Lecturer at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Research interests

Cognitive Linguistics, Psycholinguistic approaches to multilingualism, Crosslinguistic Influence, Cognition, Semantics, Second and Foreign Language Acquisition, English Didactics

Professional positions and affiliations

  • Assistant professor at the Department of Languages and Literature Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway. 2019 – currently.
  • Researcher at the Flerspråklighet, læring og utvikling research group, University of South-Eastern Norway. Since, 2020.
  • Guest researcher at the iUIBS – Biopoética, Semiótica Cognitiva y Neuroestética research group, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Since 2019.
  • Affiliate member of MultiLing (Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan) at University of Oslo, Norway, since September 2018.
  • Teacher of English at Setskog Oppvekstsenter, Aurskog-Høland, Norway. 2015-2019.
  • Teacher of Spanish and English at Eidsvoll Videregående Skole, Eidsvoll, Norway. 2012-2015.
  • Translator and editor at VMtranslator, Las Palmas, Spain. 2008-2012.
  • Teacher of Spanish at Den Norske Skole, Las Palmas, Spain. 2010-2011.
  • Research Assistant at the Faculty of Philology in University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. 2009-2010.
  • Teacher of English at Colegio Arenas Sur, Las Palmas, Spain. 2007-2008.
  • Teacher of Spanish at Comberton Village College, Cambridge, UK. 2006-2007.
  • Spanish language assistant at Carisbrooke High School, Newport, UK. 2005-2006.
  • Spanish language assistant at Medina College, Newport, UK. 2005-2006.

Education

  • PhD in Language Acquisition in Multilingual Settings (University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain).
  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in Modern Languages, (CILT, The National Centre for Languages, UK).
  • Master of Advanced Studies (MASt) in English Philology and Cognitive Linguistics (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain).
  • BA in English Philology (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain).

Presentations, lectures, seminars, conferences

  • Selection of conceptual content during narrative retelling tasks. A crosslinguistic perspective. Seminar at the Institute for Språk og Litteratur, University of South-Eastern Norway. April, 2022.
  • A cognitive approach to the study of crosslinguistic influence. Seminar at the Flerspråklighet, læring og utvikling research group, University of South-Eastern Norway. April, 2021.
  • Multilingualism through the lifespan/Flerspråklighet gjennom livet. Guest lecture at Kjelle VGS/Gårdsbarnehage. Bjørkelangen, Norway. October 2020.
  • Conceptual transfer in the expression of emotions. WIP. RaAM 2020. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. June 2020.
  • Elicitation of narratives for research on crosslinguistic influence and conceptual transfer. PhD seminar at University of Oslo, Norway. September 2018.
  • Conceptual challenges in the production of L3 Spanish by L1 Norwegian + L2 English speakers: the case of motion verbs. NoSLiP 2018, 3rd Norwegian Graduate Student Conference in Linguistics and Philology. University of Oslo, Norway. 2018. Abstract.
  • El uso de narraciones para estudiar la influencia interlingüística en la producción de aprendices noruegos de español como L3. ANPA VI, Oslo, Norway. 2017. PDF.
  • Crosslinguistic Influence in the production of L3 Spanish by L1 Norwegian + L2 English speakers. PhD seminar at University of Oslo, Norway. August 2017.
  • Conceptual Transfer in the Written Production of Spanish (L3) by Speakers of Norwegian (L1) + English (L2). A Cognitive Approach to the Study of Crosslinguistic Influence. PhD seminar at University of Oslo, Norway. March 2017.
  • An Introduction to Multilingualism. Eidsvoll Videregående Skole. Eidsvoll, Norway. 2017
  • Multilingualism in the Classroom. Setskog Oppvekstsenter, Aurskog-Høland, Norway. 2016.
  • Language and Cognition. Eidsvoll Videregående Skole. Eidsvoll, Norway. 2015.
  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Setskog Oppvekstsenter, Aurskog-Høland, Norway. 2014.
  • Figure and Ground Distinctions in Language Use. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. 2010.
  • A Proposal for a Cognitive Semantics Study of the Literary Atmosphere. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. 2009.
  • The Europass Language Passport. Colegio Arenas Sur, Las Palmas, Spain. 2008.

Publications

  • Manteiga, V. (2019). El uso de narraciones para estudiar la influencia interlingüística en la producción de aprendices noruegos de español como L3. Nordic Journal of Modern Language Methodology, 7(2), 89–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.46364/njmlm.v7i2.665. Download PDF.
  • Guerra, J., Nuez Placeres, G. de la, Martín Dueñas, A., Lema Quintana, M. P., & Manteiga, V. (2009). The Real Way We Think What They Think: New Cognitive Poetics and Linguistics in the English Literature Studies (ELS) in Spain. ES: Revista de Filología Inglesa, 85–103. Download PDF.