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

    Gläserne Bienen (1957)

    Gann, T., 2014, Ernst-Jünger-Handbuch: Leben - Werk - Wirkung. Schöning, M. (ed.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 207-211 5 p.

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    Warum die Prinzessin sowohl den Prinz als auch den Prinzen küssen darf ...

    Neumann, A. & Otto, L., 05.2014, In: Internationale Konferenz. Science, Technology and Education . p. 27-31 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Izutschenije kompetenzii ustnoj retschevoj kommunikazii utschitelej rodnovo i inostrannovo jazykov

    Neumann, A. & Mahler, I., 11.2014, In: Rossiskaja i zarubeshnaja filologija. 3, 27, p. 67-76 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  5. Published

    Wie wird Unterrichtskommunikation gelehrt? Beispiele aus universitärer, schulischer und Veröffentlichungspraxis

    Neumann, A. & Mahler, I., 2014, In: Socio- and Psycholinguistic Research. 2, p. 40-52 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Schreiben in der Grundschule

    Weinhold, S., 2014, Schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch - Texte verfassen. Feilke, H. & Pohl, T. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 143-158 16 p. (Deutschunterricht in Theorie und Praxis; vol. 4).

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

  7. 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.

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    "Wissenschaftsgeschichte 3mal anders": Drei Neuerscheinungen aus einem Forschungsschwerpunkt der Hamburger Germanistik

    Müller, H.-H., Nottscheid, M., Schlott, M. & Schönert, J., 2013, In: Auskunft. Zeitschrift für Bibliothek, Archiv und Information in Norddeutschland. 33, 1/2, p. 21-56 36 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Jugendliche DaZ-Lerner schreiben schulische Textformen - Reanalysen der Leistungsdaten und Schülerbefragungen aus DESI und IMOSS

    Neumann, A., 2014, Zweitspracherwerb im Jugendalter. Ahrenholz, B. & Grommes, P. (eds.). Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 171-192 22 p. (DaZ-Forschung; vol. 4).

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