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

    Non-acceptances in context

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

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Published

    Neorealism: Between Innovation and Continuation

    Claviez, T. (Editor) & Moss, M. (Editor), 2004, Heidelberg: Winter Universitätsverlag. (Amerika-Studien : American studies ; a quarterly; vol. 49, no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  6. Published

    Negative theme zones in political interviews: a contrastive analysis of German and English turn-initial positions

    Fetzer, A., 2006, Studies in contrastive linguistics: Proceedings of the 4th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference. U. D. S. D. C. (ed.). p. 305-312 8 p. ( Cursos e congresos da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela; no. 170).

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

  7. Published

    Negative theme zones in political interviews: a contrastive analysis of German and English turn-initial positions

    Fetzer, A., 2005, Pressetextsorten im Vergleich. Lenk, H. E. H. & Chesterman, A. (eds.). Hildesheim [u.a.]: Georg Olms Verlag AG, p. 283-301 19 p. (Germanistische Linguistik / Monographien; vol. 17).

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

  8. Published

    Natur schreiben: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 2022

    von Glasenapp, G. (Editor), Lötscher, C. (Editor), O'Sullivan, E. (Editor), Roeder, C. (Editor) & Tomkowiak, I. (Editor), 2022, Frankfurt: Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung. 247 p. (Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung; vol. 2022)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  9. Published

    Native American Literature: From Creation Story to Pulitzer Prize

    Moss, M., 2016, Teaching Native American Literature in Europe. Däwes, B. & Baudemann, K. (eds.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 35-47 13 p. (LWU - Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht; vol. 49, no. 1).

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

  10. Published

    Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature

    O'Sullivan, E., 2006, Children's literature: Vol. 4: International and comparative. Hunt, P. (ed.). London [u.a.]: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 145-157 13 p. (Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies).

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