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. 2014
  2. Published

    Results from the U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2012

    Kaliampos, J. (Editor), 06.2014, In: American Studies Journal. 32, 58, 5 p., 06.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  3. Published

    Bilderwelten - Weltbilder : intermediale Repräsentation fremder und eigener Nationen in ABC- und Bilderbüchern

    O'Sullivan, E., 2014, Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung international: Ansichten und Aussichten ; Festschrift für Hans-Heino Ewers. von Glasenapp, G., Dolle-Weinkauff, B. & Dettmar, U. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 89-108 20 p. (Kinder- und Jugendkultur, -literatur und -medien: Theorie - Geschichte - Didaktik ; vol. 93).

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

  4. Published

    Climate Challenge: An environmental video game to develop environmental competency

    Jones, R. D., 2014, In: Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht. Englisch. 48, 129, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Der implizite Übersetzer in der Kinderliteratur: Ein Beitrag zur Theorie des kinderliterarischen Übersetzens

    O'Sullivan, E., 2014, Text-Notationen: Übersetzung und Mehrsprachigkeit im Bereich der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur . Lexe, H. & Cevela, I. (eds.). 2. ed. Wien: STUBE, p. 4-13 10 p. (Fernkurs Kinder- und Jugendliteratur : Projekte).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  6. Published

    Discourse pragmatics: Signposting a vast field

    Barron, A. & Schneider, K. P., 2014, Pragmatics of Discourse. Barron, A. & Schneider, K. P. (eds.). Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter, p. 1-33 34 p. (Handbooks of Pragmatics; vol. III).

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

  7. Published

    From the particular to the universal (and back again?): Irish children's literature in Germany

    O'Sullivan, E., 2014, Ireland and the Irish in Germany – Reception and Perception. O’Reilly, C. & O’Regan, V. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 103-124 22 p.

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

  8. Published

    Games, culture and English - Bringing Digital Games and Gaming Culture into the EFL Classroom

    Jones, R. D. & Schmidt, T., 2014, In: Praxis Englisch. 6, p. 39-43 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducation

  9. Published

    Kommunikation – Korpus – Kultur: Ansätze und Konzepte einer kulturwissenschaftlichen Linguistik

    Benitt, N. (Editor), Koch, C. (Editor), Müller, K. (Editor), Saage, S. (Editor) & Schüler, L. (Editor), 2014, Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier. 244 p. (Giessen contributions to the study of culture; vol. 11)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Linguistik als Kulturwissenschaft? Überlegungen zum Zusammenhang von Sprache, Wissen und Kultur

    Schüler, L., Müller, K., Benitt, N., Koch, C. & Saage, S., 2014, Kommunikation – Korpus – Kultur: Ansätze und Konzepte einer kulturwissenschaftlichen Linguistik. Benitt, N., Koch, C., Müller, K., Saage, S. & Schüler, L. (eds.). 1 ed. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, p. 1-24 24 p. (Giessen contributions to the study of culture; vol. 11).

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

  11. Published

    New Ways of Teaching English: The U.S. Embassy Election Project 2012

    Kohl, M. (Editor) & Schmidt, T. (Editor), 2014, Lüneburg, Halle: Institute of English Studies Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 64 p. (American Studies Journal; no. 58)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch