The Mercator Institute for Literacy and Language Education researches and develops concepts, instruments and measures for language education in a variety of projects. The institute follows a benefit-inspired and applied understanding of research and conducts research on current and socially relevant issues of language education from nursery school to the point of transition into work. The project teams use both qualitative and quantitative methods and are interdisciplinary. On this page you will find information about a selection of current research and development projects of the institute. For an overview of all projects, please visit the German page.