Tag: Translanguaging
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Presenting at ALAA Conference in Darwin and IALIC in Auckland
This month has been an exciting time for sharing my research across two major conferences: Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) in Darwin International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) in Auckland Continue Reading Presenting at ALAA Conference in Darwin and IALIC in Aucklandblogs.unimelb.edu.au/art-pl/presenting-at-alaa-conference-in-darwin-and-ialic-in-auckland
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ARTP in Unimelb’s Assessment and GenAI Symposium
How is ARTP helping us rethink assessment and pedagogy in the era of GenAI in higher education? This was the guiding question behind Melissa's and Julie's recent presentation at the University of Melbourne's Assessment and GenAI Symposium on 3 June 2025, where Melissa shared part of my PhD project exploring how a multilingual university student in Australia engages with academic reading and writing using both digital tools and multilingual resources. Continue Reading ARTP in Unimelb’s Assessment and GenAI Symposiumblogs.unimelb.edu.au/art-pl/artp-in-unimelbs-assessment-and-genai-symposium
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Welcome to ‘ARTP in Action’ channel
We’re very excited to present our ARTP work through our YouTube Channel ‘ARTP in Action’. Our first interview series explores Dr Julie Choi’s ‘Kimchi is for Everyone’ picture book which illuminates concepts of multilingual literacy, translanguaging, and cultural identity. Continue Reading Welcome to ‘ARTP in Action’ channelblogs.unimelb.edu.au/art-pl/welcome-to-artp-in-action-channel
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ARTP Workshop for EAL Teachers
We kicked off the year at Blackburn English Language School with 70 EAL teachers and Multicultural Education Aides (MEAs) exploring how to learn about students' funds of knowledge and identity through arts-rich translanguaging bookmaking, with a bit of drama, and knowledge from CLIL. It was inspiring to witness teachers' creativity unfold as they shared their own diverse experiences, multilingual knowledge, and identities. Their stories of language, culture, and identity exemplified 'linguistically and culturally responsive texts.' The workshop revealed not only rich insights about our teachers but also highlighted how projects like bookmaking can enhance language and literacy education. Continue Reading ARTP Workshop for EAL Teachers -
Faculty of Education Graduation Ceremony
Congratulations to our 2025 MTESOL graduates! It was wonderful to share this great day with our students, many of whom I got to know through the research subject investigating translanguaging. I can’t wait to hear all about where life takes them next. Continue Reading Faculty of Education Graduation Ceremonyblogs.unimelb.edu.au/art-pl/faculty-of-education-graduation-ceremony
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Multilingual Authors “Standing Taller” in Multimodal Translanguaging Spaces: Developing Writerly Identities through Arts-rich Translanguaging Pedagogies
In many schools around the world, plurilingual students are positioned through a deficit lens as language and literacy learners and struggle to find their way into a writer’s identity. The importance of creating a translanguaging space to support plurilingual learners is well established in the literature (Durán & Palmer, 2014; Espinosa et al., 2021; García et al., 2017). Schools have much to learn from community organizations and initiatives that create space for learners to bring their full meaning making repertoires to bear. Working from this viewpoint, we will explore a case study of an arts-rich bookmaking experience in and out-of-school settings demonstrating how it opens up multiple entry points into resourceful multilingual writerly identities. Continue Reading Multilingual Authors “Standing Taller” in Multimodal Translanguaging Spaces: Developing Writerly Identities through Arts-rich Translanguaging Pedagogies -
Invitation to Share our Collaborative Translanguaging Community of Practice (TCoP) Work with the Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Melissa has been invited to a Faculty of Education Diversity and Inclusion meeting to share her experiences in forming a Translanguaging Community of Practice (TCoP). The invitation was extended by the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee who has expressed a keen interest in learning more about our innovative collaborations and the insights we've gained through this process. Continue Reading Invitation to Share our Collaborative Translanguaging Community of Practice (TCoP) Work with the Diversity & Inclusion Committee -
NAP Conference 2024
It has been some time since the EAL New Arrivals teachers in Victoria have been able to come together for their conference (were there really 500+ attendees?!). I really gained a sense of the solidarity and identity of these wonderful teachers who believe in their students' full potential to learn and succeed. Amazing keynote speakers by game-changing young people who themselves experienced English Language Schools when they first arrived in Australia. I personally felt very inspired! Continue Reading NAP Conference 2024 -
Translanguaging Communities, Language in Community Festival
Is fluency a prerequisite for passing on heritage languages to future generations? In the Translanguaging Communities workshop, Associate Professor Julie Choi and Jodie Whitehurst addressed this misconception and discussed how translanguaging can aid in maintaining heritage languages both at home and within the community. A/Prof Julie Choi began the session with a brief presentation on translanguaging, which was followed by interactive activities conducted by Drama in Education expert Jodie Whitehurst. Continue Reading Translanguaging Communities, Language in Community Festival -
Presentation at ARLE IFTE Conference 2024
The ARTP Lab researchers, Associate Professor Julie Choi, Dr Rafaela Cleeve Gerkens, and Dr Shu Ohki presented their research project titled "Multilingual authors ‘standing taller’ in arts-rich translanguaging spaces". Their inspiring presentation captures the attention of educators and researchers worldwide. Continue Reading Presentation at ARLE IFTE Conference 2024
