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. 2014
  2. 28. Arbeitstagung des Arbeitskreises der Sprachenzentren, Sprachlehrinstitute und Fremdspracheninstitute e.V. - AKS 2014

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. From Podcast to Simulation Projects - Web 2.0 Projects in the Secondary EFL Classroom

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    31.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  4. German Association for American Studies e.V. (External organisation)

    Kaliampos, J. (Member)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  5. TESOL International Association (External organisation)

    Kaliampos, J. (Member)

    20142015

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  6. Theorie und Praxis in der Lehrerbildung - Eine Untersuchung anhand der Campusschule Online

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

    2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  7. 2013
  8. Workshop/Lehrerfortbildung: Das Praxiserkundungsprojekt (PEP) als Instrument zur Unterrichtsentwicklung: Teil 1 - 2013

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    05.12.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  9. Health and Language Integrated Gaming Online (HeaLinGo) as an innovative approach in School Health Promotion

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    07.10.201309.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. 4th European Conference of Health Promoting Schools - 2013

    Schmidt, T. (presenter)

    06.10.201309.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. 25. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - DGFF 2013

    Schmidt, T. (Moderator)

    25.09.201328.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Tech and TEFL - Learning and Teaching English in the Digital Age

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    19.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  13. U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2013

    Schmidt, T. (Organiser)

    19.09.201322.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  14. U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2013

    Schmidt, T. (Keynote Speaker)

    19.09.201322.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Teaching Listening Comprehension in the EFL Classroom: Processes, Materials, Tasks and Tests

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    11.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  16. Connect US – A Discussion of Innovative Teaching Projects

    Kaliampos, J. (Panel participant)

    09.2013

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

  17. Digital Media in the English Language Classroom

    Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)

    09.2013

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

  18. American Studies Journal (Journal)

    Moss, M. (Editor) & Schmidt, T. (Editor)

    31.08.201330.09.2023

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  19. Digital Project Work in the EFL Classroom

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    28.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  20. Workshop/Lehrerfortbildung: Das Praxiserkundungsprojekt (PEP) als Instrument zur Unterrichtsentwicklung: Teil 2 - 2013

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    07.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  21. Performativity and Authenticity in the Web 2.0-Enhanced Foreign Language Classroom

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    06.04.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  22. Workshop/Lehrerfortbildung: Das Praxiserkundungsprojekt (PEP) als Instrument zur Unterrichtsentwicklung: Teil 1 - 2013

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    22.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

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