Institute for German Studies
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The Institute of German Studies offers students and researchers a broad academic spectrum. It ranges from the study of medieval texts to the history of literature and media in modern society, from historical linguistics and theory to grammar and language didactics for schools, from intermediality research to the field of German as a foreign language.
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Lutz Seiler is Grimm Poetry Professor 2026
In summer semester 2026, contemporary author and Büchner Prize winner Lutz Seiler will be honored with the Kassel Grimm…Author Lisa-Marie Dickreiter visits the University of Kassel
Seminar on reading motivation combines personal reading pleasure, theory and practical reading promotionObituary: Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Köller († 12.12.2025)
Obituary for Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Köller (23.4.1941 - 12.12.2025) Wilhelm Köller was Professor of Linguistics and…
Fields of Expertise
- Linguistics / System-oriented linguistics
- Language History
- Language Didactics
- Linguistics / Semantics and Lexicology of Modern High German
- Older German Literary Studies (Medieval Studies)
- Literature Didactics
- Modern German Literature
- Literature and Media Studies
- Primary level Didactics German
- The Work and Impact of the Brothers Grimm
- Art and Society
- Focus on learning with emphasis on basic language skills
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- Study program
- Consultation hours list
- Student advisory service
- Kassel Film and Media Archive
- Examination Office FB02 (opens in a new window)
- German Studies with Binational Option (Master) (opens in a new window)
- Kassel University Library (opens in a new window)
- Course Catalog (opens in a new window)
- Moodle (opens in a new window)
- Hints and Information: First state examination - oral and written examination in German