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.
- Accepted/In press
Corpus Linguistics for Sociolinguistics: A guide for research
O'Sullivan, J., Amador-Moreno, C. P. & Barron, A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) London, GB: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. (Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides!)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Payment offers, suggestions to share expenses and payment negotiation sequences on initial dates in Germany and the United Kingdom
Barron, A., 04.2025, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 239, p. 56-76 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Children's classics and translation
O'Sullivan, E., 08.02.2024, Translation and the Classic. Bandia, P. F., Hadley, J. & McElduff, S. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 73-91 19 p. 4Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Manipulative and Recruitment Strategies in Boko Haram Terrorist Statements
Osisanwo, A., 17.02.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Asian and African Studies. 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The First Steps of Blended Mobility in European Higher Education: A Survey of Blended Intensive Programmes
O'Dowd, R. & Werner, S., 11.2024, In: Journal of Studies in International Education. 28, 5, p. 798-817 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The rhetorical structure of marketisation in selected emails of tertiary institutions
Olajimbiti, E. O. & Dada, S. A., 11.07.2023, Transformation of Higher Education Through Institutional Online Spaces. Taiwo, R., Idowu-Faith, B. & Ajiboye, S. (eds.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 110-126 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Gender, ethnic and class as humour strategies in stand-up comedy of Bovi, Kenny Blaq, Akpororo and Basket Mouth
Osisanwo, A. & Ilesanmi, O., 2023, In: Comedy Studies. 14, 1, p. 20-35 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Identity construction and representation in education - centred internet memes
Osisanwo, A. & Falade, T. M., 11.07.2023, Transformation of Higher Education Through Institutional Online Spaces. Taiwo, R., Idowu-Faith, B. & Ajiboye, S. (eds.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 50-71 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Creating curricula for competence: Findings from a comparison of three sustainability graduate programs
Birdman, J. & Lang, D. J., 29.03.2025, North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education.. Filho, W. L., Newman, J., Salvia, A. L., Trevisan, L. V. & Corazza, L. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 1173-1188 16 p. (World Sustainability Series; vol. Part F280).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Irish English and Variational Pragmatics
Barron, A., 2024, The Oxford Handbook of Irish English. Hickey, R. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 400-425 26 p. (Oxford handbooks in linguistics).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review