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.
The place of Applied Linguistics in a foreign language department (University of Cork, invited talk)
Barron, A. (Lecturer)
02.07.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Theorie und Praxis in der Lehrerbildung: Eine Untersuchung anhand der Campusschule Online
Drexhage, J. (Speaker), Leiß, D. (Speaker), Ehmke, T. (Speaker) & Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
15.09.2014 → 17.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Theorie und Praxis in der Lehrerbildung - Eine Untersuchung anhand der Campusschule Online
Drexhage, J. (presenter), Leiss, D. (presenter), Ehmke, T. (presenter) & Schmidt, T. (presenter)
2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
The Irish English discourse marker sure at the semantics/pragmatics interface
Pandarova, I. (Speaker)
30.05.2014 → 01.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The impact of ICALL practice on the EFL classroom: From individualized practice to communicative language use
Pili-Moss, D. (Speaker), Schmidt, T. (Speaker), Blume, C. (Speaker), Middelanis, L. (Speaker) & Meurers, D. (Speaker)
14.10.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The English Academy (External organisation)
Schmidt, T. (Member)
2008 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer
The effects of pragmatic intervention on directive speech acts in a virtual exchange CLIL context at university level.
Çiçek, O. (Speaker), Barron, A. (Coauthor), Schmidt, T. (Coauthor) & Birdman, J. (Coauthor)
24.03.2025 → 26.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The effects of pragmatic intervention on directives in EIL feedback speech events
Çiçek, O. (Speaker), Flöck, I. (Speaker) & Barron, A. (Speaker)
21.06.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The effects of explicit instruction on directives and modifiers in written ELF peer feedback
Çiçek, O. (Coauthor), Flöck, I. (Coauthor), Birdman, J. (Coauthor) & Barron, A. (Coauthor)
22.06.2025 → 27.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present 2011
O'Sullivan, E. (Organiser)
19.03.2011 → 21.03.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present - 2009
O'Sullivan, E. (Organiser)
04.12.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
20.02.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The communication of certainty and uncertainty: linguistic, psychological, philosophical aspects 2012
Pandarova, I. (Speaker)
03.10.2012 → 05.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The changing image of Germany and the Germans in British children's literature from 1870 to the present
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
04.09.1989 → 08.09.1989Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Borderland: Chicana/o Literature in the 20th Century
Moss, M. (Oral presentation)
17.05.1999Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › 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)
O'Sullivan, E. (Plenary speaker)
30.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The ABCs of Inclusive English Teacher Education: Attitudes, Beliefs and (Reflective) Competence
Schmidt, T. (Speaker), Blume, C. (Speaker) & Roters, B. (Speaker)
25.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The ABCs of Inclusive English Teacher Education; Attitudes, Beliefs, & (Reflective) Competence.
Schmidt, T. (Speaker), Roters, B. (Speaker) & Blume, C. (Speaker)
20.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Thanatos und Eros: Die Darstellung sterbender Kinder in der Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts.
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
01.02.2000Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Thanatos und Eros: Die Darstellung sterbender Kinder in der Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts.
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
11.06.1999Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research