Institute of English Studies
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
At the interface of cultural studies and education, the Institute contributes to a number of different BA, MA and M.Ed. degree courses, e.g. Bachelor Lehren und Lernen, Master of Education, Leuphana Bachelor (Major Cultural Studies).
The Institute comprises the fields of English Linguistics, English Literature, Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Area Studies & Language Skills.
Main research areas
The Institute of English Studies' research reflects the diversity of English and Englishes, English literature and literatures, English culture and cultures, and the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).
We focus on the heterogeneous and hybrid nature of these research areas and the application of our findings in various contexts. Current projects reflect this inter- and transdisciplinary approach. Research in the field of TEFL deals with personal and affective factors of the learner personality and with the intercultural structure of acquisition and communication situations. Competence orientation and assessment are important aspects of our research.
- 2020
Teaching Jewish-American Culture through Digital Storytelling
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
11.12.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
- 2021
American Studies Journal (Journal)
Moss, M. (Editor)
2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies (External organisation)
O'Sullivan, E. (Member)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) (External organisation)
Barron, A. (Member)
2021 → 2023Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Zeitschrift für Fremdsprachenforschung (Journal)
Gerlach, D. (Editor) & Schmidt, T. (Editor)
2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Exploring Team Cohesion Through Humour. An Ethnographic Study of a Professional Football Team
Wolfers, S. (Speaker)
01.02.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
My vision for 100 years of Irish-German diplomatic relations – in 100 seconds (Irish-German diplomatic relations – towards the 100th anniversary)
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
18.02.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
ALP-Jahrestagung (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Linguistische Pragmatik) 2021
Wolfers, S. (Speaker)
23.02.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Talking the Talk - Walking the Walk: Race, Racism and Anti-Racism in the EFL Classroom and Beyond (Virtual Teacher Seminar: Teach about the U.S.)
Völz, S. (Speaker)
18.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Individual difference predictors of L2 learning at the syntax/semantics interface
Pili-Moss, D. (Speaker)
20.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research