Wemimo Aluko
Wemimo at the University of Northern Iowa Languages and Literatures table

About

Hi, I'm Wemimo.

I'm an applied linguist and language educator. For more than four years, I've taught English to multilingual learners in Nigeria and the United States, from first-year college writing to adult ESL. I design the lessons, slides, and assessments I teach with.

My research looks at how people learn and use language in real life, especially second-language writing and how AI tools can support learners fairly. Outside the classroom, I lead monitoring, evaluation, and learning for the Chayil Charis Foundation in Nigeria, and I serve TESOL International Association as an elected Member-at-Large for Applied Linguistics.

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4+ yearsteaching multilingual learners
2 countriesNigeria and the United States
AAAL & TESOL2027 presentations accepted
Wemimo speaking at a podium as the graduate student speaker, with her name on the screen
Speaking as the graduate student speaker, University of Northern Iowa
A group in purple Panthers shirts at the Culture and Intensive English Program
With the team at UNI's Culture and Intensive English Program

Skills

Learning Design

  • Curriculum and lesson design
  • Rubrics and assessment
  • Instructional design
  • Slides and course materials

Language Teaching

  • L2 writing and feedback
  • Pronunciation
  • Pragmatics
  • Translanguaging
  • English for academic purposes

AI and Language Data

  • Evaluating AI writing tools
  • AI for lesson and course creation
  • Social media language analysis
  • LIWC text analysis

Research

  • Study design
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Quantitative analysis
  • IRB/CITI certified

Tools

  • Canvas
  • D2L Brightspace
  • Blackboard
  • Canva
  • Adobe
  • Generative AI tools
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace
  • Zoom

Education

  1. 2026 to 2031 (expected)Ph.D. in English (Applied Linguistics)East Texas A&M University
  2. 2026M.A. in TESOL/Applied LinguisticsUniversity of Northern Iowa
  3. 2021B.A. in English and International StudiesOsun State University, Nigeria
  4. CertificateInstructional Design FoundationsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Coursera)

Leadership and Service

  • Member-at-Large for Applied Linguistics (elected)TESOL International Association · 2026 to 2027
  • Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (volunteer)Chayil Charis Foundation, Nigeria · February 2026 to present
  • Global Panthers Success Representative and Involvement OfficerInternational Student Promoters, University of Northern Iowa · Fall 2025 to present
  • Exhibitor, MIDTESOL ConferenceCedar Rapids, Iowa · October 2025
  • Graduate Student VolunteerIowa Symposium on English Language Teaching (ISELT) · 2025 and 2026

Awards and Fellowships

  • AAAL Indigenous Language Scholarship Support Fund, American Association for Applied Linguistics, for AAAL 2027 in Atlanta
  • Graduate Fellowship and Global Panthers Success Scholarship, University of Northern Iowa (2025/2026)
  • Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Northern Iowa (2024/2025)
  • SLA Symposium Travel Award, University of Northern Iowa (2025)
  • Linguistics Association of Nigeria Conference Travel Grant (2020)

Memberships

  • AAAL
  • TESOL International Association
  • Linguistics Association of Nigeria

Let's work together

I'm open to collaborations in language teaching, curriculum design, and AI for language learning.

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