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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Native American Literature: From Creation Story to Pulitzer Prize
Moss, M., 2016, Teaching Native American Literature in Europe. Däwes, B. & Baudemann, K. (eds.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 35-47 13 p. (LWU - Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht; vol. 49, no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Discourses of Internationalism in Children’s Literature
O'Sullivan, E., 2017, Child autonomy and child governance in children's literature: Where Children Rule. Kelen, C. & Sundmark, B. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 30-42 13 p. (Children's literature and culture).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Picturing the World for Children: Early Nineteenth-Century Images of Foreign Nations
O'Sullivan, E., 09.2017, Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children’s Literature: From the Enlightenment to the Present Day. O'Sullivan, E. & Immel, A. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 51-70 20 p. (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children’s Literature: From the Enlightenment to the Present Day
O'Sullivan, E. (Editor) & Immel, A. (Editor), 09.2017, London: Palgrave Macmillan. 268 p. (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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The Plain People: Contemporary Perspectives and Future Prospects
Völz, S. (Editor) & Moss, M. (Editor), 25.10.2017, Göttingen: Universitätsverlag Göttingen. (American Studies Journal; vol. 63)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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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).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Writing Life, Writing Back, and Writing Through: Saloma Miller Furlong’s Why I Left the Amish: A Memoir and Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds
Völz, S., 2016, In: Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies. 4, 2, p. 201-219 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wir müssen reden. Interaktive Anwendungen zum fremdsprachlichen Sprechtraining
Schmidt, I. & Blume, C., 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. 211-235 25 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Was wirkt? Der Plakatparcours - ein Erfahrungsbericht
Hanemann, N. & Woltjen, G., 2009, Kultur | Natur. Kunst und Philosophie im Kontext der Stadtentwicklung: Textband. Haarmann, A. & Lemke, H. (eds.). Berlin: Jovis Verlag, p. 187-198 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review