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.

Topics

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. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Peer-reviewed
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    I’m so sorry: Intensification in American English across time

    Barron, A., 2023, Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book. Viana, V. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 188-192 5 p. 37

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    Inklusiven Fremdsprachenunterricht gestalten - Von Theorie-Praxis-Netzwerken, multiprofessionellen Teams und interdisziplinärer Forschung

    Schmidt, T., 2017, Inklusion, Diversität und das Lehren und Lernen fremder Sprachen: Arbeitspapiere der 37. Frühjahrskonferenz zur Erforschung des Fremdsprachenunterrichts. Burwitz-Melzer, E., Königs, F. G., Riemer, C. & Schmelter, L. (eds.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 285-295 11 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik).

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    Inszenierungen – Present tense incarnate im Fremdsprachenunterricht

    Küppers, A., Schmidt, T. & Walter, M., 2011, Inszenierungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht: Grundlagen, Formen, Perspektiven. Küppers, A., Schmidt, T. & Walter, M. (eds.). Braunschweig: Diesterweg, p. 5-17 13 p. (Unterrichtsperspektiven Fremdsprachen).

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    Interaktives Fremdsprachenlernen: Potenziale und Herausforderungen

    Jones, R. D., Stuhlmann, S. & Zeyer, T., 2016, Interaktivität beim Fremdsprachenlehren und -lernen mit digitalen Medien: Hit oder Hype?. Zeyer, T., Stuhlmann, S. & Jones, R. D. (eds.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 11-42 32 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik).

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    Introducing WIR: The Name Game

    Henck, M., Moss, M. & Völz, S., 2011, White-Indian Relations: Moving into the 21st Century. Henck, M., Moss, M. & Völz, S. (eds.). Berlin/Madison, WI.: Galda + Wilch Verlag, p. 7-14 8 p.

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    Introduction

    Claviez, T. & Moss, M., 2000, Mirror-Writing: Re-Constructions of Native American Identity. Claviez, T. & Moss, M. (eds.). Berlin/Cambridge, MA: Galda + Wilch Verlag, p. V-VII

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    “It’s not as academic and impossible as it seems to be” – Aktionsforschung und berufliches Selbstvertrauen in der fremdsprachlichen Lehrerbildung

    Benitt, N., 2016, Fremdsprachendidaktische Professionsforschung: Brennpunkt Lehrerbildung. Legutke, M. K. & Schart, M. (eds.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 269-290 22 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik).

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    Jogos digitais interativos e aplicativos gamificados para a aprendizagem de línguas na era digital

    Blume, C. & Schmidt, T., 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. 76-96 21 p.

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    John Franklin's Expedition into the Arctic "Heart of Darkness"

    Moss, M., 2017, Atlantic Islands in the Americas: Sites of Cultural Contact and Identity Formation. Zimmermann, J. & Winkler, E. (eds.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 35-57 23 p.

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    Komik im (kinder)literaturtheoretischen Diskurs

    O'Sullivan, E., 18.12.2018, Komik in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur: Subversivität und Vergnügen im Fremdsprachenunterricht. Burwitz-Melzer, E., Caspari, D. & O'Sullivan, E. (eds.). Wien: Praesens Verlag, p. 19-42 24 p. (Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Sprachenunterricht; vol. 6).

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    Kulturell geprägte Konventionen des Sprachgebrauchs

    Barron, A., 2016, Handbuch Fremdsprachenunterricht . Burwitz-Melzer, E., Mehlhorn, G., Riemer, C., Bausch, K-R. & Krumm, H-J. (eds.). 6 ed. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 131-136 6 p. 28

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    Kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung – Einflüsse von Digitalisierung und Internet

    Klawitter, J., Lobin, H. & Schmidt, T., 2012, Kulturwissenschaften digital : Neue Forschungsfragen und Methoden . Schmidt, T., Lobin, H. & Klawitter, J. (eds.). 1. ed. Campus Verlag, p. 9-29 21 p. (Interaktiva; vol. 12).

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    Lehrerbildung - besser interaktiv? Videokonferenzen als digitale Brücke zwischen Theorie und Praxis in der Englischlehrerausbildung

    Benitt, N. & Schmidt, T., 2016, Interaktivität beim Fremdsprachenlehren und -lernen mit digitalen Medien: Hip oder Hype?. Zeyer, T., Stuhlmann, S. & Jones, R. D. (eds.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 259-283 25 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik).

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    "Life with Uncle": Das Bild der USA in der kanadischen Literatur

    Moss, M., 2011, 20 Jahre Freie Lauenburgische Akademie für Wissenschaft und Kultur. Budesheim, W. (ed.). Wentorf: Freie Lauenburgische Akademie für Wissenschaft und Kultur, p. 128-137 10 p. (Beiträge für Wissenschaft und Kultur; no. 10).

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    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).

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    Make it Irish! Reprints and hibernicizations for (young) Irish readers in eighteenth-century Dublin.

    O'Sullivan, E., 15.08.2023, Transnational Books for Children 1750-1900: Producers, consumers, encounters.. Appel, C., Christensen, N. & Grenby, M. O. (eds.). 1 ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 226–249 24 p. (Children's Literature, Culture, and Cognition; vol. 15).

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    Media-Assisted Foreign Language Learning - Concepts and Functions

    Schmidt, T. & Strasser, T., 2018, Teaching English as a Foreign Language: An Introduction. Suhrkamp, C. & Viebrock, B. (eds.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 211-231 21 p.

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    Mimesis als Grenzüberschreitung: "Körperarbeit" in der amerikanischen Literatur des 21. Jahrhunderts

    Moss, M., 2008, Amerikanisches Erzählen nach 2000: Eine Bestandsaufnahme. Domsch, S. (ed.). München: Edition Text + Kritik, p. 239-249 11 p.

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    Miss Zimmermann and her Successors: German Versions of Alice in Wonderland

    O'Sullivan, E., 2015, Alice in a World of Wonderlands: The Translations of Lewis Carroll's Masterpiece. Vol 1: Essays. Lindseth, J. A. & Tannenbaum, A. (eds.). 1 ed. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, Vol. 1. p. 259-269 11 p.

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    Norms and variation in L2 pragmatics

    Barron, A., 2019, The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and pragmatics. Taguchi, N. (ed.). Abingdon/New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 447-461 15 p. 29. (Routledge handbooks in second language acquisition).

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