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.
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Ondaatje's and Minghella's 'English Patients': Different Perspectives on Violence
Moss, M. & Fraunholz, J., 2001, In: Zeitschrift für Kanada-Studien. 21, 1, p. 125-138 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Recontextualizing context: grammaticality meets appropriateness
Fetzer, A., 25.03.2004, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 267 p. (Pragmatics & beyond; vol. 121)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Challenges in contrast: A function-to-form approach
Fetzer, A., 2009, In: Languages in Contrast. 9, 1, p. 73-97 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Reformulation and common grounds
Fetzer, A., 2007, Lexical markers of common grounds. Fetzer, A. & Fischer, K. (eds.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Brill, p. 157-179 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Children's literature
O'Sullivan, E., 2007, Imagology: The Cultural Construction and Literary Representation of National Characters : a Critical Survey. Beller, M. & Leerssen, J. (eds.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Rodopi, p. 290-294 5 p. (Studia Imagologica; vol. 13).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Jonathan Swift, A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people of Ireland from beeing a burden to their parents or the country, and for making them beneficial to the public
O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Sha - Szy. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart [u.a.]: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 15. p. 795 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Political discourse in the media: cross-cultural perspectives
Fetzer, A. (Editor) & Lauerbach, G. E. (Editor), 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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Meine Sprache wohnt woanders: Sprache als Heimat in Kinderliteratur und Kindheitsautobiographien
O'Sullivan, E., 2008, In: Kjl & m forschung.schule.bibliothek. 60, 4, p. 13-22 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Der Übersetzer als Performer: Harry Rowohlt erhält den Sonderpreis des Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreises 2005 für sein übersetzerisches Gesamtwerk
O'Sullivan, E., 2005, In: JuLit. 31, 4, p. 8-14 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Comparative children's literature
O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 210 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book