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. 2011
  2. The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present 2011

    O'Sullivan, E. (Organiser)

    19.03.201121.03.2011

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

  3. Institute of English Studies (Organisational unit)

    Barron, A. (Office)

    01.03.2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  4. Language and Culture (Organisational unit)

    Barron, A. (Office)

    01.03.2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  5. Violence and First Nations: Canadian Studies - Global Issues in Focus

    Moss, M. (Speaker)

    03.02.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Albert, Alice, Alfred: Variations of Love in the Victorian Era

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    28.01.2011

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

  7. Fostering Oral Skills Through the Use of Participatory Web 2.0 Technologies in the Project-based EFL Classroom

    Schmidt, T. (Speaker)

    11.01.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.01.201131.12.2013

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  9. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.01.201101.05.2014

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  10. Children's Literature in English Language Education (CLELE Journal) (Journal)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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