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

    Investigación de la lectura in Alemania: métodos y resultados

    Garbe, C., 2005, Lectura, pasado, presente y futuro. Ramírez Leyva, E. M. (ed.). p. 128-159 32 p. (Colección Sistemas bibliotecarios de informacion y sociedad).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  2. Published

    Interpretation und Kontextualisierung. Interkulturelle Perspektiven

    Gann, T., 2022, Interpretation – Literaturdidaktische Perspektiven. Bernhardt, S. & Hardtke, T. (eds.). Berlin: Frank & Timme, p. 241–263 23 p. (Literatur – Medien – Didaktik; vol. 1).

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

  3. Published

    International reports on literacy research: german-speaking regions, [1]

    Garbe, C., 2004, In: Reading Research Quarterly. 39, 2, p. 232-233 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  4. Published

    International reports on literacy research: german-speaking regions, [2]

    Garbe, C., 12.10.2005, In: Reading Research Quarterly. 40, 4, p. 517-518 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  5. Published

    Internationale Grundschul-Lese-Untersuchung (IGLU)

    Neumann, A., 2012, Klinkhardt Lexion Erziehungswissenschaften. Horn, H.-P., Kemnitz, H., Marotzki, W. & Sandfuchs, U. (eds.). 1 ed. Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, Vol. 2. p. 121 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  6. Published

    (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

  7. Published

    Interkulturelles Lernen anhand von Bildnarrationen.

    Dammann-Thedens, K. & Michalak, M., 2011, In: Estudios Filológicos Alemanes. 22, p. 655-666 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Interkulturelle Narration. Zur Theorie und Praxis der Analyse und Interpretation - am Beispiel einer Palästina-Reportage von Richard A. Bermann

    Richter, M. I. & Müller, H.-H., 2014, Erzählen und Erzähltheorie zwischen den Kulturen. Rácz, G. & Schenk, K. (eds.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 29-35 7 p.

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

  9. Published

    Intergraphem

    Webersik, J., 2015, Sprachdidaktik: Erstsprache, Zweitsprache, Fremdsprache. Rymarczyk, J. & Kilian, J. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 1 p. (Wörterbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (WSK) Online; vol. 16).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  10. Published

    Interferenzbuchstabe

    Webersik, J., 2015, Sprachdidaktik : Erstsprache, Zweitsprache, Fremdsprache. Rymarczyk, J. & Kilian, J. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 1 p. (Wörterbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (WSK) Online; vol. 16).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch