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

    Critérios para análise de jogos e aplicativos voltados para aprendizagem de línguas

    Schmidt, T., Blume, C. & Schmidt, I., 2018, Ensino de Línguas e Tecnologias Móveis: Políticas Públicas, Conceitos, Pesquisas e Práticas em Foco. Marques-Schäfer, G. & Rozenfeld, C. C. D. F. (eds.). São Paulo: Edições Hipótese, p. 97-111 15 p.

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

  2. Published

    Creating curricula for competence: Findings from a comparison of three sustainability graduate programs

    Birdman, J. & Lang, D. J., 29.03.2025, North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education.. Filho, W. L., Newman, J., Salvia, A. L., Trevisan, L. V. & Corazza, L. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 1173-1188 16 p. (World Sustainability Series; vol. Part F280).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Corrective Feedback beim formfokussierten digitalen Grammatiküben der Fremdsprache Englisch – eine kriteriengeleitete Analyse von Feedbackformen und -strategien am Beispiel von Duolingo

    Wucherpfennig, S. & Schmidt, T., 2024, Digitales Lehren und Lernen im Fachunterricht : Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Gegenstände und Prozesse. Michael, A., Michael, B., Christion, H. & Poldi, K. (eds.). Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag, p. 55-74 20 p.

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

  4. Accepted/In press

    Corpus Linguistics for Sociolinguistics: A guide for research

    O'Sullivan, J., Amador-Moreno, C. P. & Barron, A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) London, GB: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. (Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides!)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Contrastivity and comparability: Pragmatic variation across pluricentric varieties

    Barron, A., 01.11.2021, In: Sociolinguistica. 35, 1, p. 189-216 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Contexts and pragmatic strategies of COVID-19 related cartoons in Nigeria

    Olajimbiti, E. O. & Jolaoso, O. B., 25.06.2024, In: Language and Semiotic Studies. 10, 2, p. 267-289 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Context, contexts and appropriateness

    Fetzer, A., 01.01.2007, Context and appropriateness. Fetzer, A. (ed.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 3-27 25 p.

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

  8. Published

    Context and appropriateness: micro meets macro

    Fetzer, A. (Editor), 2007, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 265 p. (Pragmatics & beyond)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Constructing small talk in learner-native speaker voice-based telecollaboration: A focus on topic management and backchanneling

    Barron, A. & Black, E., 01.02.2015, In: System. 48, p. 112-128 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Constructing Identities and Narrating the Self: Sherman Alexie’s Flight as a Fictional Memoir

    Völz, S., 30.11.2015, In: Op. Cit.: Revista de Estudos Anglo-Americanos/A Journal of Anglo-American Studies. 2nd Series, 4, p. 1-19 20 p., 6.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review