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.
- 2008
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Shifting images: Germans in postwar British children's fiction
O'Sullivan, E., 2008, Under fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War. Goodenough, E. & Immel, A. (eds.). Detroit: Wayne State University Press, p. 77-89 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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The expression of non-alignment in British and German political interviews: Preferred and dispreferred variants
Fetzer, A., 2008, In: Functions of Language. 15, 1, p. 35-63 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Theme zones in contrast: an analysis of their linguistic realization in the communicative act of a non-acceptance
Fetzer, A., 2008, Languages and cultures in contrast and comparison. Ängeles, M. D. L. & Gonzälez, G. (eds.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 181-231 51 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Translating pictures (1999)
O'Sullivan, E., 2008, Considering children's literature: A Reader. Schwenke Wyile, A. (ed.). Peterborough, Ontario [u.a.]: Broadview Press, p. 117-126 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zur Verortung des Bösen in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
O'Sullivan, E., 2008, Das Böse heute: Formen und Funktionen. Faulstich, W. (ed.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 101-111 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zwei Welten: Testen und Prüfen in Deutschland
Quetz, J., 2008, In: Praxis Fremdsprachenunterricht : Englisch, Französisch, Russisch. 5, 1, p. 4-9 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
- 2007
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'l'll tell you what the truth is': the interactional organization of confiding in political interviews
Fetzer, A. & Johansson, M., 21.12.2007, In: Journal of Language and Politics. 6, 2, p. 147-177 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Well if that had been true, that would have been perfectly reasonable - Appeals to reasonableness in political interviews
Fetzer, A., 01.08.2007, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 39, 8, p. 1342-1359 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Political discourse in the media: cross-cultural perspectives
Fetzer, A. (Editor) & Lauerbach, G. E. (Editor), 27.06.2007, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 379 p. (Pragmatics & beyond)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Context, contexts and appropriateness
Fetzer, A., 01.01.2007, Context and appropriateness. Fetzer, A. (ed.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 3-27 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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At the periphery of the periphery: children's literature, global and local
O'Sullivan, E., 2007, Global fragments: (dis)orientation in the new world order. Bartels, A. & Wiemann, D. (eds.). Amsterdam: Rodopi, p. 241-258 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Authentische Aufnahmen für Übungen und Tests des Hörverstehens in Schule und Erwachsenenbildung
Quetz, J. & Burwitz-Melzer, E., 2007, Stein, Barbara: Wege zu anderen Sprachen und Kulturen: Festschrift für Frau Prof. Dr. Heidemarie Sarter . Stein, B. (ed.). Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač, p. 175-184 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Children's literature
O'Sullivan, E., 2007, Imagology: The Cultural Construction and Literary Representation of National Characters : a Critical Survey. Beller, M. & Leerssen, J. (eds.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Rodopi, p. 290-294 5 p. (Studia Imagologica; vol. 13).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Context and appropriateness: micro meets macro
Fetzer, A. (Editor), 2007, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 265 p. (Pragmatics & beyond)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Hans Blumenberg: Geschichten als Bausteine einer "Ästhetik der Entängstigung"
Moss, M., 2007, 15 Jahre Freie Lauenburgische Akademie: Festschrift für Dr. Werner Budesheim. Pries, M. (ed.). Freie Lauenburgische Akademie für Wissenschaft und Kultur, p. 145-154 10 p. (Beiträge für Wissenschaft und Kultur; no. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lexical markers of common grounds
Fetzer, A. (Editor) & Fischer, K. (Editor), 2007, 1. ed. ed. Amsterdam: Brill. 214 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Scholarly editions and encyclopedia › Research
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Literaturbeziehungen: Repräsentationen fremder Nationen und Kulturen in der Literatur
O'Sullivan, E., 2007, Beziehungskulturen. Faulstich, W. (ed.). München [u.a.]: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 166-183 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research