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

    New Ways of Teaching English: The U.S. Embassy Election Project 2012

    Kohl, M. (Editor) & Schmidt, T. (Editor), 2014, Lüneburg, Halle: Institute of English Studies Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 64 p. (American Studies Journal; no. 58)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  2. Published

    Notting Hill Gate: Workbook mit Audio-CD

    Schmidt, T. (Editor) & Edelhoff, C. (Editor), 2014, Diesterweg. 144 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  3. Published

    Interculturally Wired, Locally Connected: Online Collaboration and Intercultural Learning in a Bi-national Blended Learning Project

    Kaliampos, J., 11.2014, International Conference ICT for Language Learning: Conference Proceedings. Martellini, L. (ed.). 1 ed. Libreriauniversitaria.it Edizioni, 5 p.

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

  4. Published

    Bilderwelten - Weltbilder : intermediale Repräsentation fremder und eigener Nationen in ABC- und Bilderbüchern

    O'Sullivan, E., 2014, Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung international: Ansichten und Aussichten ; Festschrift für Hans-Heino Ewers. von Glasenapp, G., Dolle-Weinkauff, B. & Dettmar, U. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 89-108 20 p. (Kinder- und Jugendkultur, -literatur und -medien: Theorie - Geschichte - Didaktik ; vol. 93).

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

  5. Published

    From the particular to the universal (and back again?): Irish children's literature in Germany

    O'Sullivan, E., 2014, Ireland and the Irish in Germany – Reception and Perception. O’Reilly, C. & O’Regan, V. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 103-124 22 p.

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

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Eliciting Learner Perceptions of Web 2.0 Tasks through Mixed-Methods Classroom Research

    Kaliampos, J., 08.2014, Sprachenausbildung, Sprachen bilden aus, Bildung aus Sprachen: Dokumentation zum 25. Kongress für Fremdsprachendidaktik der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung (DGFF) Augsburg, September 2013. Fäcke, C., Rost-Roth, M. & Thaler, E. (eds.). 1 ed. Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 241-252 12 p. (Beiträge zur Fremdsprachenforschung; no. 13).

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

  8. Published

    Web 2.0 Tasks in Action: EFL Learning in the U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2012

    Kaliampos, J. & Schmidt, T., 2014, In: American Studies Journal. 58, 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Mündlichkeit fördern und bewerten: Anregungen zur Differenzierung im kommunikativen Englischunterricht

    Edelhoff, C. (Editor) & Schmidt, T. (Editor), 2013, Braunschweig: Diesterweg. 54 p. (Perspektiven Englisch; no. 11)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesEducation

  10. Published

    Smartphone = Smart Learning? Englischlernen per App und Co.

    Schmidt, T., 2013, In: At Work - Das Englisch-Magazin von Diesterweg. 15, 23/2013/14, p. 6-7 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducation