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. 2005
  2. Published

    Learning about European neighbours in primary school teacher training: tasks for developing linguistic and cultural awareness

    O'Sullivan, E., 2005, Aufgabenorientierung im Fremdsprachenunterricht: Festschrift für Michael K. Legutke.. Müller-Hartmann, A. (ed.). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, p. 433-444 12 p.

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

  3. Published

    Negative theme zones in political interviews: a contrastive analysis of German and English turn-initial positions

    Fetzer, A., 2005, Pressetextsorten im Vergleich. Lenk, H. E. H. & Chesterman, A. (eds.). Hildesheim [u.a.]: Georg Olms Verlag AG, p. 283-301 19 p. (Germanistische Linguistik / Monographien; vol. 17).

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

  4. Published

    Non-acceptances in political interviews: British styles in German styles conflict?

    Fetzer, A., 2005, Media: Selected papers from the 9th IADA conference. Betten, A. & Dannerer, M. (eds.). Niemeyer, p. 87-96 10 p. ( Beiträge zur Dialogforschung; no. 31).

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

  5. Published

    Picture books in teacher training: creative writing and intercultural learning with Das Land der Ecken and Die Englandreise

    O'Sullivan, E. & Rösler, D., 2005, Niemals zu früh und selten zu spät: Fremdsprachenunterricht in Schule und Erwachsenenbildung: Festschrift für Jürgen Quetz. Burwitz-Melzer, E. & Solmecke, G. (eds.). Berlin: Cornelsen-Verlag, p. 161-169 9 p.

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

  6. Published

    Writing for the rising generation, British fiction for young people, 1672 - 1839

    O'Sullivan, E., 2005, In: Anglia. 123, 3, p. 526-528 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  7. 2004
  8. Published

    Recontextualizing context: grammaticality meets appropriateness

    Fetzer, A., 25.03.2004, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 267 p. (Pragmatics & beyond; vol. 121)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  9. Published

    Blumenbergs anthropologische Weltbewältigung als Ästhetik der Entängstigung im literarischen Neo-Realismus

    Moss, M., 2004, Komparatistik als Arbeit am Mythos. Schmitz-Emans, M. & Lindemann, U. (eds.). Synchron Verlag, p. 319-333 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Neorealism: Between Innovation and Continuation

    Claviez, T. (ed.) & Moss, M. (ed.), 2004, Heidelberg: Winter Universitätsverlag. (Amerika-Studien : American studies ; a quarterly; vol. 49, no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  11. Published

    The Search for Sanctuary: Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping and E. Annie Proulx's the shipping news

    Moss, M., 2004, In: Amerikastudien. 49, 1, p. 79-90 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. 2003
  13. Published

    Das Schaudern ist der Menschheit bestes Teil: The Sublime as Part of the Mythic Strategy in Don DeLillo's The Names

    Moss, M., 2003, Don DeLillo. Bloom, H. (ed.). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, p. 39-41 3 p.

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