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. Published

    Nuda Veritas? Zum Effekt des Pornographischen in Jonathan Littells Roman "Les Bienveillantes"

    Dahlke, B., 2010, Scham und Schuld: Geschlechter(sub)texte der Shoah. Figge, M. & Teuber, N. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 301-317 16 p. (GenderCodes - Transkriptionen zwischen Wissen und Geschlecht; vol. 11).

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

  2. Published

    Ohne Äh und Lampenfieber: Tipps für Referate in der Schule

    Pabst-Weinschenk, M., 2007, In: Deutsch. 12, p. 24-25 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    "Ohne ein Satzzeichen ist das Wörterschreiben so langweilig!" - Zeichen-Setzung in historischen Texten und Schülertexten.

    Holle, K., 1997, Sprachen werden Schrift: Mündlichkeit, Schriftlichkeit, Mehrsprachigkeit. Balhorn, H. & Niemann, H. (eds.). Lengwil am Bodensee: Libelle Verlag, p. 201-212 12 p.

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

  4. Published

    Papierboot: Autorinnen aus der DDR - inoffiziell publiziert

    Dahlke, B., 1997, Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann. 386 p. (Epitstemata : Würzburger wissenschaftliche Schriften; no. 198)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    "Passwort Deutsch": zu einem neuen Lehrwerk für die Grundstufe

    Michalak, M., 2003, In: Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 40, 3, p. 174-175 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Passwort Deutsch - klucz do je̜zyka niemieckiego

    Michalak, M., 2003, In: Je̜zyki obce w szkole. 47, 2, p. 174-177 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  8. Published

    People incorrectly correcting other people: The pragmatics of (re-)corrections and their negotiation in a Facebook group

    Frick, K. & Meletis, D., 01.10.2024, In: Discourse, Context and Media. 61, 11 p., 100804.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Performing GDR in Poetry ? The Literary Significance of "East German" Poetry in Unified Germany

    Dahlke, B., 2011, German Literature in a New Century: Trends, Traditions, Transformations, Transitions. Gerstenberger, K. & Herminghouse, P. (eds.). 2. ed. Oxford: Berghahn Books, p. 178-195 18 p.

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

  10. Published

    Phasen- und institutionenübergreifend studieren – Konzeption und Evaluation eines Seminars zur Förderung schriftsystematischer Professionalität

    Bormann, F., Weinhold, S. & Waschewski, T., 2022, Innovationen in Theorie-Praxis-Netzwerken - Beiträge zur Weiterentwicklung der Lehrkräftebildung. Ehmke, T., Fischer-Schöneborn, S., Reusser, K., Leiss, D., Schmidt, T. & Weinhold, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag, p. 120-141 22 p.

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