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.
- 2025
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Discourse of ‘Self’ and ‘Other’ in Newspaper Editorials on Insecurity in Nigeria
Osisanwo, A., 09.2025, In: Journal of Asian and African Studies. 60, 6, p. 4001-4021 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human trafficking in nairaland digital community: A corpus-assisted critical discourse study
Osisanwo, A., 08.2025, In: Discourse Studies. 27, 4, p. 590-609 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Manipulative and Recruitment Strategies in Boko Haram Terrorist Statements
Osisanwo, A., 08.2025, In: Journal of Asian and African Studies. 60, 5, p. 3303-3318 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
“We Are All Migrants”: Ideological Construction of Xenophobia in Nigerian and South African Newspaper Reports
Alugbin, M. & Osisanwo, A., 31.07.2025, (Accepted/In press) In: African Journalism Studies. 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Implicit statistical learning and working memory predict EFL development and written task outcomes in adolescents
Pili-Moss, D., Hamrick, P., Schmidt, T., Meurers, D. & Wendebourg, K., 01.07.2025, In: System. 131, 14 p., 103656.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Insecurity and Safety Complications in Nigeria: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of Human Security Threat in Nigerian Newspaper Reports
Osisanwo, A., 06.2025, In: Corpus Pragmatics. 9, 2, p. 167-198 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The relationship between long-term memory ability and instructed second language learning: Evidence from research and implications for practice
Pili-Moss, D., 06.2025, In: Instructed Second Language Acquisition. 8, 2, p. 172-192 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effective digital practice in the competence-oriented English as a foreign language classroom in Germany: Focus on L2 development and feedback in an intelligent tutorial system
Schmidt, T. & Pili-Moss, D., 14.05.2025, Innovative Teaching and Classroom Processes: Research Perspectives from Germany and China. Ehmke, T. & Lee, J.C.-K. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 146-158 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Virtual-exchange collaboration timeline planner
Birdman, J., Barron, A., Schmidt, T., Pandarova, I., Çiçek, O. & Benitt, N., 17.04.2025, 5 p. Twillo.deResearch output: other publications › Other › Transfer
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“The Learning Process Is Mutual”: Connecting Student Teachers and In-Service Teachers in Intercultural Virtual Exchange
Werner, S. & O’Dowd, R., 16.04.2025, In: Social Sciences. 14, 4, 18 p., 242.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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DELT – Digitally-Enhanced Language Teaching: Ein standortübergreifendes Lehr-Lernkonzept zur digitalisierungsbezogenen Professionalisierung von Englischlehramtsstudierenden
Schmidt, J., Klaasen, L., Wucherpfennig, S., Blume, C., Rossa, H. & Schmidt, T., 14.04.2025, Grenzen, Grenzräume, Entgrenzungen: Perspektiven in der Fremdsprachenforschung. Kulovics, N., Mentz, O. & Raith, T. (eds.). Bielefeld: wbv Media, p. 167-183 17 p. (Beiträge zur Fremdsprachenforschung; vol. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Connecting sustainability and culture: Building competencies through virtual exchange
Birdman, J., Çelik, H., Pandarova, I., Barron, A., Benitt, N. & Schmidt, T., 08.04.2025, North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education. Leal Filho, W., Newman, J., Lange Salvia, A., Viera Trevisan, L. & Corazza, L. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 729-747 19 p. (World Sustainability Series; vol. Part F280).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › 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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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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Pre-Collaboration virtual exchange planning sheet
Birdman, J., Barron, A., Schmidt, T., Çiçek, O., Pandarova, I. & Benitt, N., 22.03.2025, 5 p.Research output: other publications › Other › Transfer
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Student Game Design for Language Learning
Schmidt, T., 18.03.2025, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Computer-Assisted Language Learning. McCallum, L. & Tafazoli, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 1. 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Creative Potential of Multilingual Picturebooks: Perspectives from Literary Studies and Foreign Language Teaching Research
O’Sullivan, E. & Rösler, D., 18.02.2025, Creative Readings of Multilingual Picturebooks: International and Transdisciplinary Perspectives. Hartmann, E. C. & McGillicuddy, Á. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 105-121 17 p. (Routledge research in literacy education).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Inszenierung
Küppers, A. & Schmidt, T., 15.02.2025, Metzler Lexikon Fremdsprachendidaktik : Ansätze – Methoden – Grundbegriffe. Surkamp, C. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 202-203 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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“I'll get it”: Payment offers, payment offer sequences and gender on First Dates
Barron, A., 01.2025, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 235, p. 4-25 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Check your BP today! Content structure and narrative types in health advice stories on Twitter Naija
Inya, O., 2025, (Accepted/In press) The Linguistic Expression of Culture, Identity and Social Issues in Sub-Sahara Africa. AHP PublicationsResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review