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. 2012
  2. Diesterweg (Publisher)

    Torben Schmidt (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesEducation

  3. Externe Gutachterin bei einem Beförderungsverfahren zum "Full Professor"

    Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)

    2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  4. Internationale Jugendbibliothek (External organisation)

    Emer O'Sullivan (Member)

    20122013

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  5. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Torben Schmidt (Member)

    2012 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  6. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)

    Anne Barron (Editor)

    20122017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  7. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Emer O'Sullivan (Deputy member)

    2012

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  8. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Torben Schmidt (Member)

    20122016

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  9. University of Limerick (External organisation)

    Emer O'Sullivan (Coordinator)

    2012 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsEducation

  10. Walter de Gruyter GmbH (Publisher)

    Anne Barron (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  11. 2011
  12. Schulnahe Unterstützung für einen modernen Englischunterricht Veranstaltung für Beraterinnen und Berater - 2011

    Nora Benitt (Speaker)

    12.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  13. Workshop: Korpus - Kommunikation - Kultur: Linguistik als Kulturwissenschaft?

    Nora Benitt (Organiser)

    04.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  14. PostDoc und Juniorprofessur als Königsweg?

    Torben Schmidt (Speaker)

    20.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  15. Präsentation des Historischen Romans "Where the Stones Sing" von Eithne Massey

    Emer O'Sullivan (Oral presentation)

    15.10.2011

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

  16. 'From Instruction to Delight’: Reading Traditions in Irish Primary Education. Church of Ireland College of Education 2011

    Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)

    14.10.201115.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. 8. Nachwuchstagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - DGFF 2011

    Nora Benitt (Speaker)

    28.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Jahrestagung Gesellschaft für angewandte Linguistik - GAL 2011

    Torben Schmidt (Speaker)

    23.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. University of Santiago de Compostela (External organisation)

    Anne Barron (Member)

    05.09.201109.09.2011

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  20. Meta (Journal)

    Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)

    09.2011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  21. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)

    01.06.201131.03.2014

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees