Dr. Aline Bieri

Work at ZHAW

Focus

• Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
• the Linguistics of Football / Soccer
• Scientific Writing and AI

Experience

• Teaching and Research Assistant
  University of Basel, Department of English
  01 / 2016 - 01 / 2022
• Visiting Scholar
  Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
  09 / 2017 - 08 / 2018
• Student assistant Prof. Dr. Miriam Locher
  University of Basel, Department of English
  08 / 2013 - 01 / 2016

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / English Linguistics
  University of Basel
  01 / 2016 - 10 / 2021
• Master of Arts / English and Biology
  University of Basel
  08 / 2013 - 01 / 2016
• Bachelor of Arts / English and Biology
  University of Basel
  08 / 2009 - 07 / 2013

Continuing Education

• Generative AI in Teaching and
  ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI); ZHAW Ressort Bildung; ZHAW Institute of Language Competence (ILC)
  06 / 2024
• Diploma Higher Education Didactics
  University of Basel
  01 / 2021

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6568-8203

Awards

Hermann-Paul Award 2022
Hermann Paul School of Linguistics (HPSL)
10 / 2022

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Schnatz, N. I., Bieri, A. and Mahlow, C. (2026) 'Exemplifying methodological triangulation in GenAI-supported writing research : a course-based study', Didaktik Deutsch, 2026, pp. 158–165. doi: 10.21248/dideu.974.
• Diederich, C. and Bieri, A. (2023) 'Celebrating goals and surrounding the referee – adapting interaction on the pitch in times of social distancing in the English Premier League', Soccer & Society, 24(7), pp. 990–1009. doi: 10.1080/14660970.2023.2250663.

Books, peer-reviewed

Bieri, A. (2024) Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in a Swiss context : the linguistic challenges and implications of teaching biology in English (CLIL) and German (non-CLIL) analyzed through the lens of translanguaging and technicality. Doctoral dissertation. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. doi: 10.6094/978-3-910380-07-3.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Schnatz, N. I. and Bieri, A. (2026) 'From AI literacy to epistemic agency : how GenAI re-shapes writing pedagogy in engineering education', in Getto, B. et al. (eds) MedienPädagogik. Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, pp. 319–341. doi: 10.21240/mpaed/71/2026.08.20.x.
• Schnatz, N. I. and Bieri, A. (2025) 'Refining an AI-integrated scientific writing course for engineers : insights from a design-based research approach', in EDULEARN25 Proceedings. IATED, pp. 2394–2406. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2025.0663.
• Schnatz, N. I. and Bieri, A. (2024) 'Artificial intelligence in scientific writing : a new course design for undergraduate students', in EDULEARN24 Proceedings. IATED Academy, pp. 5502–5510. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2024.1336.

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