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

  1. 2017
  2. Videographiebasierte Forschungsmethoden

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    15.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. 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)

    05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. 2016
  5. Einsatz von Videos in der Lehrerbildung

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    16.06.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  6. Teaching the U.S. Elections in the EFL Classroom. The U.S. Embassy School Election Project

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    07.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Going Green 2016 - Education for Sustainability: A Brief Résumé of the Second year

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    18.04.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. Teaching the U.S. Elections in the EFL Classroom. The U.S. Embassy School Election Project

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    03.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Teaching the U.S. Elections in the EFL Classroom - The U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2016

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    03.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. The Professional Development of in-service and pre-service primary EFL teachers. National and International Research

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    23.01.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Gamifying Language Learning – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen neuer (digitaler) Zugänge zum Fremdsprachenlernen

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    16.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  12. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) (External organisation)

    Kaliampos, J. (Member)

    20162017

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  13. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Schmidt, T. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  14. 2015
  15. Symposium "Das mobile Klassenzimmer – Schulisches Lehren und Lernen mit mobilen Endgeräten" - 2015

    Schmidt, T. (Keynote speaker)

    11.12.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Merely Chocolate-Covered Broccoli? From Early CALL to Digital Game-Based Language Learning

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    10.12.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  17. Interaktives Fremdsprachenlernen und -lehren : Lehrerbildung – Besser interaktiv?

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    21.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Teach about U.S. – Going Green: US Embassy Teacher Academy 2015

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    16.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  19. Teach about U.S. – Going Green: US Embassy Teacher Academy 2015

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    12.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  20. 26. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - 2015

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    03.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  21. 26. Kongress für Fremdsprachenforschung der DGFF - 2015

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    02.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Teach about U.S. – Going Green: US Embassy Teacher Academy 2015

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    26.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  23. Aufbau und Messung von Expertise bei Lehramtsstudierenden

    Drexhage, J. (presenter), Ehmke, T. (presenter), Leiss, D. (presenter) & Schmidt, T. (presenter)

    09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  24. Nachwuchstagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - 2015

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    24.03.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) (External organisation)

    Benitt, N. (Member)

    2015

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsTransfer

  26. Gutachter über die Qualität der Studienangebote und der Lehre

    Schmidt, T. (Reviewer)

    2015 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantEducation

  27. 2014
  28. 7th International Conference ICT for Language Learning

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    11.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  29. Multiperspektivische Unterrichtsvideos in der universitären LehrerInnenausbildung

    Paulicke, P. (Speaker), Ehmke, T. (Speaker), Schmidt, T. (Speaker) & Leiß, D. (Speaker)

    29.10.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. Education for Sustainability: "Going Green" - A Project in Progess

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    10.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  31. Teaching Sustainability in the EFL Classroom

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    10.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  32. Theorie und Praxis in der Lehrerbildung: Eine Untersuchung anhand der Campusschule Online

    Drexhage, J. (Speaker), Leiß, D. (Speaker), Ehmke, T. (Speaker) & Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    15.09.201417.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. Fachforum English 2014 des Landesschulamts und der Lehrkräfteakademie Hessen: Kooperativ arbeiten - individuell lernen

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  34. Going Green - A Hands-On Look at the Project

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  35. Going Green" - Teaching Sustainability and ICC in a German-American Online Co-operation Project

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. Going Green: Teaching Sustainability in the EFL Classroom

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  37. Going Green Teacher Seminar Nürnberg 2014

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    07.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  38. Going Green - Teaching Sustainability in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    07.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  39. 52. Jahrestagung der Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Englisch an Gesamtschulen - BAG 2014

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    19.06.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  40. Education for Sustainability and Going Green: Intercultural Learning in a German-American Blended-Learning Project

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    14.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  41. Education for Sustainability and Going Green: Intercultural Learning in a German-American Blended-Learning Project

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker), Kohl, M. (Speaker) & Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  42. Going Green - Teaching Sustainability in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  43. Going Green - Teaching Sustainability in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  44. Fachgutachter für die Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

    Schmidt, T. (Reviewer)

    01.05.2014 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  45. International Convention and English Language Expo - TESOL 2014

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    29.03.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. Smartphone vs. Schulbuch

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    29.03.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation