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. 2023
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    Digital unterstütztes Schreiben im inklusiven Schulkontext – aktuelle Anforderungen in der Lehrer:innenbildung

    Wendt, C., Giera, W.-K., Buhrfeind, I. & Neumann, A., 01.01.2023, Inklusion Digital!: Chancen und Herausforderungen inklusiver Bildung im Kontext von Digitalisierung. Ferencik-Lehmkuhl, D., Huynh, I., Laubmeister, C., Lee, C., Melzer, C., Schwank, I., Weck, H. & Ziemen, K. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 168-182 15 p.

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

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    Über das Schreiben sprechen : Peer-Lernen in akademischen Schreibgruppen

    Vode, D., 30.04.2023, Bielefeld: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag. 289 p. (Theorie und Praxis der Schreibwissenschaft; vol. 15)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Das Fremde und das Andere: Begriffliche Differenzierungen im Kontext interkultureller Literaturwissenschaft und Literaturdidaktik

    Gann, T., 24.05.2023, Rassismussensibler Literaturunterricht: Grundlagen, Dimensionen, Herausforderungen, Möglichkeiten. Becker, K. & Hofmann, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 87-102 16 p. (Studien zu einer kulturwissenschaftlich orientierten Literaturdidaktik; vol. 4).

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

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    Der Wahnsinn des Abdias: Zur Hiob-Rezeption in Adalbert Stifters „Abdias“ und Joseph Roths „Hiob“

    Gann, T., 08.2023, In: Weimarer Beiträge. 69, 2, p. 229-254 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Theodor Storms Gedicht „Geh nicht hinein“: Zum Phänomen des ‚ungezähmten Todes‘ im Spätrealismus

    Gann, T., 08.2023, Schriften der Theodor-Storm-Gesellschaft. Demandt, C. (ed.). Heide: Boyens Medien, Vol. 72. p. 45-66 22 p. (Schriften der Theodor-Storm-Gesellschaft; vol. 72).

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

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    Religiöse Sprachgebrauchsmuster: Das Beispiel Online-Trauer

    Frick, K., 18.09.2023, Sprache und Religion: Tendenzen und Perspektiven. Fritzsche, M., Roth, K., Lasch, A. & Liebert, W.-A. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 147-168 22 p. (Sprache und Wissen; vol. 56).

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

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    Which Potential Linguistic Challenges do Pre-Service Teachers Identify in a Mathematical Expository Text?

    Strohmaier, A. R., Albrecht, I., Schmitz, A., Kuhl, P. & Leiss, D., 10.2023, In: Journal fur Mathematik-Didaktik. 44, 2, p. 295-324 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Metaphilologisches Erzählen: Der Text und seine Interpretation im Roman der Gegenwart

    Frank, S., 09.10.2023, Paderborn: Brill | Schöningh. 350 p. ( Hermeneutik und Interpretationstheorie; vol. 6)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch