AIMIL

In AIMIL, we conduct applied linguistic research to better understand multicultural interactions and language learning in the Finnish social and healthcare sector. We also identify AI-based solutions that facilitate nurses' interactions in the workplace and assist in language learning.
AIMIL is short for AI-Assisted Multicultural Interactions and Language Learning in Healthcare Work and Education

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Project coordinator

University of Oulu

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Project description

Current project members: Eduard Diladi (PhD researcher), Maria Frick (PI), Hana Kuzbari Mora (intern), Essi Rahja (PhD researcher)

Project results

Conference presentations

Artificial intelligence as a text corrector for language learners / Tekoäly kielenoppijan tekstien korjaajana / Tehisintellekt kui keeleõppija tekstide parandaja. (Sisko Brunni, Maria Frick, Tiia Poikela and Reeta Östberg). XIV International Congress for Finno-Ugric Studies. Tartu 18–23 August 2025.

African nurses’ experiences of learning and using the Finnish language (Maria Frick, Chimaobi Onwukwe, Karoliina Kokko-Tollila and Essi Rahja). The XLXI Finnish Conference of Linguistics. Helsinki, 12-14 May, 2025.

Bachelor's theses

Kalliokoski, V. (2026). ”Mä haluun puhuu paremmin suomea mä tiedän se on tärkeä”: diskurssianalyysi hoiva-alalla työskentelevien maahanmuuttajien motivaatiosta suomen kielen oppimiseen.

Mikkonen, A. (2026). " It gives us the identity of where did we came from": miten hoiva-alalla työskentelevät maahanmuuttajat puhuvat äidinkielestään?