Dr Ki Young Choi
Korean Major
Teaching Associate & Research Assistant
School of Languages and Cultures
+61 7 344 34223
Researcher biography
Dr. Ki Young Choi has been a researcher and educator in the field of Korean language, conducting research and teaching at universities in Korea, Thailand, and Australia since 2010. His key research interests include the critical analysis of Korean textbooks. Dr. Choi employs methods such as Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Visual Image Analysis (VIA) to examine how ideologies, norms, and cultural values are represented in educational materials. His work significantly contributes to understanding and improving the quality of Korean language education internationally, aligning with broader efforts to promote Korean language and culture globally.
Book
Phanseub, Weerachai, Yomjinda, Chidchanok, Promla, Punyawat and Choi, Ki Young (2017). The nation-founding myths of Korea. Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University Press.
Journal Articles
Choi, Ki Young and Lee, Dong Bae (2025). A critical analysis of cultural representation in the Korean language textbooks published in Korea and used in Thailand. Sage Open, 15 (3) 21582440251363295, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/21582440251363295
Choi, Ki Young and Lee, Dong Bae (2024). A critical analysis of Korean culture represented in the Korean language textbooks developed in Thailand. Cogent Education, 11 (1) 2416805. doi: 10.1080/2331186X.2024.2416805
Conference Papers
Choi, Ki Young (2025). Building a personalised AI teaching assistant with MyGPT. Australian Association of Teachers of Korean (AUATK) 2025 Teachers Workshop, Canberra, ACT Australia, 13 December 2025. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Association of Teachers of Korean.
Choi, Ki Young (2025). Depictions of Korean culture in Korean language textbooks used in Thailand's secondary education. 14th Biennial KSAA (Korean Studies Association of Australasia) Conference and 8th KSAA Postgraduate Workshop, Canberra, ACT Australia, 26-28 November 2025. Canberra, ACT Australia: Korean Studies Association of Australasia.
Choi, Ki Young (2025). AI-based learning tools in Korean language education. 2025 Queensland Asian Languages School Teacher Enhancement Workshop, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 2-3 October 2025. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Choi, Ki Young (2025). A critical analysis of Korean language textbooks used in Thai universities. World Forum on Unification Humanities 2025: Intellectual Values and Coexistence for a Peaceful Korean Community, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 21-22 February 2025. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Choi, Ki Young (2025). Cultural representations in Korean language textbooks for secondary schools in Thailand. World Forum on Unification Humanities 2025: Intellectual Values and Coexistence for a Peaceful Korean Community, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 21-22 February 2025. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Choi, Ki Young (2024). Digital learning tools and their usage for Korean language education. 2024 QLD Asian Languages School Teacher Enhancement Workshop, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 27-28 September 2024. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Choi, Ki Young (2023). A comparative analysis of Korean cultures represented in Korean textbooks in Thailand. The UQKSC International Conference on Korean Studies: culture, education, textbooks, identity, tourism and history, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 28 October 2023. St Lucia, QLD Australia: Korean Studies Centre, The University of Queensland.
Choi, Ki Young (2022). Analysis of Korean textbooks in Thailand. 1st UQKSC Postgraduate Conference and the 2022 Korean Studies Conference on Dynamics of Korea: Culture, Image and Identity in History, Society, Education and Textbooks of Korea, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 1-3 December 2022. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Choi, Ki Young (2021). A critical analysis of Korean culture portrayed in Korean textbooks in Thailand. Korea-Australia Cooperation for Peace in the Korean Peninsula: Preservation and Transformation of the Korean Culture by Korean Diasporas Seminar, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 20-22 October 2021. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Lee, Dong Bae and Choi, Ki Young (2021). How to teach Korean with digital learning tools and preparing teaching materials for Korean learners. Research Session for Teaching and Technology, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 26 May 2021. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Monash University.
Lee, Dong Bae and Choi, Ki Young (2020). Korean teaching practices and challenges of online Zoom class in UQ. Post-Covid19: Sharing Innovative Online Teaching and Research, Auckland, New Zealand, 23 June 2020. Auckland, New Zealand: The University of Auckland.
Choi, Ki Young (2018). A study on teaching method of Chinese characters for university students who major Korean language in Thailand: Focusing on Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. International Korean Language Education Seminar 2018 on the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Thailand: Teaching Strategies and Teaching Methods in Korean Language Education in Thailand, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram, Thailand, 29-31 March 2018. Nakhon Pathom, Thailand:
Theses
Choi, Ki Young (2023). A critical analysis of Korean textbooks used by Thai university students. PhD Thesis, School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/299ae91
Choi, Ki Young (2012). A study on Korean interrogatives and infinitives for teaching Korean as a foreign language. Master's Thesis, Graduate School of Education, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.