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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Corpus Linguistics for Sociolinguistics: A guide for research
O'Sullivan, J., Amador-Moreno, C. P. & Barron, A., 2025, Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 270 p. (Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Context and appropriateness: micro meets macro
Fetzer, A. (Editor), 2007, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 265 p. (Pragmatics & beyond)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Connecting sustainability and culture: Building competencies through virtual exchange
Birdman, J., Çelik, H., Pandarova, I., Barron, A., Benitt, N. & Schmidt, T., 08.04.2025, North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education. Leal Filho, W., Newman, J., Lange Salvia, A., Viera Trevisan, L. & Corazza, L. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 729-747 19 p. (World Sustainability Series; vol. Part F280).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Comparing Empirical Methodologies in Pragmatics: A Meta-Analysis of Research on Directive Speech Acts
Flöck, I. & Geluykens, R., 2024, Analyzing Pragmatic Variation in English: New Developments in Contrastive, Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Pragmatics. Geluykens , R. & Flöck, I. (eds.). München: LINCOM Europa, p. 47-87 41 p. 3. (LINCOM studies in pragmatics ; vol. 34).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Comparative Children's Literature
O'Sullivan, E., 05.03.2005, Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 256 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book