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. 2016
  2. Published

    rudimentäre Schreibung

    Weinhold, S., 2016, Sprachdidaktik: Erstsprache, Zweitsprache, Fremdsprache. Rymarczyk, J. & Kilian, J. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 1 p. (Wörterbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (WKS) Online; vol. 16).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  3. Published

    Schriftspracherwerb

    Rymarczyk, J., Webersik, J. & Weinhold, S., 2016, Sprachdidaktik: Erstsprache, Zweitsprache, Fremdsprache. Rymarczyk, J. & Kilian, J. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 6 p. (Wörterbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (WSK) Online; vol. 16).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  4. Published

    Wäsche und Grube: zur Bildtheologie von „Kalkstein“

    Gann, T., 2016, In: Jahrbuch / Adalbert-Stifter-Institut des Landes Oberösterreich. 23, p. 11-34 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. 2015
  6. Published

    Die Rechtschreibung hat dienende Funktionen

    Weinhold, S., 12.2015, In: Die Grundschulzeitschrift. 290, p. 29-32 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  7. Published

    Professional Text Genres: Writing Standards in Vocational Education

    Neumann, A., 04.11.2015, Writing for Professional Development. Ortoleva, G., Bétrancourt, M. & Billett, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Leiden/Boston: Brill, p. 233-252 20 p. 12. (Studies in Writing; vol. 32).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Transiträume der Flucht: Dekonstruktionen der „Heimat Europa“

    Steierwald, U. R., 11.2015, In: literaturkritik.de. 17, 11.2

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  9. Published

    Europa – Heimat als Groteske

    Steierwald, U., 30.09.2015, In: Germanica. 56, p. 73-94 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Schreiben

    Neumann, A. & Torsten, S., 04.2015, Bildungsstandards aktuell: Deutsch in der Sekundarstufe II. Becker-Mrotzek, M., Kämper van den Boogarth, M., Stanat, P. & Gippner, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Braunschweig: Bildungshaus Schulbuchverlage Westermann, Vol. 1. p. 66-119 54 p.

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

  11. Published

    Sprachliche Prozeduren beim fachlichen Lernen: Begründen in Mathematik

    Neumann, A. & Ruwisch, S., 23.02.2015, Deutscher Wortschatz - beschreiben, lernen, lehren: Beiträge zur Wortschatzarbeit in Wissenschaft, Sprachunterricht, Gesellschaft . Kilian, J. & Eckhoff, J. (eds.). Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 313-330 14 p. (Germanistik - Didaktik - Unterricht; vol. 13).

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

  12. Published

    Alphabetisierung

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

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch