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

    Lekcja 11-12

    Michalak, M., 2007, Poznan: Europejska Szkola Ksztalcenia Korespondencyjnego.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  2. Published

    Legasthenie

    Weinhold, S., 11.2013, Kernbegriffe der Sprachdidaktik Deutsch: Ein Handbuch. Rothstein, B. & Müller, C. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, Vol. 1. p. 208-211 4 p. (Handbücher für den Unterricht. Thema Sprache; no. 1).

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

  3. Published

    Lebensweltliche Mehrsprachigkeit an der Hochschule: Eine qualitative Studie über die sprachlichen Spielräume Studierender

    Dobutowitsch, F., 30.07.2020, Münster: Waxmann Verlag. 253 p. (Interkulturelle Bildungsforschung; vol. 24)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Language - Text - Bildung. Essays in Honour of Beate Dreike: Sprache - Text - Bildung.

    Stuhlmann, A. (Editor), Studer, P. (Editor) & Hofmann, G. (Editor), 2005, Oxford: Peter Lang Verlag. 347 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Landschaft

    Gann, T., 24.08.2017, Stifter-Handbuch: Leben – Werk – Wirkung. Begemann, C. & Giuriato, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 322-325 4 p.

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

  6. Published

    Künstlerische Versuche, "das ungenaue Gefühl so genau wie möglich festzuhalten". Zur erzählerischen Visualität Peter Stamms

    Vollmer, H., 2016, Sprechen am Rande des Schweigens : Annäherungen an das Werk Peter Stamms. Bartl, A. & Wimmer, K. (eds.). Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag, p. 285-299 15 p. (Poiesis. Standpunkte zur Gegenwartsliteratur; vol. 13).

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

  7. Published

    Kulturwissenschaftliche Zugänge zu Filmanalysen. Ein Beitrag zum Spanischunterricht der Sekundarstufe II: Theorie - Empirie - Unterrichtsperspektiven

    Vernal Schmidt, J., 2015, Literarisch-ästhetisches Lernen im Fremdsprachenunterricht: Theorie - Empirie - Unterrichtsperspektiven. Küster, L., Lütge, C. & Wieland, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 143-162 20 p. (Kolloquium Fremdsprachenunterricht; vol. 52).

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

  8. Published

    Kuba: Wettlauf um viele Welten auf einer Insel

    de Carvalho Rodrigues, C. & De Carvalho Rodrigues, T., 08.2017, In: Hispanorama. 157, p. 64 - 67 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  9. Published

    Kritzelschrift

    Weinhold, S., 2016, Sprachdidaktik: Erstsprache, Zweitsprache, Fremdsprache. Rymarczyk, J. & Kilian, J. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 1 p. (Wörterbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (WSK) Online; vol. 16).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  10. Published