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. American Studies Blogs II

    Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Moss, M. (Project manager, academic), Völz, S. (Project staff) & Henck, M. (Project staff)

    22.09.1406.11.15

    Project: Research

  2. AIDEFF: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die interdisziplinäre Erforschung und Förderung der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Fremdsprachenunterricht

    O'Sullivan, E. (Project manager, academic), Burwitz-Melzer, E. (Partner) & Caspari, D. (Partner)

    25.09.14 → …

    Project: Research

  3. Green living and sustainability in the Community

    Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.1530.06.15

    Project: Practical Project

  4. Alice 150: celebrating Alice in Wonderland

    O'Sullivan, E. (Project manager, academic)

    21.04.1507.07.15

    Project: Practical Project

  5. Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung

    O'Sullivan, E. (Partner), Dettmar, U. (Partner), von Glasenapp, G. (Partner), Tomkowiak, I. (Partner) & Roeder, C. (Partner)

    01.05.1515.01.17

    Project: Other

  6. Teach about U.S.

    Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic) & Kaliampos, J. (Project staff)

    29.06.1526.01.18

    Project: Practical Project

  7. American Studies Journal and Blog

    Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Moss, M. (Project manager, academic), Völz, S. (Project staff) & Henck, M. (Project staff)

    01.12.1531.01.17

    Project: Research

  8. ZZL-Netzwerk: Theorie-Praxis-Vernetzung im ZZL-Netzwerk in den vier Handlungsfeldern „Heterogenität und Inklusion“, „Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsgestaltung“, "Coaching & Mentoring" sowie „Lehrkräftegesundheit".

    Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Blume, C. (Project staff), Peperkorn, M. (Project staff), Beckmann, T. (Project staff), Kulin, S. (Project staff), Besser, M. (Project staff), Fischer, N. (Project staff), Straub, R. P. (Project staff), Troll, B. (Project staff), Köhler, A. (Project staff), Scharnberg, S. (Project staff), Landmeier, J. K. (Project staff), Waschewski, T. (Project staff), Bürgener, L. (Project staff), Brückner, J. (Project staff), Dollereder, L. (Project staff) & Bode, P. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.01.1630.06.19

    Project: Other

  9. Leuphana Language Game Lab: Mit Gesellschaftsspielen Sprachen vertiefen

    Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic) & Miralles-Andress, N. (Project manager, academic)

    26.10.16 → …

    Project: Other