31.537, Diss: English; Sociolinguistics: Manuela Vida-Mannl: ''The value of English in Cyprus' higher education''

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Subject: 31.537, Diss:  English; Sociolinguistics: Manuela Vida-Mannl: ''The value of English in Cyprus' higher education''

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Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:36:28
From: Manuela Vida-Mannl [manuela.vidamannl at tu-dortmund.de]
Subject: The value of English in Cyprus' higher education

 
Institution: Universität zu Köln 
Program: Englisches Seminar I 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2019 

Author: Manuela Vida-Mannl

Dissertation Title: The value of English in Cyprus' higher education 

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Dissertation Director(s):
Christiane Maria Bongartz

Dissertation Abstract:

This dissertation conceptualizes the value of English as multi-leveled and
explores the dynamics between English and the social structures in
international higher education in Cyprus. Furthermore, it represents the first
investigation of English in both parts of Cyprus – the Republic of Cyprus, the
EU member country in the south, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
the occupied northern territory which is recognized only by Turkey. 

In assessing the value of English in these contexts, it detaches from
traditional concepts like the potential ownership and cultural embeddedness of
language and argues that the presence of English in international higher
education is driven by its globally shared economic value. Rather than taking
an institutional perspective, in this book the effects of the increasing use
of the English language in global higher education on the life trajectories of
local and international students, their choices, personal investment, and
(social) mobility are scrutinized. Cyprus’ higher education landscape is used
as the research site to assess the language in its multiple roles and disclose
the exact composition of its value. Based on questionnaire data of 200+
students and qualitative interviews with 25+ students of four different
universities, I develop and apply a three-level model to discuss the value of
English. I find that the marketization of English, in the context of Cyprus’
higher education and beyond, enables the reproduction of prevailing social and
economic stratification rather than equalizes speakers, being especially
relevant when investigating points of contact between the Global North and
Global South.




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