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

    Geisteswissenschaften in der Offensive: Hamburger Standortbestimmungen

    Dierken, J. (Editor) & Stuhlmann, A. (Editor), 2008, Hamburg: Europäische Verlagsanstalt. 394 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  2. Published

    Gehirn und Züchtung: Gottfried Benns psychiatrische Poetik 1910-1933/34

    Gann, T., 27.03.2007, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 237 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  3. Published

    Gedanken zur Weiterentwicklung der Zeitschrift Didaktik Deutsch

    Schmitz, A., 2021, In: Didaktik Deutsch. 26, 50, p. 18-20 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  4. Published

    Fußball und Frauenfußball? (Bezeichnungs-)Ungleichheiten im Fußball

    Frick, K., 06.06.2024, Reingegrätscht : Eine kleine Linguistik des Fußballs. Meier-Vieracker, S. (ed.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 17-28 12 p.

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

  5. Published

    Front-Räume. Ernst Jüngers „In Stahlgewittern“ und die Figur des „Feindes“

    Gann, T., 2010, Grenzen im Raum – Grenzen in der Literatur. Geulen, E. & Kraft, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 183-200 18 p. (Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie; vol. 129).

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

  6. Published

    Freiheit zur Utopie? Der Einzelne und seine Gemeinschaft in "Wilhelm/Guillaume Tell"

    Liamin, S., 2014, Gioachino Rossini, Guillaume Tell: Oper in vier Akten; Spielzeit 2013/2014, Programmbuch zur Neuinszenierung. München: Bayerische Staatsoper, p. 45-63 19 p.

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

  7. Published

    Freies Sprechen in der Grundschule: Grundlagen ; praktische Übungen

    Pabst-Weinschenk, M., 2005, 1. ed. Berlin: Cornelsen-Verlag. 112 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  8. Published

    Franz Hessel: Sämtliche Werke in fünf Bänden: Verstreute Prosa, Kritiken

    Vollmer, H. (Editor), 1999, Oldenburg: Igel Verlag. 355 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesScholarly editions and encyclopediaResearch

  9. Published

    Franz Hessel: Sämtliche Werke in fünf Bänden: Verstreute Prosa, Kritiken

    Vollmer, H. (Editor) & Witte, B. (Editor), 2013, 2. erweiterte ed. Hamburg: Igel Verlag. 405 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesScholarly editions and encyclopediaResearch

  10. Published

    Franz Hessel: Sämtliche Werke in fünf Bänden: Lyrik und Dramatik

    Thomasberger, A. (Editor) & Vollmer, H. (Editor), 2013, 2., erw. ed. Hamburg: Igel Verlag. 362 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesScholarly editions and encyclopediaResearch