Cheick Sadibou Diagne (2021) holds an M.A. in TESL/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University, and a doctoral degree in American Studies and two TEFL certificates from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. While at ISU, his primary research focus was on English for Specific Purposes but he was and is still interested in every area of SLA research, which he can easily connect to his current position as EFL teacher educator. Prior to enrolling in ISU’s TESL/Applied Linguistics program, Cheick taught English in Senegalese middle and high schools for 16 years.