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

  1. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Approaching the Cognitive and Social Functions of World of Warcraft Fan-Comics

    Jones, R. D., 30.06.2015, In: Networking Knowledge. 8, 4, 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    APPschaffung der Lehrkraft? Potenziale und Grenzen digitaler Lernprogramme zur Unterstützung von Fremdsprachenlernprozessen

    Schmidt, T., 2016, In: Friedrich-Jahresheft. 34, 2016, p. 98-100 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    A review of mobile language learning applications: trends, challenges and opportunities

    Heil, C. R., Wu, J. S., Lee, J. J. & Schmidt, T., 30.09.2016, In: The Eurocall Review. 24, 2, p. 32-50 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Artificial Intelligence in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: A CALL for Intelligent Practice

    Schmidt, T. & Strasser, T., 01.01.2022, In: Anglistik - International Journal of English Studies. 33, 1, p. 165-184 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Become a Warrior and Earn Your XPs: Sprechen mit einem virtuellen Rollenspiel fördern

    Nowoczien, J., 2016, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 50, 144, p. 20-24 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Campus meets classroom: Video conferencing and reflective practice in language teacher education

    Benitt, N., 2019, In: The European journal of applied linguistics and TEFL. 8, 2, p. 121-139 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Can adults learn L2 grammar after prolonged exposure under incidental conditions?

    Kenanidis, P., Dąbrowska, E., Llompart, M. & Pili-Moss, D., 26.07.2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 7, 40 p., e0288989.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Climate Challenge: An environmental video game to develop environmental competency

    Jones, R. D., 2014, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 48, 129, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Cognitive Predictors of Child Second Language Comprehension and Syntactic Learning

    Pili-Moss, D., 09.2021, In: Language Learning - a journal of research in language studies. 71, 3, p. 907-945 39 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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