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. Book › Research
  2. Published

    Comparative children's literature

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 210 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  3. Published

    Comparative Children's Literature

    O'Sullivan, E., 05.03.2005, Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 256 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  4. Published

    The Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics

    Barron, A. (ed.), Gu, Y. (ed.) & Steen, G. (ed.), 01.01.2017, Abingdon /New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 580 p. (Routledge handbooks in applied linguistics)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  5. Comments / Debate / Reports › Transfer
  6. Published

    Unmarked Graves: Yet Another Legacy of Canada's Residential School System: An Interview with Niki Thorne

    Thorne, N. & Moss, M., 19.04.2022, In: New American Studies Journal: A Forum. 72, 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsTransfer

  7. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  8. Published

    Enhancing EFL classroom instruction via the FeedBook: effects on language development and communicative language use.

    Pili-Moss, D., Schmidt, T., Blume, C., Middelanis, L. & Meurers, D., 12.12.2022, Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data : short papers from EUROCALL 2022. Arnbjörnsdóttir, B., Bédi, B., Bradley, L., Friðriksdóttir, K., Garðarsdóttir, H., Thouësny, S. & Whelpton, M. J. (eds.). Voillans: Research-publishing.net, p. 328-333 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  9. Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  10. Published

    American Studies

    Hübner, A., 08.07.2021, Handbook of Historical Animal Studies. Roscher, M., Krebber, A. & Mizelle, B. (eds.). Oldenbourg: DE GRUYTER Poland, p. 69-84 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Around the World in a Jiffy: Humorous Treatments of Around-the-World Travel in German Children’s Books and Games

    O'Sullivan, E., 01.10.2019, The World of Children: Foreign Cultures in Nineteenth-Century German Education and Entertainment. Lässig, S. & Weiß, A. (eds.). New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books, p. 203-227 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  12. Published

    A "Whale" of a Problem: Indigenous Tradition vs. Ecological Taboo

    Moss, M., 24.04.2015, Twenty-First Century Perspectives on Indigenous Studies: Native North America in (Trans)Motion. Däwes, B., Fitz, K. & Meyer, S. N. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Vol. 1. p. 172-184 13 p. (Routledge research in transnational indigenous perspectives).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  13. Published

    Bernard Malamud (1914-1986)

    Völz, S., 19.01.2022, Handbook of the American Short Story. Redling, E. & Scheiding, O. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 425-443 19 p. (Handbooks of English and American studies; vol. 15).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  14. Published

    Digital language teaching after COVID-19: what can we learn from the crisis?

    Werner, S. & Küplüce, C., 2021, CALL and professionalisation: short papers from EUROCALL 2021.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review