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. 2016
  2. Published

    Digitales Spielen und Lernen - A Perfect Match? Pädagogische Betrachtungen vom kindlichen Spiel zum digitalen Lernspiel

    Schmidt, T., Schmidt, I. & Schmidt, P. R., 2016, Gesundheit spielend fördern: Potenziale und Herausforderungen von digitalen Spielanwendungen für die Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention. Dadacynski, K., Schiemann, S. & Paulus, P. (eds.). Weinheim, Basel: Beltz Juventa Verlag, p. 18-49 33 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Digital Games and Fan-Discourse: Implications and Considerations for Complex Task Development in the EFL Classroom

    Jones, R. D., 2016, Web 2.0 und komplexe Kompetenzaufgaben im Fremdsprachenunterricht. Becker, C., Blell, G. & Rössler, A. (eds.). Frankfurt a. M.: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 157-170 14 p. ( Fremdsprachendidaktik inhalts- und lernorientiert; vol. 32).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Einfachheit im (kinder)literaturtheoretischen Diskurs

    O'Sullivan, E., 2016, Einfachheit in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur: Ein Gewinn für den Fremdsprachenunterricht. Burwitz-Melzer, E. & O'Sullivan, E. (eds.). Wien: Praesens Verlag, p. 17-32 16 p. (Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Sprachenunterricht; vol. 3).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Einfachheit in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur: Ein Gewinn für den Fremdsprachenunterricht

    Burwitz-Melzer, E. (ed.) & O'Sullivan, E. (ed.), 2016, Wien: Praesens Verlag. 212 p. (Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Sprachenunterricht; vol. 3)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Einleitung

    Burwitz-Melzer, E. & O'Sullivan, E., 2016, Einfachheit in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur: Ein Gewinn für den Fremdsprachenunterricht. Burwitz-Melzer, E. & O'Sullivan, E. (eds.). Wien: Praesens Verlag, p. 7-14 8 p. (Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Sprachenunterricht; vol. 3).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Englishness in German translations of Alice in Wonderland

    O'Sullivan, E., 2016, Interconnecting Translation Studies and Imagology. van Doorslaer, L., Flynn, P. & Leerssen, J. (eds.). Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 87-107 21 p. (Benjamins Translation Library; vol. 119).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Fun and Military Games: The War in German Picturebooks, 1914-1915

    O'Sullivan, E., 2016, Children's Literature and Culture of the First World War. Paul, L., Johnston, R. R. & Short, E. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 197-213 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Gender Representation in Selected EFL Textbooks: A Diachronic Perspective

    Benitt, N. & Kurtz, J., 2016, Gender and Language Learning: Research and Practice. Elsner, D. & Lohe, V. (eds.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 169-188 20 p. (Narr Studienbücher).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransferpeer-review

  10. Published

    Interaktives Fremdsprachenlernen: Potenziale und Herausforderungen

    Jones, R. D., Stuhlmann, S. & Zeyer, T., 2016, Interaktivität beim Fremdsprachenlehren und -lernen mit digitalen Medien: Hit oder Hype?. Zeyer, T., Stuhlmann, S. & Jones, R. D. (eds.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 11-42 32 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Interaktivität beim Fremdsprachenlehren und -lernen mit digitalen Medien: Hit oder Hype?

    Zeyer, T. (ed.), Stuhlmann, S. (ed.) & Jones, R. D. (ed.), 2016, Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. 285 p. (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch