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. 2009
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    Phantastische Kinder- und Jugendliteratur

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009

    Research output: Non-textual form typesData setEducation

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    Swift, Jonathan: Biogramm

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Sha-Szy. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 15. p. 789 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Was wirkt? Der Plakatparcours - ein Erfahrungsbericht

    Hanemann, N. & Woltjen, G., 2009, Kultur | Natur. Kunst und Philosophie im Kontext der Stadtentwicklung: Textband. Haarmann, A. & Lemke, H. (eds.). Berlin: Jovis Verlag, p. 187-198 12 p.

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

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    Wertenbaker, Timerberlake: Biogramm

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Vil-Z. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 17. p. 350 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  7. 2008
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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

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    Prologue: Analyzing the Fine Details of Political Commitment

    Bull, P., Fetzer, A. & Johansson, M., 01.12.2008, In: Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 27, 4, p. 324-332 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    "Well, I answer it by simply inviting you to look at the evidence": the strategic use of pronouns in political interviews

    Fetzer, A. & Bull, P., 07.11.2008, In: Journal of Language and Politics. 7, 2, p. 271-289 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Pragmatic and discourse-analytic approaches to present-day English: Introduction

    Fetzer, A. & Aijmer, K., 01.09.2008, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 40, 9, p. 1497-1502 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Theme zones in English media discourse: Forms and functions

    Fetzer, A., 01.09.2008, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 40, 9, p. 1543-1568 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review