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.
Translating for children : what, for whom, how, and why.
O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)
22.03.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transformation durch Dialog der Disziplinen, Akteur*innen und Institutionen – Vom Bezugsdisziplinen-Ansatz der Englischdidaktik zu transdisziplinären Communities für Innovation in Forschung, Lehre und Unterrichtspraxis
Schmidt, T. (Speaker)
03.06.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transdisziplinäre Entwicklungsteams in der LehrerInnenbildung - Verbindung von Akteuren aus dem Kontext (schul-)pädagogischer und hochschulischer Bedingungen
Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)
12.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transdisziplinäre Entwicklungsteams in der Lehrer_innenbildung - Verbindung von Akteuren aus dem Kontext schulischer und hochschulischer Bedingungen
Kulin, S. (Speaker), Schmidt, T. (Speaker) & Straub, R. P. (Speaker)
12.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Towards an International Keywords for Children's Literature (Roundtable): Presenters: Lissa Paul, Philip Nel, Nina Alonso, Nina Christensen, Francesca Orestano and Emer O’Sullivan
O'Sullivan, E. (Lecturer)
13.08.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Schmidt, T. (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Jones, R. D. (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Towards a fully-automated adaptive e-learning environment: A predictive model for difficulty generating factors in gap-filling activities that target English tense-aspect-mood
Pandarova, I. (Oral presentation)
13.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
To 'Siez' or to 'Duz?': Use and development of pronominal address forms in German in a study abroad context (Universität Potsdam, invited talk)
Barron, A. (Lecturer)
29.10.2003Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Topic selection and development in learner-native speaker voice-based telecollaborative discourse (Ireland International Conference on Education - IICE 2014, Dublin)
Barron, A. (Speaker)
27.10.2014 → 29.10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research