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. 2019
  2. Going Green – Education for Sustainability in the EFL and STEM Classrooms

    Joannis Kaliampos (Speaker)

    08.02.2019

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

  3. Sitzung des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des SIKJM

    Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)

    07.02.2019

    Activity: Consultancy

  4. 68. Jahrestagung der Vertrauensdozentinnen und Vertrauensdozenten der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 2019

    Emer O'Sullivan (Participant)

    26.01.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  5. ,,English Day'' an der Oberschule Jesteburg - 2020

    Andreas Hübner (Organiser) & Nora Benitt (Organiser)

    24.01.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  6. Imagology, comparative children’s literature, and digital humanities: exploring potential synergies

    Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)

    17.01.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. American Studies Journal (Journal)

    Maria Moss (Editor)

    2019 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  8. Contrastive Pragmatics: A Cross-Disciplinary Journal (Journal)

    Anne Barron (Editorial Board)

    2019 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  9. 2018
  10. Strange people and places: the representation of other nations in children’s literature

    Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)

    30.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Challenging the status quo - the positioning of female researchers in the footballing world

    Solvejg Wolfers (Keynote Speaker)

    29.11.201830.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch