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.

  1. QUA-LiS NRW. Modellvorhaben für die Entwicklung eines Blended-Learning-Formates

    Blume, C. (presenter)

    02.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. Putting the figure on the map: Imagining sameness and difference for children - 2013

    O'Sullivan, E. (Organiser)

    11.09.201314.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Purdue University Press (Publisher)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Reviewer)

    2011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  4. Projektabschlusspräsentation

    Bielski-Wüsthoff, P. (Speaker), Karber, A. (Coauthor), Schmidt, T. (Coauthor), Süßenbach, J. (Coauthor), Beckmann, T. (Coauthor) & Padberg-Gehle, K. (Coauthor)

    11.10.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  5. Programm-Workshop "Inklusion und Heterogenität als Thema der Lehrer_innenbildung" der QOLB

    Peperkorn, M. (Speaker), Troll, B. (Speaker), Besser, M. (Speaker), Müller, K. (Speaker), Schmidt, T. (Speaker) & Blume, C. (Speaker)

    05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Pre-Service Teachers Developing Games for the EFL classroom – Potentials, Procedures, Products

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    20.04.202321.04.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Pre-Service Teachers Developing Digital Games for the EFL classroom – Potentials, Procedures, Products (SLTED, Wien)

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    16.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Praxis Englisch (Journal)

    Schmidt, T. (Editorial Board)

    20112016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsTransfer

  9. Präsentation des Historischen Romans "Where the Stones Sing" von Eithne Massey

    O'Sullivan, E. (Oral presentation)

    15.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer