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Anglistik & Amerikanistik
Department of Cultural Studies
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Dr. Manuela Vida-Mannl

  • English in international contexts,
  • Multilingualism,
  • Sociolinguistics,
  • Language Acquisition,
  • Morpho-syntax of English,
  • The use and value of English around the Globe
  • 2019: Ph.D. in English Language and Literature (Englische Philologie), University of Cologne, Thesis: The value of English in Cyprus’ higher education (graded with summa cum laude). Committee: Christiane Bongartz (University of Cologne), John O’Regan (University College London, UK), Andreas Rohde (University of Cologne)
  • 2014: 1. Staatsexamen Lehramt an Gymnasien und Gesamtschulen Englisch und Mathematik (equivalent to M.A. degree with two majors, entitlement to teach at all school types), University of Cologne
  • 2011: 1. Staatsexamen Lehramt an Grundschulen Englisch und Mathematik (equivalent to M.A. degree with two majors, entitlement to teach at primary schools), University of Duisburg-Essen

  • 05/2025-04/2029

    DFG-Project ‚English within the multilingual ecology of divided Cyprus‘, #528506225, part of the DFG-Research Unit CODILAC (FOR 5728), Co-PI Sarah Buschfeld

  • 2020-present 

    “The roles and use of English in Croatian tourism contexts (working title)” (researcher, post-doctoral project, partly funded by TU-Young Academy)

(most recent only)

2025

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. Intercultural communication within transient international groups – The pragmatics of advising tourists. Paper presented at 58th Annual Conference of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), University of Glasgow, September 4-6, 2025.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. English in Transient International Groups in Croatia. Paper presented at IAWE26, University of Gießen, July 25–27, 2025.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela & Sarah Buschfeld. English within the Multilingual Ecology of Cyprus. Paper presented at IAWE26, University of Gießen, July 25–27, 2025.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela & Antri Kanikli. Revitalizing linguistic diversity: the case of Cypriot Arabic. Paper presented 11th Conference on Pluricentric Languages and their Non-Dominant Varieties, University of Lisbon, Portugal, May 22-24, 2025.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela & Antri Kanikli. Relocation and (linguistic) identities – the case of Cypriot Maronites. Invited talk at the Linguistic Research Colloquium, University of Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany, April 22, 2025.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela & Antri Kanikli. Forced migration and the linguistic identities of minority speakers. Paper presented at Forging Linguistic Identities Conference, Towson University, Maryland, USA, April 4, 2025.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. English as an international language in tourism interactions - investigating authentic conversations. Paper presented at Contemporary Trends in English-Language Studies 2, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland, April 3, 2025.

2024

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. “Where is the bus stop, please?” – Analyzing conversations in international tourism in Croatia. Paper presented at the 10th Biennial International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English (BICLCE) 2024, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, September 28, 2024.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela & Sarah Buschfeld. English in divided Cyprus: a comparison of three multilingual cities. Paper presented at the 10th Biennial International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English (BICLCE) 2024, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, September 28, 2024.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela, Theresa Neumaier & Sven Leuckert. Language & Mobility. Panel at Anglistiktag 2024, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, September 16-17, 2024. 

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. “So, how do I get there?” – Advising international tourists in Croatia. Invited talk at the Linguistic Research Colloquium, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, July 4, 2024.

2023

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. Multilingual encounters in Croatia – language use for touristic purposes. Invited talk at the CCLS Lecture Series, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, December 3, 2023.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. Local cuisine – Constructing Croatian identity and authenticity for tourists. Paper presented at the Anglistentag 2023, University of Siegen, Germany, September 24-27, 2023.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela & Christiane M. Bongartz. Do no harm? – Researchers, their practices, and their role(s). Symposium led at AILA 2023 World Congress, Lyon, France, July 17-21, 2023.

2022

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. International tourism in Cuba and Croatia – comparing English language use on social media. Paper presented at the 9th Biennial International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English (BICLCE) 2022: World Englishes and social media workshop, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 23-25, 2022. Cancelled due to illness.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. Conceptualizing “The value of English” and its effects on social injustice. Paper presented at BAAL 2022 Annual Conference, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Ireland, September 1-3, 2022.

2021

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. COVID-19 as a stratifying feature – mobility trajectories of international students and (new) teachers. Paper presented to After COVID: Language, Diversity, and Social Justice, Austin, TX, USA, June 18-19, 2021

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. Parental language ideologies and child language use – Raising speakers of ‘Standard’ English?. Paper presented to ISLE6, Evolving English and the Digital Era, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, June 2-5, 2021.

  • 07/2025:  TU Dortmund Young Academy project funding ‘English: From foreign language to global lingua franca’
  • 05/2025-04/2029: DFG Research Project ‚English within the multilingual ecology of Cyprus‘, Co-PI with Sarah Buschfeld
  • 03/2025: Erasmus+ Exchange at the University of Central Lancashire Cyprus
  • 01/2023: TU Dortmund Young Academy project funding ‘English in tourism and beyond: Multilingual encounters in international contexts in Croatia’
  • 11/2022: Offermann-Hergarten Preis for outstanding contributions to the field of Humanities, University of Cologne
  • 06/2021: Workshop Funding for ‘Do no harm – Linguists reflect on identity, accountability, and engagement’, funded by Competence Area IV - Cultures and Societies in Transition, University of Cologne
  • 03/2020: Conference Funding, Dr. Mocker Stiftung
  • Core linguistics,
  • Sociolinguistics,
  • Applied linguistics

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. (2022). The value of the English language in global mobility and higher education: An investigation of higher education in Cyprus. London: Bloomsbury.

Buschfeld, Sarah, Patricia Ronan & Manuela Vida-Mannl. (2023). An Introduction to Multilingualism: Sociolinguistic and Acquisitional Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.

Schmalz, Mirjam, Manuela Vida-Mannl, Sarah Buschfeld & Thorsten Brato (eds.). (2023) Acquisition and variation in World Englishes: Bridging paradigms and rethinking approaches. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Siemund, Peter, Gardy Stein & Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.). (2025). Global English in its local multilingual ecologies. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela, Theresa Neumaier & Sven Leuckert (eds.), (in prep., 2026). The Linguistics of Transient Mobility. Special Collection in Linguistics Vanguard.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. (accepted). “Transient international groups in Croatia – The pragmatics of advising tourists’’. Linguistics Vanguard, Special Issue on The Linguistics of Transient Mobility.

Kanikli, Antri, Manuela Vida-Mannl & Marilena Karyolemou. (under review). "The impact of forced displacement on the linguistic identities of minority groups: the case of Cypriot Maronites." Linguistics Vanguard, Special Issue on The Linguistics of Transient Mobility.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. (2025b). “Constructing culinary identity – Feeding Tourists in Croatia.” Anglistik, Special Issue: Language and Food.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. (2024). "How can I get into the city center?" -Pragmatic strategies at use in international tourism interactions in Croatia. Frontiers in Communication, 9. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2024.1407295

Buschfeld, Sarah & Manuela Vida-Mannl (in print, 2026). “English in Cyprus”. In R. Hickey (ed.), The New Cambridge History of the English Language, Vol. 4. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela (2025c). „International Tourism in Cuba and Croatia: Investigating English Language Use on Social Media.” In S. Rüdiger, S. Leuckert & J.R.E. Leimgruber (eds.) World Englishes and Social Media (pp. 119–144). London: Bloomsbury.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. (2025a). „English as a Lingua Franca in Croatia’s multilingual ecology“. In P. Siemund, G. Stein, & M. Vida-Mannl (eds.), World Englishes in their local multilingual ecologies (pp. 364-383). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela, Sarah Buschfeld & Kleanthes Grohmann. (2025). „The linguistic ecology of Cyprus“. In P. Siemund, G. Stein, & M. Vida-Mannl (eds.), World Englishes in their local multilingual ecologies (pp. 166–189).  Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela Gardy Stein & Peter Siemund (2025). Investigating World Englishes in their local multilingual ecologies: An introduction. In P. Siemund, G. Stein & M. Vida-Mannl (eds.), World Englishes in their local multilingual ecologies (pp. 1–9). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela. (2023). “Parental language ideologies and children’s language use in Singapore – raising speakers of ‘Standard’ English?”. In M. Schmalz, M. Vida-Mannl, S. Buschfeld & T. Brato (eds.), Acquisition and variation in World Englishes: Bridging paradigms and rethinking approaches. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela, Mirjam Schmalz & Sarah Buschfeld. (2023). “The current role of children and adolescents in World Englishes research”. In M. Schmalz, M. Vida-Mannl, S. Buschfeld & T. Brato (eds.), Acquisition and variation in World Englishes: Bridging paradigms and rethinking approaches. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

(exerpt)

Ahlers, Wiebke & Manuela Vida-Mannl (2023). „Chapter 1 – English Language, Section 10: New Englishes and Creolistics”. In H. Cuycken (eds.), The Year’s Works in English Studies Vol. 102. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 91–111.

Vida-Mannl, Manuela & Wiebke Ahlers (2024). „Chapter 1 – English Language, Section 10: New Englishes and Creolistics”. In H. Cuycken (eds.), The Year’s Works in English Studies Vol. 103 (89–108). Oxford: Oxford University Press.