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.
To 'Siez' or to 'Duz?': Use and development of pronominal address forms in German in a study abroad context (Universität Potsdam, invited talk)
Anne Barron (Lecturer)
29.10.2003Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Torben Schmidt (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Roger Dale Jones (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Irina Pandarova (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards an International Keywords for Children's Literature (Roundtable): Presenters: Lissa Paul, Philip Nel, Nina Alonso, Nina Christensen, Francesca Orestano and Emer O’Sullivan
Emer O'Sullivan (Lecturer)
13.08.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transdisziplinäre Entwicklungsteams in der Lehrer_innenbildung - Verbindung von Akteuren aus dem Kontext schulischer und hochschulischer Bedingungen
Sabrina Kulin (Speaker), Torben Schmidt (Speaker) & Robin Pascal Straub (Speaker)
12.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Transdisziplinäre Entwicklungsteams in der LehrerInnenbildung - Verbindung von Akteuren aus dem Kontext (schul-)pädagogischer und hochschulischer Bedingungen
Torben Schmidt (Lecturer)
12.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transformation durch Dialog der Disziplinen, Akteur*innen und Institutionen – Vom Bezugsdisziplinen-Ansatz der Englischdidaktik zu transdisziplinären Communities für Innovation in Forschung, Lehre und Unterrichtspraxis
Torben Schmidt (Speaker)
03.06.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Translating for children : what, for whom, how, and why.
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
22.03.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Translation
Emer O'Sullivan (Plenary speaker)
29.10.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research