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

    „Das ewig Dauernde in uns“. Immanenz und Transzendenz in Stifters Nachsommer

    Gann, T., 2021, Zeit und Zeiten in Stifters Nachsommer. Schuster, J. (ed.). Linz: Adalbert-Stifter-Institut des Landes Oberösterreich, p. 103-122 20 p. (Jahrbuch; vol. 28).

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

  2. Published

    Das dreiundvierzigste Jahrbuch

    Vollmer, H., 2013, Jahrbuch der Karl-May-Gesellschaft 2013. Roxin, C., Schmiedt, H., Vollmer, H. & Zeilinger, J. (eds.). 1. ed. Husum: Hansa Verlag, p. 7-14 8 p.

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

  3. Published

    Das deutsche Komma im Spiegel von Sprachdidaktik und Prosodieforschung: Forschungslage - "Parsing vs. Phrasing" - Experimente

    Sappok, C., 2011, Münster: LIT Verlag. 535 p. (Studien zur Linguistik; vol. 17)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  4. Published

    Darstellbarkeit: zu einem ästhetisch-philosophischen Problem um 1800

    Albes, C. (Editor) & Frey, C. (Editor), 2003, Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann. 319 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  5. Published

    Darstellbarkeit: zu einem ästhetisch-philosophischen Problem um 1800

    Albes, C., 2003, Darstellbarkeit: Zu einem ästhetisch-philosophischen Problem um 1800. Albes, C. & Frey, C. (eds.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 9-28 20 p.

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

  6. Published

    Content literacy: content reading in four European Union countries

    Brozo, W. G., Flynt, E. S., Shiel, G., Persson, U.-B., Garbe, C. & Dachkova, L., 10.2009, In: The Reading Teacher. 63, 2, p. 170-173 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Complex predicates in German resultative constructions

    Richter, M., 2002, In: Deutsche Sprache. 30, 3, p. 237-251 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Comedy

    Pabst-Weinschenk, M., 2001, Deutschunterricht von A bis Z. Heckt, D. H. & Neumann, K. (eds.). Braunschweig: Bildungshaus Schulbuchverlage Westermann, p. 33-36 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  9. Published

    ChatGPT and Its Genre Competence: An Exploratory Study

    Brommer, S., Frick, K., Bursch, A., Rodrigues Crespo, M. & Schwerdtfeger, L. K., 2024, In: Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society. 4, 4, 33 p., 4.4.6.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published