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. American Studies Journal (Journal)

    Maria Moss (Editor)

    2021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  2. American Studies Journal (Journal)

    Maria Moss (Editor)

    2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  3. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) (External organisation)

    Nora Benitt (Member)

    2015

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsTransfer

  4. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) (External organisation)

    Joannis Kaliampos (Member)

    20162017

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  5. ‘Alsatian roots, Irish leaves. Tomi Ungerer, a plurilingual and pluricultural author’

    Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)

    14.09.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. ALP-Jahrestagung (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Linguistische Pragmatik) 2021

    Solvejg Wolfers (Speaker)

    23.02.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. All Kinds of Special: Using Multi-Perspective Videos to Prepare Pre-Service Teachers for Inclusive English Instruction

    Torben Schmidt (Oral presentation) & Carolyn Blume (Oral presentation)

    22.06.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. Alice: Metamorphosen einer weltliterarischen Figur

    Emer O'Sullivan (Lecturer)

    02.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch