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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Fremdsprachendidaktik in englischsprachigen Ländern
Byram, M., Lapkin, S., Lo Bianco, J., Met, M., Scott, A. & Benitt, N. (Translator), 2010, Handbuch Fremdsprachendidaktik. Hallet, W. & Königs, F. G. (eds.). 1 ed. Seelze-Velber: Klett/Kallmeyer, p. 28-35 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Fremdsprachendidaktiker im Furioso: eine Glosse
Quetz, J. & Burwitz-Melzer, E., 2006, Ach!texte - Didak-Tick der (modernen, unmodernen und außerirdischen) Sprachen: eine etwas andere Festschrift für Claus Gnutzmann zum 60. Geburtstag. Intemann, F. & Königs, F. G. (eds.). Bochum: AKS-Verlag, p. 9-23 15 p. (Fremdsprachen in Lehre und Forschung; vol. 41).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Flucht und Migration: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 2017
Dettmar, U. (Editor), von Glasenapp, G. (Editor), O'Sullivan, E. (Editor), Roeder, C. (Editor) & Tomkowiak, I. (Editor), 2017, Frankfurt am Main: Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung. 233 p. (Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung; vol. 2017)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Flippin‘ In – Ein literaturbasiertes YouTube-Inszenierungsprojekt im Englischunterricht der Klasse 11
Schmidt, T., 2011, Inszenierungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht: Grundlagen, Formen, Perspektiven. Küppers, A., Schmidt, T. & Walter, M. (eds.). Braunschweig: Diesterweg, p. 192-207 16 p. (Unterrichts-Perspektiven Fremdsprachen).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Fakt, Fake und Fiktion: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 2019
von Glasenapp, G. (Editor), O'Sullivan, E. (Editor), Roeder, C. (Editor), Staiger, M. (Editor) & Tomkowiak, I. (Editor), 01.12.2019, Frankfurt am Main: Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung. 220 p. (Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung; vol. 2019)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Facing Apathy in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Death Watch”
Völz, S., 2015, Unbraiding the short story: selected articles from the conference. Lee, M. A. & Penn, A. (eds.). 1. ed. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, p. 234-246 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Extending talk on a prescribed discussion topic in a learner-native speaker eTandem learning task
Black, E., 05.2017, In: Language Learning in Higher Education. 7, 1, p. 161-184 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exposing Sexual Abuse among the Amish and Seeking Social Change: Misty Griffin’s Tears of the Silenced
Völz, S., 2025, Life Narratives, Creativity, and the Social in the Americas. Raussert, W. & Teixeira, S. R. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Saur, p. 183-200 18 p. (American Frictions; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring Difficult History Lessons, Identity Construction, the Artistic Expansion of Sitcom Storytelling Tools in the Black-ish Episode, "Juneteenth"
Völz, S., 2025, Teaching Popular Culture in the Humanities Classroom. Archiopoli, A., Hampsten, K. & Fish Hatfield, E. (eds.). Lanham: Lexington Books, p. 162-175 14 p. (Education and Popular Culture).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review