoff, T. & Steinseifer, M. (eds.). Siegen: Universitätsverlag Siegen, p. 169-173 5 p.

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

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    Schriftsystematische Professionalität: Eine explorative Studie zur Struktur und Genese schriftsystematischen Wissens von Lehramtsstudierenden

    Jagemann, S., 07.2019, Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren. 397 p. (Thema Sprache - Wissenschaft für den Unterricht; vol. 30)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review