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. 2010
  2. 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

  3. Published

    Wie kann Literaturunterricht gelingen? Ein Versuch aus der Perspektive der lesebiographischen Forschung

    Garbe, C., 2010, Vom Sinn des Erzählens: Geschichte, Theorie und Didaktik. Albes, C. & Saupe, A. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 193-210 18 p. (Beiträge zur Literatur- und Mediendidaktik; vol. 20).

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

  4. Published

    Zum Anforderungsprofil für Lehrkräfte in mehrsprachigen Klassen

    Michalak, M., 2010, Der Mercator-Förderunterricht: Sprachförderung für Schüler mit Migrationshintergrund durch Studierende. Stephany, S. (ed.). Münster [u.a.]: Waxmann Verlag, p. 141-157 17 p.

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

  5. 2009
  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
  8. Published
  9. Published

    Am Anfang war das Wort: Wortschatzarbeit in mehrsprachigen Klassen

    Michalak, M., 2009, In: Grundschulmagazin. 77, 4, p. 23-28 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Arbeitsanweisungen verstehen: Vermittlung unterrichtsspezifischen Vokabulars

    Michalak, M., 2009, In: Deutsch differenziert. 4, 2, p. 40-42 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  11. Published

    Biographische Kleinformen

    Richter, M. I. & Hamacher, B., 2009, Handbuch Biographie: Methoden, Traditionen, Theorien. Klein, C. (ed.). Stuttgart/ Weimar: J.B. Metzler, p. 137-142 6 p.

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

  12. Published

    Biographismus und Anti-Biographismus in philosophischen Goethe-Deutungen des 20. Jahrhunderts

    Hamacher, B. & Richter, M. I., 2009, In: Goethe Yearbook. 16, p. 193-206 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review