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.
- Conference Presentations
'Speaking of talking, what if I went silent?’: Irish English and Irish Studies (19th International AEDEI Conference)
Anne Barron (Speaker) & Carolina P. Amador-Moreno (Speaker)
27.05.2021 → 28.05.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Strengthening Form-Focused Practice in Task-Based Language Teaching Through Intelligent CALL (EUROCALL)
Torben Schmidt (Speaker), Carolyn Blume (Speaker), Detmar Meurers (Speaker), Lisa Middelanis (Speaker) & Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker)
18.08.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Taking ICALL to task: Blending form-focus & task-based foreign language learning
Carolyn Blume (Speaker), Detmar Meurers (Speaker) & Torben Schmidt (Speaker)
06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Task Demand and Task Support in Cooperative Classroom Action Research – A Critical Look at Tasks in Pre-Service EFL Teacher Education
Nora Benitt (Speaker)
04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Teachers & Tasks: Pre-Service and In-Service Research Perspectives on Task-Based English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in Germany
Nora Benitt (Speaker)
04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
'Teaching as a journey, not a destination.’ Examining the Inclusive Mindsets, Attitudes and Reflective Competence of Pre-Service and Experienced EFL Teachers in Germany
Torben Schmidt (Speaker), Carolyn Blume (Speaker), David Gerlach (Speaker) & Bianca Roters (Speaker)
16.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Teaching Jewish-American Culture through Digital Storytelling
Joannis Kaliampos (Speaker)
11.12.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
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