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.
- Conference Presentations
The ABCs of Inclusive English Teacher Education: Attitudes, Beliefs and (Reflective) Competence
Torben Schmidt (Speaker), Carolyn Blume (Speaker) & Bianca Roters (Speaker)
25.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › 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)
Emer O'Sullivan (Plenary speaker)
30.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The changing image of Germany and the Germans in British children's literature from 1870 to the present
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
04.09.1989 → 08.09.1989Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The effects of pragmatic intervention on directives in EIL feedback speech events
Onur Çiçek (Speaker), Ilka Flöck (Speaker) & Anne Barron (Speaker)
21.06.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The impact of ICALL practice on the EFL classroom: From individualized practice to communicative language use
Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker), Torben Schmidt (Speaker), Carolyn Blume (Speaker), Lisa Middelanis (Speaker) & Detmar Meurers (Speaker)
14.10.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Irish English discourse marker sure at the semantics/pragmatics interface
Irina Pandarova (Speaker)
30.05.2014 → 01.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Theorie und Praxis in der Lehrerbildung: Eine Untersuchung anhand der Campusschule Online
Julia Drexhage (Speaker), Dominik Leiß (Speaker), Timo Ehmke (Speaker) & Torben Schmidt (Speaker)
15.09.2014 → 17.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The pragmatic marker SURE across varieties of English
Irina Pandarova (Speaker)
07.06.2013 → 08.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Salmon Diary and 'Hab' dich lieb': Who's Writing, Who's Talking?
Maria Moss (Speaker)
23.06.2022 → 24.06.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
"The skin and fur on your shoulders": The Animal Turn in Literature
Maria Moss (Speaker)
24.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education