Julie Choi

Julie Choi is an Associate Professor of Additional Languages in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne, where she leads the Master of TESOL and Modern Languages Education courses. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Technology Sydney. Choi's research focuses on arts-rich translanguaging pedagogies, sociolinguistics, language education, and identity formation in multilingual and multicultural contexts. Her work explores how language learning shapes cultural identities across diverse populations, heritage language maintenance, motivational factors in language acquisition, educational policies in multilingual environments, and language-cultural identity intersections for migrants and minority language speakers. She heads the Arts-Rich Translanguaging Pedagogy Lab, advancing pluriliteracies and innovative teaching practices for multilingual learners.

Choi has made significant contributions through her publications, including co-editing 'Language and Culture: Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity' (Routledge, 2010, with David Nunan), 'Creating a Multivocal Self: Autoethnography as Method' (Routledge, 2016), and 'Plurilingualism in Teaching and Learning: Complexities Across Contexts' (Routledge, 2018, with Sonia Ollerhead). Other notable works include 'Language Learning and Activation in and beyond the Classroom' (Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018, with David Nunan) and 'Challenging Discourses of Deficit: Understanding the Vibrancy and Complexity of Multilingualism through Language Trajectory Grids' (Language Teaching Research, 2021, with Yvette Slaughter). Her scholarship, cited over 1,197 times on Google Scholar, influences teacher education and applied linguistics. In 2025, she received an Australia-Korea Foundation Grant from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the project 'Creating Cross-Cultural Connections: Australian Children’s Korean Stories,' a multilingual arts-rich initiative fostering intercultural understanding. Choi's expertise supports refugee education, adult migrants, and plurilingual practices in community and classroom settings.

Professional Email: julie.choi@unimelb.edu.au