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

    Introduction: Children's Literature Global and Local

    O'Sullivan, E., Reynolds, K. & Romoren, R., 2005, Children's Literature Global and Local: Social and Aesthetic Perspectives. O'Sullivan, E., Reynolds, K. & Romoren, R. (eds.). Oslo: Novus Press, p. 11-22 12 p.

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

  2. Published

    The "All-in-One Module" on Native North America: Cultural Studies Meets Project Seminar

    Henck, M., Moss, M. & Völz, S., 2011, White-Indian Relations: Moving into the 21st Century. Henck, M., Moss, M. & Völz, S. (eds.). Galda + Wilch Verlag, p. 17-27 8 p.

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

  3. Published

    Kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung – Einflüsse von Digitalisierung und Internet

    Klawitter, J., Lobin, H. & Schmidt, T., 2012, Kulturwissenschaften digital : Neue Forschungsfragen und Methoden . Schmidt, T., Lobin, H. & Klawitter, J. (eds.). 1. ed. Campus Verlag, p. 9-29 21 p. (Interaktiva; vol. 12).

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

  4. Published

    Kulturwissenschaften Digital: Neue Forschungsfragen und Methoden

    Klawitter, J. (Editor), Lobin, H. (Editor) & Schmidt, T. (Editor), 2012, 1. ed. Frankfurt, New york: Campus Verlag. 187 p. (Interaktiva; vol. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Interlanguage pragmatics: From use to acquisition to second language pedagogy

    Barron, A., 01.2012, In: Language Teaching. 45, 1, p. 44-63 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Smartphone = Smart Learning? Englischlernen per App und Co.

    Schmidt, T., 2013, In: At Work - Das Englisch-Magazin von Diesterweg. 15, 23/2013/14, p. 6-7 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducation

  7. Published

    Health and Language Integrated Gaming Online (HeaLinGo) as an innovative approach in School Health Promotion

    Schmidt, T., Schiemann, S., Dadaczynski, K. & Paulus, P., 2013, The 4th European Conference on Health Promoting Schools - Equity, Education and Health, Odense/ Dänemark. p. 151-152 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  8. 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

  9. Published

    Variational Pragmatics

    Barron, A., 01.01.2017, The Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics . Barron, A., Gu, Y. & Steen, G. (eds.). Abingdon/New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 91-104 14 p. (Routledge handbooks in applied linguistics).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Where pragmatics and dialectology meet: Introducing variational pragmatics

    Schneider, K. P. & Barron, A., 2012, Pragmatics II: Critical Concepts in Linguistics. Kasher, A. (ed.). London/New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Vol. Volume V. p. 369-400 33 p.

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