Min Jung Jee

Dr. Min Jung Jee is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, specializing in Korean language education and applied linguistics. She earned her PhD in Applied Linguistics, focusing on Foreign Language Education, from the University of Texas at Austin and has over a decade of teaching experience in South Korea, the US, and Australia.

• Education: PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
• Current Role: Senior Lecturer and Korean Major Convenor at UQ

Her research spans Language Pedagogy, with an emphasis on Learner Affect (motivation, anxiety, beliefs), Heritage Language Learners, and Technology-Assisted Language Learning. Recent work examines Korean immigrants' acculturation in Australia, focusing on language maintenance, ethnic identity, and communicative anxiety. Her 2025 conference papers explore bicultural identity and motivation in KFL learners, while 2024 publications address heritage language strategies, cultural adaptation, and historical figures in language teaching.

Key scientific awards include being awarded Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in 2019. She supervises PhD students in topics like trilingual families, cultural values in textbooks, and mobile-assisted language learning, securing grants from institutions such as the Academy of Korean Studies. Her recent articles highlight trends in heritage language anxiety, intercultural projects, and the impact of technology on language acquisition and critical thinking.