Professorship for English Didactics
Organisational unit: Section
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)
Topics
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
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Effects of oral corrective feedback on the development of complex morphosyntax: An exploratory mixed-effects model study
Pili-Moss, D., 04.05.2021, In: Instructed Second Language Acquisition. 5, 1, p. 69-103 35 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Funktion und Profil von Lehrwerken in der Epoche von Standards und Kompetenzen
Börner, O., Edelhoff, C., Rebel, K., Schmidt, T. & Schröder, K., 2011, In: Fremdsprachen Lehren und Lernen. 40, 2, p. 31-48 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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German Teachers’ Digital Habitus and Their Pandemic Pedagogy
Blume, C., 10.2020, In: Postdigital Science and Education. 2, 3, p. 879-905 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hier werden Parallelwelten im Unterricht sichtbar – Multiperspektivische Unterrichtsvideos in der universitären LehrerInnenausbildung
Paulicke, P., Schmidt, T. & Ehmke, T., 2015, In: Seminar. 3, p. 15-27 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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“I think they are irresponsible”: Teaching Sustainability with (Counter)Narratives in the EFL Classroom
Kaliampos, J. & Kohl, M., 2020, In: American Studies Journal. 70, 6.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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JFK. Fostering historical learning and media literacy
Fries, V. & Jones, R. D., 2013, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 47, 123, p. 44-53 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kommentierte Auswahlbibliographie Digital Classroom
Schmidt, T. & Strasser, T., 2016, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 144, p. 11 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning Analytics and Personalized Learning: Adaptive Hausaufgaben zwischen Wunsch und Wirklichkeit
Schmidt, T., Leiß, D. & Ehmke, T., 2018, In: Schulverwaltungsblatt für Niedersachsen. 2, p. 277-280 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Load, Release and Fire: Exploring medieval warfare in an online simulation game
Jones, R. D., 2013, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 47, 125, p. 14-18 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term memory predictors of adult language learning at the interface between syntactic form and meaning
Pili-Moss, D., 03.10.2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 10, 19 p., e0275061.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mehr Schriftlichkeit bitte! Contra
Schmidt, T., 17.08.2015, In: Fremdsprachen Lehren und Lernen. 44, 2, p. 131 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mindsets and reflection in teacher education for inclusive language classrooms
Blume, C., Gerlach, D., Roters, B. & Schmidt, T., 2021, In: Zeitschrift für Fremdsprachenforschung. 32, 1, p. 33-54 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Playing by Their Rules: Why Issues of Capital (Should) Influence Digital Game-Based Language Learning in Schools
Blume, C., 2019, In: CALICO Journal . 36, 1, p. 19-38 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Playing the past to understand the present: Using the serious digital game City of Immigrants to enhance pragmatic and media literacy skills
Blume, C., 05.2020, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 54, 165, p. 40-47 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predicting the Difficulty of Exercise Items for Dynamic Difficulty Adaptation in Adaptive Language Tutoring
Pandarova, I., Schmidt, T., Hartig, J., Boubekki, A., Jones, R. D. & Brefeld, U., 15.08.2019, In: International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. 29, 3, p. 342-367 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Research-Practice Partnerships in der Lehrkräftebildung: Potenziale und Herausforderungen am Beispiel institutionen- und phasenübergreifender Entwicklungsteams des ZZL-Netzwerks
Straub, R. P., Dollereder, L., Ehmke, T., Leiß, D. & Schmidt, T., 09.2020, In: Beiträge zur Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung. 38, 1, p. 138-149 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The ABCs of Inclusive English Teacher Education: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study Examining the Attitudes, Beliefs and (Reflective) Competence of Pre-Service Foreign Language Teachers
Blume, C., Gerlach, D., Roters, B. & Schmidt, T., 02.2019, In: TESL-EJ. 22, 4, 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Connected Classroom: Using Video Conferencing Technology to Enhance Teacher Training
Drexhage, J., Leiß, D., Schmidt, T. & Ehmke, T., 2016, In: Reflecting Education. 10, 1, p. 70-88 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
The First Steps of Blended Mobility in European Higher Education: A Survey of Blended Intensive Programmes
O'Dowd, R. & Werner, S., 04.03.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Studies in International Education. 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wanna play? Using games, gaming, and gamification in the EFL classroom
Jones, R. D. & Schmidt, T., 05.2020, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 54, 165, p. 2-6 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review