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.
Blogs in the Foreign Language Classroom
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
“Blyton’s Island(s)”
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
25.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Blyton’s Island(s)
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
25.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Books for Children. Transnational encounters 1750-1850
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
30.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Books for young patriots. A comparative look at British and German picturebooks published before and during the First World War
O'Sullivan, E. (Lecturer)
20.03.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Bridging the Curricular Divide. Integrating sustainability and EFL instruction in a project (week) context for secondary school learners of English and Science
Kaliampos, J. (Speaker)
09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Brill Verlag (Publisher)
Barron, A. (Editor)
01.01.2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
Bücher gehen um die Welt. Deutschsprachige Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im internationalen Kontext 1996
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
14.06.1996 → 16.06.1996Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
'... but like, you see, I'm the same now as well': A longitudinal study of the development of L2 discourse competence (31. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL), Bremen)
Barron, A. (Speaker)
28.09.2000 → 30.09.2000Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Barron, A. (Editorial Board)
03.2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research