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.
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Picture books in teacher training: creative writing and intercultural learning with Das Land der Ecken and Die Englandreise
O'Sullivan, E. & Rösler, D., 2005, Niemals zu früh und selten zu spät: Fremdsprachenunterricht in Schule und Erwachsenenbildung: Festschrift für Jürgen Quetz. Burwitz-Melzer, E. & Solmecke, G. (eds.). Berlin: Cornelsen-Verlag, p. 161-169 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Picturing the World for Children: Early Nineteenth-Century Images of Foreign Nations
O'Sullivan, E., 09.2017, Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children’s Literature: From the Enlightenment to the Present Day. O'Sullivan, E. & Immel, A. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 51-70 20 p. (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Pinocchio goes postmodern: perils of a puppet in the United States, Richard Wunderlich and Thomas J. Morrissey, Routledge, 2008
O'Sullivan, E., 12.2009, In: International Research in Children's Literature. 2, 2, p. 291-292 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Playing by Their Rules: Why Issues of Capital (Should) Influence Digital Game-Based Language Learning in Schools
Blume, C., 2019, In: CALICO Journal . 36, 1, p. 19-38 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Playing the past to understand the present: Using the serious digital game City of Immigrants to enhance pragmatic and media literacy skills
Blume, C., 05.2020, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 54, 165, p. 40-47 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Poetik der Nation: Englishness in der englischen Romantik
Köhler, U. K., 26.09.2019, Leiden/Boston: Brill Rodopi. 254 p. (Studia Imagologica; vol. 25)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Political discourse as mediated and public discourse
Fetzer, A. & Weizman, E., 01.02.2006, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 38, 2, p. 143-153 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Political discourse in the media: cross-cultural perspectives
Fetzer, A. (ed.) & Lauerbach, G. E. (ed.), 27.06.2007, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 379 p. (Pragmatics & beyond)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Postcolonial Storytellers: Dionne Brand, Thomas King, and Rohinton Mistry
Moss, M., 2010, The Canadian Mosaic in the Age of Transnationalism. Ernst, J. & Glaser, B. (eds.). Heidelberg: Winter Universitätsverlag, p. 97-108 12 p. (Anglistische Forschungen; no. 406).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review