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The team of the Department of Language and Communication welcomes you. On the following pages you will find information on the profile and team of the Department of L&C, our research assistants, our external doctoral students, current topics, events and contact details. Our team is working on a wide variety of research questions, which you can also find on the team members' personal pages under "Current research projects".
We provide you with materials that have been produced as part of research projects by our working groups and can be downloaded free of charge. You will find up-to-date information about our research, current publications and studies in which you (or your child) can participate. Our site also provides information on possible theses that students can write as part of our team.
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News:
06/18/2025
Pilot study on narrative prompting published
A new article provides insights into the effects of prompting in narrative tasks.
06/17/2025
Linguistic implications of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
New overview article by Dr. Isabel Neitzel about a rare genetic syndrome
06/12/2025
DynPer project represented in Gothenburg
Dr. Isabel Neitzel is a guest at ECIDD 2025 with a contribution on the DynPer project.
05/22/2025
DoSETÜ project publishes radio play series to promote children's language skills!
The radio play series "Ayla's Forest Adventures" is now available for free download on our homepage.
05/07/2025
Dr. Nadine Elstrodt-Wefing leaves the S&K department
The S&K team would like to say a big thank you to Dr. Nadine Elstrodt-Wefing, who has been with us for many years, and wish her all the best.
04/19/2025
Easter greetings from the S&K team
The S&K team wishes you a happy and relaxing Easter.
04/07/2025
S&K team meeting on 01.04.2025
The entire S&K team came together again to exchange ideas and get to know each other.
04/07/2025
Welcome to summer semester 2025
The S&K team wishes you a good start to the summer semester 2025 and is pleased to welcome two new research assistants to the team.
03/20/2025
IDEAS project at the dbs symposium
Dr. Isabel Neitzel represents the field at the dbs symposium in Cologne
03/12/2025
2nd workshop "Advanced language acquisition" at the IBZ of TU Dortmund University
On February 27 and 28, numerous participants met for the 2nd workshop on advanced language acquisition at the IBZ of TU Dortmund University.
03/05/2025
Two posters in Heidelberg
Larissa Pliska & Dr. Isabel Neitzel present research results from the IDEAS project
02/19/2025
Practical storytelling support
A recent article provides specific materials for promoting storytelling in small groups.
02/15/2025
Only a few days left until the 2nd "Advanced language acquisition" workshop in Dortmund
On February 27 and 28, the 2nd workshop on advanced language acquisition will take place at the International Meeting Center of TU Dortmund…
02/03/2025
Quarks episode on early language development
WDR interview with Prof. Anna-Lena Scherger on the subject of language support
12/06/2024
Symposium "Language as the key to a successful educational biography" in Gelsenkirchen
Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Scherger and Jannika Böse as guests in the regional education network for Gelsenkirchen
12/05/2024
Christmas greetings and New Year wishes
The S&K team wishes you a relaxing Christmas season and a good start to the New Year!
11/25/2024
Poster prize for contribution to digital diagnostics
Dr Isabel Neitzel has won the 1st Poster Prize of the Autumn Meeting of Patholinguistics.
11/25/2024
New article sheds light on inclusive language learning
A contribution for primary school teachers presents inclusive language support with a focus on GE.
11/17/2024
Storytelling poster for teachers and specialists
A clear poster illustrates the basics of encouraging multilingual children to tell stories.
11/13/2024
Interdisciplinary conference on language development disorders - S&K and SpA teams at the 13th ISES in Halle
The 13th ISES will take place in Halle (an der Saale) from November 14-16, 2024. The Dortmund teams from S&K and SpA are strongly represented!
10/18/2024
International Day of Developmental Language Disorders
Today, 18 October 2024, is International Day of Language Development Disorders - S&K is taking part in the awareness campaign and raising awareness of…
09/25/2024
S&K with a workshop at the Förderschultag on 1.10. in Hemer
Dr. Eva Wimmer reports on new findings on the connections between language, working memory and mathematics learning at the Förderschultag
09/23/2024
Conference presentations in Dortmund
The S&K team is represented with several presentations at the DGfE conference
09/18/2024
(Academic) speech therapist wanted
The Speech Therapy Outpatient Clinic is hiring!
09/17/2024
S&K presents research results at the DGPs in Vienna
Larissa Pliska at the Congress of the German and Austrian Society of Psychology (DGPs/ÖGP) 2024 in Vienna
09/02/2024
DFG funds MetaGraM cooperation project
Together with Dr. Alexander Röhm (CHIP department), Dr. Eva Wimmer has successfully acquired third-party funding from the German Research Foundation.
08/26/2024
S&K team together with SpA team at the dragon boat race on Lake Phoenix
On Sunday, August 25, 2024, the teams from S&K and SpA (together as Team SEK) were active and successful in the dragon boat race on the Phoenixsee in…
08/22/2024
S&K team meeting on 22.08.2024 in summery temperatures
Large team meeting of the entire S&K team to exchange ideas and get to know new team members
08/02/2024
Research on the processing of quantities
A newly published conference paper sheds light on the understanding of quantities in people with Down syndrome.
07/19/2024
S&K represented several times at IASCL 2024 in Prague
Dr. Eva Wimmer, Lisa Röbstek, Jannika Böse and Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Scherger at the IASCL 2024 international congress of the study of child language in…
07/10/2024
Brochure "Early support, big impact" now also available in plain language
An adapted version of the brochure "Frühe Förderung, Große Wirkung" is now available in plain language.
06/28/2024
Connection between vocabulary and narrative ability
Dr. Isabel Neitzel publishes further analyses on narrative skills in people with Down syndrome
06/05/2024
Deadline extended for submissions for the "Advanced language acquisition" workshop in Dortmund in February 2025
On February 27 and 28, 2025, the 2nd workshop "Advanced Language Acquisition" will take place in Dortmund. Submissions are now welcome!
06/04/2024
New publication from the project Pupillometry in the diagnosis of multilingual children
Lisa Röbstek, Dr. Isabel Neitzel and Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Scherger publish article on the opportunities and limitations of the methodology
06/03/2024
Academic speech therapist (m/f/d) wanted for the speech therapy outpatient clinic
The SpA is looking for a parental leave replacement for one year from August (with an option to extend)!
05/20/2024
Team S&K represented several times in Utrecht at the BiSLI 2024 conference
From May 15-16, 2024, the BiSLI conference on bilingual children with language development disorders took place in Utrecht/Netherlands.
05/02/2024
New assistants in the S&K team!
The S&K team welcomes all new assistants and introduces them.
