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Language, literature and culture represent the main focuses of research at the Faculty of Philology. There are no historical or regional limitations to the faculty's broad disciplinary spectrum. The objects of research span all cultural epochs and continents.
Siepmann Philipp In: Matz F, Stein M, Stiersdorfer K (eds.), Reading Nigeria – Learning with Nigerian Literature in the EFL classroom. (kein Verlag angegeben). Research article (book contribution) | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Siepmann Philipp In: Matz F, Rumlich D (eds.), Examinations in Foreign Language Teaching: Theory and Practice. (kein Verlag angegeben). Research article (book contribution) | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Bauer, Nathalie; Buck, Isabella In: König, Katharina/Lämke, Ortwin (eds.), Zugänge zu Mündlichkeit. Sprechen als Gegenstand und Methode in der Auslandsgermanistik. Münster: Waxmann. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | submitted / under review | |
Bauer, Nathalie; Günthner, Susanne; Schopf, Juliane (eds.) Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. Book (edited collection) | submitted / under review | |
Bauer, Nathalie In: Gubina/Alexandra/Raymond, Chase W. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Terminology for Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics. International Society for Conversation Analysis (ISCA). (kein Verlag angegeben). Entry in encyclopedia (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | submitted / under review |
Duration: 01/10/2026 - 30/09/2028 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 28/09/2026 - 29/09/2026 Funded by: Dutch Language Union Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2029 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 07/05/2026 - 09/05/2026 Funded by: Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Support of Conferences Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 23/04/2026 - 24/04/2026 Funded by: Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Support of Conferences Type of project: Scientific Event |
| Dissertation Prize of the Faculty of Philology 2025 Awarded by: University of Münster Award given to: Scheerer, Katharina Announced at: 08/12/2025 | Date of awarding: 08/12/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Preis für Exzellenz in der Lehrkräftebildung Awarded by: Stifterverband; TÜV Süd Stiftung Award given to: Bönnighausen, Marion; Heuckmann, Benedikt; Meschede, Nicola; Souvignier, Elmar; Weyland, Ulrike Announced at: 20/11/2025 | Date of awarding: 20/11/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Award for Science Communication - communicating.knowledge Awarded by: Münster University Society Award given to: Balbach, Anna-Maria Announced at: 13/10/2025 | Date of awarding: 12/11/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Kurt-Ringger-Preis 2025 in the category: Habilitation Awarded by: Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz Award given to: Wörsdörfer, Anna Isabell Announced at: 20/10/2025 | Date of awarding: 07/11/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Lehrpreis 2025 Awarded by: Fachschaft des Germanistischen Instituts der Universität Münster Award given to: Bodenburg, Julia Announced at: 09/07/2025 | Date of awarding: 09/07/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
| [Working title] kleine woordjes und malutkie słówka - Ein Vergleich der Diminutivverwendung sowie der psycho- und kognitionslinguistischen Rezeption- und Produktionsprozesse… Candidate: Rösler-Bartsch, Tim-Bartsch | Supervisors: Clasmeier, Christina | Reviewers: Clasmeier, Christina Period of time: 01/04/2026 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| [Working title] Satzverknüpfung im Kontakt. Ein Vergleich des Chiledeutschen mit anderen extraterritorialen Varietäten des Deutschen Candidate: Reher, Caroline | Supervisors: Freywald, Ulrike; Zimmer, Christian; Pheiff, Jeffrey Period of time: 04/11/2025 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Dialekte im Münsterland Candidate: Kempers, Louise | Supervisors: Spiekermann, Helmut Period of time: 01/10/2025 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| L2 Proficiency and In-Group Identification in a Multilingual Healthcare Team Candidate: Elpers, Eva-Maria | Supervisors: Dimroth, Christine; Pecht, Nantke Period of time: 01/10/2025 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| [Working title] KI in der Bildung Candidate: Peters, Celina | Supervisors: Geiger, Jan-Martin Period of time: 01/04/2024 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |
[Working title] Integration through Separation: The Development of the Women's Section in the Medieval Synagogue Candidate: Schöpf, Friederike | Reviewers: Kogman-Appel, KatrinPeriod of time: 01/07/2023 - today Habilitation procedure finished at: Habilitation procedure at University of Münster | |
Commemoration in Medieval Jewish Culture Candidate: Barzen, Rainer | Reviewers: Kogman-Appel, KatrinPeriod of time: 01/02/2016 - today Habilitation procedure finished at: Habilitation procedure at University of Münster | |
Szenarien – Modellierungen des Politischen im deutschsprachigen Drama Candidate: Wilhelms, Kerstin | Reviewers: Wagner-Egelhaaf, MartinaPeriod of time: 01/10/2016 - 01/10/2025 Habilitation procedure finished at: Habilitation procedure at University of Münster | |
Pragmatic variation worldwide: A variational-pragmatic analysis of question tags in different varieties of English Candidate: Westphal, Michael | Reviewers: Deuber, DagmarPeriod of time: 01/04/2016 - 31/07/2023 Habilitation procedure finished at: Habilitation procedure at University of Münster | |
Dialekt-Standard-Variation in Spracherwerb und Sprachdidaktik: multiperspektivische Zugänge und empirische Studien aus Österreich Candidate: Kaiser, Irmtraud | Reviewers: Ender, Andrea; Freywald, Ulrike; de Houwer, Annick; Schmidlin, RegulaPeriod of time: 04/02/2010 - 10/10/2022 Habilitation procedure finished at: Habilitation procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) |
| Kognitive Internalisierung von permissive subjects als „Lead-Lag“-Muster im Niederländischen, Deutschen und Englischen Renzel, A. (10/07/2026) Doktorandenkolloquium der Graduate School of of Empirical and Applied Linguistics, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Der Ruf des Adlers. Johanneische Stimmwelten in der Apokalypse Heinrichs von Hesler Strunk, Christian Vincent (20/06/2026) Grenzgänge und Interaktion: Latein und Volkssprache in spätmittelalterlicher Theologie und Frömmigkeit (1300–1500).…, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Alternative Fakten prekärer Identität. Ereignishaftigkeit des Seins in Pitavalgeschichten [Posterpräsentation] Speth, Sebastian (15/06/2026) Forschungstag 2026, Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Making Doubt Impossible: Genealogy as Certain Knowledge in Eighteenth-Century Fez Kraneiß, Natalie (02/06/2026) Polymathy and Problem-Solving in the History of Islamic Knowledge, Ghent University Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Sonnenfels – ein Werkprofil und seine Rezeption in frühen Überblicksdarstellungen Speth, Sebastian (08/05/2026) Joseph von Sonnenfels: Staatsreform, Aufklärung und Literatur in der Habsburger-Monarchie, Wien Type of talk: scientific Talk |