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.

  1. 2009
  2. Published

    Funny Fellows - Handpuppen als special guests in der Übergangsphase: Praxisbeitrag

    Vogt, S., 2009, In: Praxis Englisch. 5, p. 9-10

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducation

  3. Published

    James Matthew Barrie, Peter Pan or The boy who would not grow up

    Gebsattel, J. & O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Bal - Bot. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart [u.a.]: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 2. p. 143-144 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  4. Published

    Jonathan Swift, A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people of Ireland from beeing a burden to their parents or the country, and for making them beneficial to the public

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Sha - Szy. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart [u.a.]: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 15. p. 795 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  5. Published

    Jonathan Swift, Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World: by Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Sha-Szy. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart [u.a.]: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 15. p. 793-794 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  6. Published

    Kenneth Grahame, The wind in the willows

    Dittmar, W. & O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Gaa - Hah. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart [u.a.]: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 6. p. 527 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  7. Published

    Losses and gains in translation: some remarks on the translation of humour in the books of Aidan Chambers

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Reading the novels of Aidan Chambers. Chambers, N. (ed.). Stroud: Thimble Press, p. 111-134 24 p.

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

  8. Published

    Oscar Wilde, The happy prince and other tales

    Drews, J. & O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Vil-Z. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart [u.a.]: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 17. p. 429-430 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  9. Published

    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

  10. 2008
  11. Published

    "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

  12. Published

    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