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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“I'll get it”: Payment offers, payment offer sequences and gender on First Dates
Barron, A., 01.2025, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 235, p. 4-25 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › 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
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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. Filho, W. L., Newman, J., Lange, S. A., Trevisan, L. V. & 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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US English and Pragmatic Norms
Barron, A., 2025, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes: Translanguaging and world Englishes - Zimbabwe English. Bolton, K. (ed.). Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Vol. 6. p. 3937-3947 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Remote? Präsenz? Hybrid? Blended? Postpandemisches Lehren und Lernen in Bildungsinstitutionen
O'Sullivan, E. & Rösler, D., 2024, Literaturvermittlung im virtuellen Raum: Beiträge zur digitalen germanistischen Hochschullehre. Eckart, M., Fjordevik , A., Langemeyer, P., Löwe, C., Marx Åberg, A. & Solheim, B. (eds.). Berlin: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 153-173 290 p. (Nordeuropäische Arbeiten zur Literatur, Sprache und Kultur; vol. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Necessity and Challenges of Researching Sexual Abuse in Amish Communities
Völz, S., 2024, In: Journal of Mennonite Studies. 42, p. 193-219 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Albert, Alice, Alfred: Variations of Love in the Victorian Era
O'Sullivan, E., 2024, Liebe zwischen Norm, Freiheit und Transzendenz: Erscheinungsformen in Philosophie, Literatur und Gesellschaft. Jürgens, A. & Schmidt, S. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Academia Verlag, p. 149-184 36 p. (Philosophie und Literatur; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Komik: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 2024
Benner, J. (Editor), von Glasenapp, G. (Editor), Lötscher, C. (Editor), O'Sullivan, E. (Editor) & Stemmann, A. (Editor), 01.12.2024, Frankfurt: Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung. 170 p. (Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung; vol. 2024)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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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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Pentecostal voices and discourse perspectives to LGBTQ+ narratives in Nigeria
Osisanwo, A. & Alugbin, M., 04.11.2024, (Accepted/In press) In: African Identities. 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review