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. 2016
  2. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung e.V. (External organisation)

    Dwenger, I. C. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  3. Internationale Jugendbibliothek (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    20162017

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  4. International Research Society for Children's Literature (IRSCL) (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  5. Mentorin (Programm via:mento)

    Barron, A. (Consultant)

    20162018

    Activity: Consultancy

  6. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Schmidt, T. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  7. Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education (Journal)

    Barron, A. (Editorial Board)

    2016 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  8. 2015
  9. Symposium "Das mobile Klassenzimmer – Schulisches Lehren und Lernen mit mobilen Endgeräten" - 2015

    Schmidt, T. (Keynote speaker)

    11.12.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Merely Chocolate-Covered Broccoli? From Early CALL to Digital Game-Based Language Learning

    Schmidt, T. (Lecturer)

    10.12.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Interaktives Fremdsprachenlernen und -lehren : Lehrerbildung – Besser interaktiv?

    Benitt, N. (Speaker)

    21.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. Conference "Language. Learning. Technology" 2015

    Kaliampos, J. (Organiser), Black, E. (Organiser), Brünner, I. (Organiser), Trebits, A. (Organiser) & Moss, M. (Participant)

    20.11.201521.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch