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.
Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung e.V. (External organisation)
O'Sullivan, E. (Member)
1987 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung e.V. (External organisation)
O'Sullivan, E. (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
German Association for American Studies e.V. (External organisation)
Kaliampos, J. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
German Association for American Studies e.V. (External organisation)
Dwenger, I. C. (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
German Association for American Studies e.V. (External organisation)
Hübner, A. (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Gender violence in sport: What is it and how do we tackle it?
Wolfers, S. (Plenary speaker)
21.10.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Gendered Silences in Contemporary Picturebooks
Sachin, K. (Speaker)
14.08.2019 → 18.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Gemeinsames Forschungskolloquium (DoktorandInnen, HabilitandInnen)
O'Sullivan, E. (Participant), von Glasenapp, G. (Organiser), Dettmar, U. (Participant), Staiger, M. (Participant) & Tomkowiak, I. (Participant)
25.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Geglückte Zweisprachigkeit in Bilderbüchern. Literaturwissenschaftliche und fremdsprachendidaktische Perspektiven
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker) & Rösler, D. (Speaker)
12.05.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gaming the system: Harnessing the power of commercial computer games for foreign language learning
Blume, C. (presenter)
19.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research