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. Published

    I’m so sorry: Intensification in American English across time

    Barron, A., 10.2022, Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book. Viana, V. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 188-192 5 p. 37

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

  2. Published

    Inklusiven Fremdsprachenunterricht gestalten - Von Theorie-Praxis-Netzwerken, multiprofessionellen Teams und interdisziplinärer Forschung

    Schmidt, T., 2017, Inklusion, Diversität und das Lehren und Lernen fremder Sprachen: Arbeitspapiere der 37. Frühjahrskonferenz zur Erforschung des Fremdsprachenunterrichts. Burwitz-Melzer, E., Königs, F. G., Riemer, C. & Schmelter, L. (eds.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 285-295 11 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik).

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

  3. Published

    Inklusiver Fremdsprachenunterricht: Positionspapier der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung (DGFF)

    Gerlach, D., Vogt , K., Blume, C., Chilla, S., Doetjes, G., Eisenmann, M., Engelen, S., Heine, L., Küppers, A., Marx, N., Schmidt, T., Mertens, J., Springob, J., Wieland, K. & Wilden, E., 2021, In: Zeitschrift für Fremdsprachenforschung. 32, 1, p. 3-9 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Inklusiver Fremdsprachenunterricht (FU)

    Blume, C., Kielwein, C., Kötter, M., Schmidt, T. & Trautmann, M., 2019, Sprachen lernen integriert - global, regional, lokal: 27. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung in Jena, 27.-30. September 2017; Kongressband. Falkenhagen, C., Funk, H., Reinfried, M. & Volkmann, L. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 441-444 4 p. (Beiträge zur Fremdsprachenforschung; vol. 15).

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

  5. Published

    Innovationen in Theorie-Praxis-Netzwerken - Beiträge zur Weiterentwicklung der Lehrkräftebildung

    Ehmke, T. (Editor), Fischer-Schöneborn, S. (Editor), Reusser, K. (Editor), Leiss, D. (Editor), Schmidt, T. (Editor) & Weinhold, S. (Editor), 2022, 1 ed. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag. 342 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. E-pub ahead of print

    Insecurity and Safety Complications in Nigeria: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of Human Security Threat in Nigerian Newspaper Reports

    Osisanwo, A., 25.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corpus Pragmatics. 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Insenierung

    Küppers, A. & Schmidt, T., 15.02.2025, Metzler Lexikon Fremdsprachendidaktik : Ansätze – Methoden – Grundbegriffe. Surkamp, C. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 202-203 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Insularity and Internationalism: Between Local Production and the Global Marketplace

    O'Sullivan, E., 01.01.2011, Irish Children's Literature and Culture: New Perspectives on Contemporary Writing. Coghlan, V. & O'Sullivan, K. (eds.). London, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 183-196 14 p. (Children's Literature and Culture).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Inszenierung

    Küppers, A. & Schmidt, T., 2017, Metzler Lexikon - Fremdsprachendidaktik: Ansätze - Methoden - Grundbegriffe. Suhrkamp, C. (ed.). 2 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 141-143 3 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  10. Published

    Inszenierungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht: Grundlagen, Formen, Perspektiven

    Küppers, A. (Editor), Schmidt, T. (Editor) & Walter, M. (Editor), 2011, Braunschweig: Diesterweg. 224 p. (Unterrichtsperspektiven Fremdsprachen)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch