Professorship for English Didactics
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
The Department of Didactics of English deals with a variety of aspects of teaching and learning English as a foreign language in education. The emphasis is on primary and secondary schools (Grund-, Haupt- und Realschulen), but vocational schools (Berufsbildende Schulen) and further education as well as ongoing professional development are also important fields of work in the following areas: research and teaching in the field of teacher training, methods and approaches of English teaching in view of their role in teaching the English language, English language literature and cultures. The focus of our research is on foreign language teaching and learning with digital media and video-based teaching research.
Teaching and research in the department is concerned with the roles of learners and teachers in the English teaching and learning process and the consequences of this for the design of learning environments, learning materials, tasks and exercises. Our seminars aim to familiarise future teachers with relevant theoretical concepts and evidence-based methods of foreign language teaching and to systematically develop their competences. For this purpose, for example, teaching materials are analysed and materials and lesson plans are developed. Current issues regarding standards and curriculum development are taken into account. In cooperation with campus schools, innovative seminar concepts are realised, which enable a continuous exchange of theory and practice. The seminars also contribute to the development of students' diagnostic skills, by looking at current approaches to learning assessment, especially the European Language Portfolio and forms of digitally supported, adaptive practice and testing. The teaching content focuses on dealing with heterogeneity in foreign language teaching, teaching intercultural communicative competence and constructing digitally supported teaching and learning settings. The Department of English Didactics cooperates closely with the Future Centre for Teacher Education at Leuphana University and is an innovation leader for teaching projects such as the multi-perspective teaching videodatabase Multiview (multiview.leuphana.de) or the use of a video conference system in cooperation with the Jesteburg Secondary School. Within the framework of a permanently established, multi-phasic and multi-institutional development team consisting of university teachers, university students, representatives of the teacher education seminar and external experts, new formats for teacher training are jointly developed and researched.
Research and development areas at a glance:
- Computer Assisted Language Learning (multimedia teaching and learning scenarios, intelligent tutorial systems, artificial intelligence, chatbots)
- Promotion of receptive and productive orality
- Project-based learning didactics
- Drama techniques in the EFL classroom
- Playful approaches (analog and digital game development)
Main research areas
Computer Assisted Language Learning, Web 2.0 in the EFL Classroom – Tasks, Methods, Scenarios, Project Work, Drama Techniques, Foreign Language Learning on Primary Level,
Teacher Training Research
- 2017
Videographiebasierte Forschungsmethoden
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
15.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Zwischen Zuckerguss und simulierten Welten - Digitales Fremdsprachenlernen in Zeiten von Gamification, Serious Games und Commercial Off-The-Shelf Games
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
13.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Programm-Workshop "Inklusion und Heterogenität als Thema der Lehrer_innenbildung" der QOLB
Peperkorn, M. (Speaker), Troll, B. (Speaker), Besser, M. (Speaker), Müller, K. (Speaker), Schmidt, T. (Speaker) & Blume, C. (Speaker)
05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Schmidt, T. (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Jones, R. D. (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Pandarova, I. (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- 2016
Einsatz von Videos in der Lehrerbildung
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
16.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Teaching the U.S. Elections in the EFL Classroom. The U.S. Embassy School Election Project
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
07.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Going Green 2016 - Education for Sustainability: A Brief Résumé of the Second year
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
18.04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Task Demand and Task Support in Cooperative Classroom Action Research – A Critical Look at Tasks in Pre-Service EFL Teacher Education
Benitt, N. (Speaker)
04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Teachers & Tasks: Pre-Service and In-Service Research Perspectives on Task-Based English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in Germany
Benitt, N. (Speaker)
04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Teaching the U.S. Elections in the EFL Classroom. The U.S. Embassy School Election Project
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
03.03.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Teaching the U.S. Elections in the EFL Classroom - The U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2016
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
03.03.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
'When the going gets tough, the tough go green': Explorng Sustainability in an Intercultural Blended-Learning Project
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
28.01.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Professional Development of in-service and pre-service primary EFL teachers. National and International Research
Benitt, N. (Speaker)
23.01.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Gamifying Language Learning – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen neuer (digitaler) Zugänge zum Fremdsprachenlernen
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
16.01.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
When the going gets tough, the tough go green: Exploring Sustainability in an Intercultural Blended-Learning Project
Kaliampos, J. (Lecturer) & Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
01.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) (External organisation)
Kaliampos, J. (Member)
2016 → 2017Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Schmidt, T. (Member)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2015
Symposium "Das mobile Klassenzimmer – Schulisches Lehren und Lernen mit mobilen Endgeräten" - 2015
Schmidt, T. (Keynote speaker)
11.12.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Merely Chocolate-Covered Broccoli? From Early CALL to Digital Game-Based Language Learning
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
10.12.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Interaktives Fremdsprachenlernen und -lehren : Lehrerbildung – Besser interaktiv?
Benitt, N. (Speaker)
21.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Teach about U.S. – Going Green: US Embassy Teacher Academy 2015
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
16.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Teach about U.S. – Going Green: US Embassy Teacher Academy 2015
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
12.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
26. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - 2015
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
03.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
26. Kongress für Fremdsprachenforschung der DGFF - 2015
Benitt, N. (Speaker)
02.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Teach about U.S. – Going Green: US Embassy Teacher Academy 2015
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
26.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Aufbau und Messung von Expertise bei Lehramtsstudierenden
Drexhage, J. (presenter), Ehmke, T. (presenter), Leiss, D. (presenter) & Schmidt, T. (presenter)
09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Nachwuchstagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - 2015
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
24.03.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) (External organisation)
Benitt, N. (Member)
2015Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Transfer
Gutachter über die Qualität der Studienangebote und der Lehre
Schmidt, T. (Reviewer)
2015 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
- 2014
7th International Conference ICT for Language Learning
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Multiperspektivische Unterrichtsvideos in der universitären LehrerInnenausbildung
Paulicke, P. (Speaker), Ehmke, T. (Speaker), Schmidt, T. (Speaker) & Leiß, D. (Speaker)
29.10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Education for Sustainability: "Going Green" - A Project in Progess
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Teaching Sustainability in the EFL Classroom
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Theorie und Praxis in der Lehrerbildung: Eine Untersuchung anhand der Campusschule Online
Drexhage, J. (Speaker), Leiß, D. (Speaker), Ehmke, T. (Speaker) & Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
15.09.2014 → 17.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Fachforum English 2014 des Landesschulamts und der Lehrkräfteakademie Hessen: Kooperativ arbeiten - individuell lernen
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Going Green - A Hands-On Look at the Project
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Going Green" - Teaching Sustainability and ICC in a German-American Online Co-operation Project
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Going Green: Teaching Sustainability in the EFL Classroom
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Going Green Teacher Seminar Nürnberg 2014
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Going Green - Teaching Sustainability in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
52. Jahrestagung der Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Englisch an Gesamtschulen - BAG 2014
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
19.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Education for Sustainability and Going Green: Intercultural Learning in a German-American Blended-Learning Project
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
14.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
Education for Sustainability and Going Green: Intercultural Learning in a German-American Blended-Learning Project
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker), Kohl, M. (Speaker) & Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
Going Green - Teaching Sustainability in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Going Green - Teaching Sustainability in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Fachgutachter für die Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
Schmidt, T. (Reviewer)
01.05.2014 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
International Convention and English Language Expo - TESOL 2014
Benitt, N. (Speaker)
29.03.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Smartphone vs. Schulbuch
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
29.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education