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.
Topics
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.
Team cohesion & sports teams: How team members negotiate cohesion through humour
Solvejg Wolfers (Speaker)
18.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Tech and TEFL - Learning and Teaching English in the Digital Age
Torben Schmidt (Lecturer)
19.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
TESOL International Association (External organisation)
Nora Benitt (Member)
2013 → 2015Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
TESOL International Association (External organisation)
Joannis Kaliampos (Member)
2014 → 2015Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Thanatos und Eros: Die Darstellung sterbender Kinder in der Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts.
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
01.02.2000Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Thanatos und Eros: Die Darstellung sterbender Kinder in der Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts.
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
11.06.1999Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The ABCs of Inclusive English Teacher Education; Attitudes, Beliefs, & (Reflective) Competence.
Torben Schmidt (Speaker), Bianca Roters (Speaker) & Carolyn Blume (Speaker)
20.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The ABCs of Inclusive English Teacher Education: Attitudes, Beliefs and (Reflective) Competence
Torben Schmidt (Speaker), Carolyn Blume (Speaker) & Bianca Roters (Speaker)
25.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The apparent simplicity of children’s literature and its implications for foreign language teaching and learning (International AILA Literature in Language Learning and Teaching Network Conference, Universität Erfurt)
Emer O'Sullivan (Plenary speaker)
30.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Borderland: Chicana/o Literature in the 20th Century
Maria Moss (Oral presentation)
17.05.1999Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research