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. 2014
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    Topic selection and development in learner-native speaker voice-based telecollaborative discourse

    Barron, A., 2014, Ireland International Conference on Education: October 27- 30 , 2014, Dublin, Ireland; IICE-2014 Proceedings. Shoniregun, C. A. & Akmayeva, G. A. (eds.). Infonomics Society, p. 266-268 3 p.

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

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    Variational pragmatics

    Barron, A., 2014, The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (EAL): electronic version. Chapelle, C. A. (ed.). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., p. 1-7 8 p.

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

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    Web 2.0 Tasks in Action: EFL Learning in the U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2012

    Kaliampos, J. & Schmidt, T., 2014, In: American Studies Journal. 58, 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. 2013
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    Audio/Video Sampler: Authentische Filmsequenzen und Hörmaterialien für Englisch ab Klasse 9

    Edelhoff, C. (ed.) & Schmidt, T. (ed.), 26.06.2013, 1 ed. Braunschweig: Diesterweg.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

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    Ann Radcliffe's Gothic - A Subtle Plea for Female Education in the Arts and in the Sciences

    Köhler, U. K., 2013, Discovering the human: life science and the arts in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Blackmore, S. & Haekel, R. (eds.). Göttingen: V&R unipress, p. 105-113 9 p.

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

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    Children's literature and translation studies

    O'Sullivan, E., 2013, The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies. Millan-Varela, C. & Bartrina, F. (eds.). London, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 451-463 13 p.

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

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    For Young Readers and Adults Alike? Children's Books in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

    O'Sullivan, E. & Rösler, D., 2013, In: Hard Times . 93, p. 59-63 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review

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