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

    Von den Nachbarn lernen: Leseförderung in Europa: Ergebnisse aus dem EU-Projekt ADORE

    Weinhold, S., 2011, In: Sprachrohr Lerntherapie. 2, p. 28-36

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

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    Bildnarrationen als Fundament zur Vermittlung von sprachlich-literarischen Kompetenzen in mehrsprachigen Klassen

    Dammann-Thedens, K. & Michalak, M., 2011, Comics und Computerspiele im Deutschunterricht: Fachwissenschaftliche und fachdidaktische Aspekte. Jost, R. & Krommer, A. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 84-102 19 p.

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

  3. Published

    Stieftöchter der Psychoanalyse? Ellen Key, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth und Charlotte Bühler

    Dahlke, B., 2010, Brüche und Umbrüche: Frauen, Literatur und soziale Bewegungen. Bircken, M., Lüdecke, M. & Peitsch, H. (eds.). Potsdam: Universitätsverlag Potsdam, p. 123-144 21 p.

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

  4. Published

    Voyeurism? Autobiographies by Children of the Perpetrators. Niklas Frank's: Der Vater. Eine Abrechnung (1987), and Meine deutsche Mutter (2005)

    Dahlke, B., 2010, German life writing in the twentieth century. Dahlke, B., Tate, D. & Woods, R. (eds.). Rochester: Camden House, p. 137-150 14 p. (Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture).

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

  5. Published

    Nuda Veritas? Zum Effekt des Pornographischen in Jonathan Littells Roman "Les Bienveillantes"

    Dahlke, B., 2010, Scham und Schuld: Geschlechter(sub)texte der Shoah. Figge, M. & Teuber, N. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 301-317 16 p. (GenderCodes - Transkriptionen zwischen Wissen und Geschlecht; vol. 11).

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

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    Verstehen bildnerischer Narrationen in Eltern-Kind-Dialogen

    Dammann-Thedens, K., 2011, Übergänge zwischen Mündlichkeit und Schriftlichkeit im Vor- und Grundschulalter. Hüttis-Graff, P. & Wieler, P. (eds.). Freiburg im Breisgau: Fillibach Verlag, p. 227-245

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

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    Sexing Berlin?

    Dahlke, B., 01.2011, In: German Life and Letters. 64, 1, p. 83-94 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    German Life-Writing in the Twentieth Century

    Dahlke, B. (Editor), Tate, D. (Editor) & Woods, R. (Editor), 2010, New York: Camden House. 222 p. (Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch