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.

  1. "A woman doesn't have to pay": Metapragmatic insights into gendered identity construction and payment negotiations in a first date setting.

    Anne Barron (Speaker) & Solvejg Wolfers-Pommerenke (Speaker)

    21.06.202223.06.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  2. Automatization of comprehension in adult L2 learning

    Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker)

    10.12.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. Auswärtiges Gutachten zu den Leistungen einer Juniorprofessorin (Zwischenevaluation)

    Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)

    2010

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  4. Ausstellung „William Butler Yeats - Leben und Werk“ 2012

    Emer O'Sullivan (Organiser)

    19.01.201202.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventtrade fairs and exhibitionsTransfer

  5. Auf der Suche nach dem Eis: Die Nordwest-Passage nach Amundsen

    Maria Moss (Speaker)

    26.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  6. Aufbruch in das Fremdsprachenlernen von morgen

    Torben Schmidt (Lecturer)

    22.08.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Aufbau und Messung von Expertise bei Lehramtsstudierenden

    Julia Drexhage (presenter), Timo Ehmke (presenter), Dominik Leiss (presenter) & Torben Schmidt (presenter)

    09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  8. "At last - something pleasing to the eye!" - Experiences of a female researcher looking into male professional and elite football

    Solvejg Wolfers (Speaker)

    20.06.201822.06.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. "At last - something pleasing to the eye again!". Being a female researcher in a male and masculine world.

    Solvejg Wolfers-Pommerenke (Speaker)

    26.01.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Assessing cognitive abilities for L2 learning: A review of accessible tools

    Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker)

    09.01.2020

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