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.

  1. 2018
  2. Illustration as intersemiotic translation: visualising nonsense

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    29.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. Jahrestreffen "Norddeutsches Netzwerk Nordamerikastudien" (Event)

    Moss, M. (Member)

    29.11.201830.11.2018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  4. Jahrestreffen "Norddeutsches Netzwerk Nordamerikastudien" (Event)

    Völz, S. (Member)

    29.11.201830.11.2018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  5. "Listen I‘m sorry. I didn‘t mean to offend you.": Conventions of language use across the Englishes (Universität Erfurt)

    Barron, A. (Oral presentation)

    27.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. KBBB Herbsttagung: Transfer zwischen Lehrer(fort)bildung und Wissenschaft

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker), Blume, C. (Speaker), Gerlach, D. (Speaker), Esser, S. (Speaker) & Bollmann, E. (Speaker)

    05.11.201806.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Stiftungsrat (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.11.201830.09.2025

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  8. Stiftungsrat (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    11.201811.2023

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  9. Maple Leaf & Stars and Stripes

    Moss, M. (Organiser) & Völz, S. (Organiser)

    31.10.201831.01.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  10. Unlikely Friendships: Communication across Species Lines

    Moss, M. (Speaker)

    30.10.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch