CV
Dr. Carina Laura Steiner
Dr. Carina Laura Steiner
2019–23 PhD in Sociolinguistics, University of Bern / University of Zurich
2015–19 MA in Multilingualism Studies, University of Fribourg (CH)
2011–14 BA in Pre-Primary and Primary Education, PHBern (incl. Teaching Diploma)
2007–10 Commercial Apprenticeship with vocational Baccalaureate
Academic Training and Soft Skills (selection)
2023: Verhandlungs- und Moderationstechniken (UZH)
2022: Transcribing and Annotating Sociolinguistic Data (Unibe); Informations- und Kartendesign für Geisteswissenschaftler:innen, Digital Humanities (Unibe); Research Data Management (Unibe); Eye Tracking and its Applications in Sociolinguistics (Unibe), SNSF Media Training for Researchers
2020: How to publish academic work (Unibe), Datenaufbereitung und Visualisierung in der Variationslinguistik/Dialektologie, Siegen, DE
2019: Field access in language research (IoM Fribourg)
2018: Linguistic Data Analysis in R (UniFr); Analysing Data in R (UniNe)
2024– Lecturer at PHBern, IS1 and University of Bern, CSLS
2023–24 Research Assistant at the Institute of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Bern, CH
2019–23 SNSF PhD Position, CSLS – University of Bern, Project SDATS
2022–24 Lecturer at the University of Bern
2017–19 Research Assistant, PHZH and IoM Fribourg, Project LAPS
2019 Research Assistant, MMI/PHZH, Project Playfulness in Early Childhood
2017 Research Assistant, IoM, Project Passepartout
2015–16 Primary and Secondary School Teacher, Cantons of Bern and Valais
2011–14 Tutor at PHBern
2012 Test Administrator PISA 2012
2011 Commercial Employee, Bern
See Publications for a full list of journal articles, book chapters, conference talks, and posters.
Courses taught:
2025/26 PHBern: Schreibkompetenzkurse, Variationslinguistik, Diglossie und Schule, Differenzierung im Deutschunterrischt, Auftrittskompetenz für Lehrpersonen
University of Bern: Einführung in die Analyse (sozio-)linguistischer Daten mit R
2024/25 PHBern: Schreibkompetenzkurse, Differenzierung im Deutschunterricht, variationslinguistisches Forschen und Lernen, Diglossie und Schule
University of Bern: Einführung in die Analyse (sozio-)linguistischer Daten mit R
2023/24 Wissenschaftliches Schreiben
2022/23 Erhebung und Kartierung variationslinguistischer Daten; Empirische Methoden der Sprachwissenschaft
Academic Workshops, Input-Sessions, Co-Teaching:
2024-10 Sprachwandel und -variation 1950 bis heute, University of Zurich (invited lecturer)
2023-11 Morphosyntactic Change in Swiss German, University of Bern (invited lecturer)
2023-04 Seminar 'Psycholinguistik', session on language aptitude, University of Bern (invited lecturer)
2021-12 Feldforschung in Dialektologie und Variationslinguistik, Seminar 'Phonetik einer Einzelsprache'; University of Trier (invited lecturer)
2021-10 Seminar 'Gesprochene Sprache untersuchen', University of Bern (co-teaching with A. Leemann)
2019-12 Lecture ‘neue Wege der (schweizer)deutschen Dialektologie’, University of Bern (invited lecturer)
2019-11 Seminar ‘Neue Wege zur Untersuchung und Darstellung Schweizerdeutscher Dialekte’, University of Neuchâtel (Co-teaching with A. Leemann & P. Jeszenszky)
Conference Organisation
2024-09 Alemann:innentagung – 21. Arbeitstagung zur alemannischen Dialektologie
Co-organisation with T. Pistor, J. Pheiff, and C. Schneider
2023-09 P&P2023 – 19th conference on Phonetics & Phonology in German-speaking countries (P&P 19)
Co-organisation with T. Pistor, A. Leemann, and F. Tomaschek
2021-04 FZS2021 – Workshop zur Forschung zum Schweizerdeutschen
Co-organisation with A. Leemann, P. Jeszenszky, M. Studerus, and J. Messerli
Journal Manuscript Review
Language Variation and Change; Language Resources and Evaluation; Linguistik Online
Workshops and Outreach Events
2024 Walliserdeutsch im Wandel der Zeit – Valais en recherches, 01/2024, Brig
2023 Wie sich Dialekte verändern – Scientifica, 09/2023, Zurich
2022 Schweizerdeutsch heute – Nacht der Forschung 09/2022, Bern
Täfeli, Zältli oder Bonbon? Dialektvielfalt in der Schweiz – Kinder-Universität, 04/2022, Bern
2021 Schwiderdütsch erläbe – Scientifica 09/2021, Zurich
SDATS (Swiss German Dialects Across Time and Space) – Outreach Event for participants, 09/2021
"Schweizerdeutsch im 21. Jahrhundert" – Seniorenuniversität,10/2021, Bern
2018 Workshop ‘Merkmale guter Fremdsprachenlerner’, training for Primary School Teachers, PHZH
Co-organisation with R. Berthele, H. Schneider, and I. Udry
2023– Maturitätsprüfungen Deutsch, Canton of Bern, Expert for written and oral exams
2023 Composition of linguistic Maps in collaboration with Schulverlag plus for Sprachwelt 2
2021 Expert report on language variation and change in German-speaking CH for the Swiss National Museum / Landesmuseum Zürich
2018 Composition of teaching materials on intercomprehension and inductive abilities, LAPS project
2018 Standard setting in the Passepartout project, French Listening & Reading Proficiency, IoM Fribourg (Member Expert Group)
2016–17 Volunteer Teacher for German as a Second Language / Alphabetisation, Asylum Centre Viktoria, Bern
2016 Elaboration of the thematical collection Schweizerdeutsch und Schule, RCM Fribourg (with R. Berthele (PI), and I. Udry)
2023 ISCA Best Student Paper Award 2023 (EUR 500) for Paper on Swiss Standard German presented at Interspeech 2023
2023–24 Fund for the Promotion of Early Career Researchers, University of Bern (2023: CHF 3.7k; 2024: CHF 2.5k)
2022–23 Acquisition of third-party funds in relation to the project 'dialektatlas.ch' (Burgergemeinde Bern, P. Herzog Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Lotteriefonds des Kantons Bern, Swisslos Fonds Kanton Aargau; Total CHF 28k)
German: L1
English, French: fluent (C1-C2)