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.

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    Hypertexts in context: micro meets macro

    Fetzer, A., 2005, Anglistentag 2004 Aachen: Proceedings. Moessner, L. & Schmidt, C. M. (eds.). Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, p. 325-336 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    Maar, Paul

    O'Sullivan, E., 2006, The Oxford encyclopedia of children's literature: Vol. 3: Luca - Slot. Zipes, J. D. (ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press, p. 9 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  3. Published

    S is for Spaniard: the representation of foreign nations in ABCs and picturebooks

    O'Sullivan, E., 12.2009, In: European Journal of English Studies. 13, 3, p. 333-349 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Idylle und Ernüchterung: eine imagologische Analyse des Irlandbilds in der deutschsprachigen Literatur nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg

    O'Sullivan, E., 2007, Horizonte verschmelzen: zur Hermeneutik der Vermittlung ; Hartmut Eggert zum 70. Geburtstag. Brittnacher, H. R. (ed.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 117-128 12 p.

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

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    Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Deutschunterricht

    O'Sullivan, E. & Rösler, D., 2002, In: Fremdsprache Deutsch. 27, p. 5-9 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Edward Lear, A book of nonsense

    Feest, C. F. & O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Kes - Len. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart [u.a.]: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 9. p. 744 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    "And I Think That Is a Very Straightforward Way of Dealing With It'': The Communicative Function of Cognitive Verbs in Political Discourse

    Fetzer, A., 01.12.2008, In: Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 27, 4, p. 384-396 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Challenges in political interviews: an intercultural analysis

    Fetzer, A., 2007, Political discourse in the media. Fetzer, A. (ed.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 163-195 33 p.

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

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    If i may say so: indexing appropriateness in dialogue

    Fetzer, A., 2007, Context and appropriateness. Fetzer, A. (ed.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 115-145 31 p.

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