Research
At the ILC, we deal with language in social and professional settings as well as teaching and learning contexts.
German as a foreign/second language
Our work as part of our Research and Specialisation in German as a foreign/second language (DaF/DaZ) focuses on innovative didactic approaches for German as a foreign/second language. This includes the development and evaluation of didactic concepts for general and specialised language teaching as part of DaF/DaZ programmes. We also design teaching and exercise materials for adults as well as continuing education programmes for teachers at a university level (CAS).
Digital Linguistics: Discourse Analysis and Methods of Language Data Analysis
As part of our Research and Specialisation in Digital Linguistics: Discourse Analysis and Methods of Language Data Analysis, we examine public language use in terms of its social conditions and effects.
Co-Heads: Prof. Philipp Dreesen and Prof. Julia Krasselt
Digital Linguistics: Writing Research
In the professorship of Digital Linguistics: Writing Research, we conduct research on the production of written language with and without the support of artificial intelligence.
Head: Prof. Cerstin Mahlow
Intercultural Studies and Linguistic Diversity
Our Research and Specialisation in Intercultural Studies and Linguistic Diversity deals with questions relating to linguistic, social and cultural diversity.
Professional Literacy
In our Research and Specialisation in Professional Literacy, we conduct research on communication in a society based on the division of labour. We examine how communities, organisations and individual stakeholders use linguistic processes and language products in order to participate in professionally relevant discourses and communicate with society.
Head: Prof. Marlies Whitehouse
Language Management and Globalisation
Our work as part of our Research and Specialisation in Language Management and Globalisation focuses on the interaction between individual and organised multilingualism and how it relates to acquiring international and global competences in educational and professional contexts. This includes, for example, the development and testing of measures for the integration of international and global skills in university teaching, thus making an important contribution to quality development at the university.
Head: Prof. Patrick Studer