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. Accepted/In press

    Nigeria Bleeds: A Multimodal CDA of Images on Social Media Resistance Discourse against Insecurity in Nigeria

    Osisanwo, A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Visual Communication Quarterly.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Non-acceptances in context

    Fetzer, A., 2007, In: Intercultural Pragmatics. 4, 4, p. 493-520 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    Non-acceptances in context

    Fetzer, A., 2006, Essen: Universität Duisburg-Essen, 32 p. (Linguistic LAUD Agency - Series A: General & Theoretical Papers; no. 653).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Non-acceptances in political interviews: British styles in German styles conflict?

    Fetzer, A., 2005, Media: Selected papers from the 9th IADA conference. Betten, A. & Dannerer, M. (eds.). Niemeyer, p. 87-96 10 p. ( Beiträge zur Dialogforschung; no. 31).

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

  5. Published

    Norms and variation in L2 pragmatics

    Barron, A., 2019, The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and pragmatics. Taguchi, N. (ed.). Abingdon/New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 447-461 15 p. 29. (Routledge handbooks in second language acquisition).

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

  6. Published

    „Notre Ville est fort belle“: New Orleans als Modell kolonial-urbaner Ordnung

    Hübner, A., 2020, In: Zeitschrift für Weltgeschichte. 20, 1, p. 105-124 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Notting Hill Gate: Workbook mit Audio-CD

    Schmidt, T. (Editor) & Edelhoff, C. (Editor), 2014, Diesterweg. 144 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  8. Published

    Notting Hill Gate 1

    Schmidt, T. (Editor) & Edelhoff, C. (Editor), 2015, Braunschweig: Diesterweg. 264 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  9. Published

    Notting Hill Gate 1: Inklusions- und Fördermaterialien mit Audio-CD

    Schmidt, T. (Editor) & Edelhoff, C. (Editor), 2015, Diesterweg. 144 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  10. Published

    Notting Hill Gate 1: Workbook mit Lernsoftware und Audio-CD

    Schmidt, T. (Editor) & Edelhoff, C. (Editor), 2015, Diesterweg. 144 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation