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
- 2011
PostDoc und Juniorprofessur als Königsweg?
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
20.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
8. Nachwuchstagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - DGFF 2011
Benitt, N. (Speaker)
28.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahrestagung Gesellschaft für angewandte Linguistik - GAL 2011
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
23.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Fostering Oral Skills Through the Use of Participatory Web 2.0 Technologies in the Project-based EFL Classroom
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
11.01.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung e.V. (External organisation)
Benitt, N. (Member)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Jurymitglied Hans-Eberhard-Piepho-Preis
Benitt, N. (Reviewer)
2011 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Master Class Under Guidance of Prof. Anne Burns
Benitt, N. (Organiser)
2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Praxis Englisch (Journal)
Schmidt, T. (Editorial Board)
2011 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Transfer
- 2010
3. Kongress des Gesamtverbandes Moderne Fremdsprachen - 2010
Schmidt, T. (Moderator)
16.09.2010 → 18.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Fachforum Kirchhain (Staatliche Schulämter Marburg-Biedenkopf und Gießen) 2010
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
11.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Saint Mary's University
Schmidt, T. (Visiting researcher)
15.07.2010 → 15.09.2010Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Goethe Institut Kairo Multimedia-Führerschein Multiplikatorenschulung
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
01.05.2010 → 05.05.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Tutorentreffen Multimedia Führerschein für Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Auftrag des Goethe-Instituts
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
01.05.2010 → 06.05.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Arkansas Foreign Language Teacher Association (AFLTA) (External organisation)
Kaliampos, J. (Member)
2010 → 2011Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Education
- 2009
23. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - 2009
Schmidt, T. (Moderator)
30.09.2009 → 03.10.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Web as Culture - 2009
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
17.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Web as Culture - 2009
Schmidt, T. (Organiser)
16.09.2009 → 18.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
GMF-Kongress 2009
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
05.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Language Policy and Language Learning: New Paradigms and New Challenges - LPLL 2009
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
19.06.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
IATEFL's 43rd Annual International Conference and Exhibition - 2009
Schmidt, T. (Participant)
02.04.2009 → 05.04.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
- 2008
The English Academy (External organisation)
Schmidt, T. (Member)
2008 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer