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. Accepted/In press

    Exploring Difficult History Lessons, Identity Construction, and the Expansion of Storytelling Tools in the Black-ish Episode "Juneteenth: The Musical"

    Völz, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Teaching Popular Culture in the Humanities. Archiopoli, A., Hampsten, K. & Hatfield, E. (eds.). Lexington Books

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    Extending talk on a prescribed discussion topic in a learner-native speaker eTandem learning task

    Black, E., 05.2017, In: Language Learning in Higher Education. 7, 1, p. 161-184 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Facing Apathy in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Death Watch”

    Völz, S., 2015, Unbraiding the short story: selected articles from the conference. Lee, M. A. & Penn, A. (eds.). 1. ed. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, p. 234-246 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  4. Published

    Fakt, Fake und Fiktion: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 2019

    von Glasenapp, G. (ed.), O'Sullivan, E. (ed.), Roeder, C. (ed.), Staiger, M. (ed.) & Tomkowiak, I. (ed.), 01.12.2019, Frankfurt am Main: Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung. 220 p. (Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung; vol. 2019)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  5. Published

    Flippin‘ In – Ein literaturbasiertes YouTube-Inszenierungsprojekt im Englischunterricht der Klasse 11

    Schmidt, T., 2011, Inszenierungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht: Grundlagen, Formen, Perspektiven. Küppers, A., Schmidt, T. & Walter, M. (eds.). Braunschweig: Diesterweg, p. 192-207 16 p. (Unterrichts-Perspektiven Fremdsprachen).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Flucht und Migration: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 2017

    Dettmar, U. (ed.), von Glasenapp, G. (ed.), O'Sullivan, E. (ed.), Roeder, C. (ed.) & Tomkowiak, I. (ed.), 2017, Frankfurt am Main: Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung. 233 p. (Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung; vol. 2017)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  7. Published

    For Young Readers and Adults Alike? Children's Books in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

    O'Sullivan, E. & Rösler, D., 2013, In: Hard Times . 93, p. 59-63 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review

  8. Published

    Fremdsprachendidaktiker im Furioso: eine Glosse

    Quetz, J. & Burwitz-Melzer, E., 2006, Ach!texte - Didak-Tick der (modernen, unmodernen und außerirdischen) Sprachen: eine etwas andere Festschrift für Claus Gnutzmann zum 60. Geburtstag. Intemann, F. & Königs, F. G. (eds.). Bochum: AKS-Verlag, p. 9-23 15 p. (Fremdsprachen in Lehre und Forschung; vol. 41).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Fremdsprachendidaktik in englischsprachigen Ländern

    Byram, M., Lapkin, S., Lo Bianco, J., Met, M., Scott, A. & Benitt, N. (Translator), 2010, Handbuch Fremdsprachendidaktik. Hallet, W. & Königs, F. G. (eds.). 1 ed. Seelze-Velber: Klett/Kallmeyer, p. 28-35 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Fremdsprachenunterricht in der Weiterbildung

    Quetz, J., 2010, Handbuch Fremdsprachendidaktik. Hallet, W. & Königs, F. G. (eds.). Seelze-Velber: Kallmeyer, p. 294-297 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch