Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
Associate Professor

Obaid Hamid

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Background

I received education in English literature, applied linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). I consider TESOL my home. My research straddles global language testing, language in education policy, and diversity of Englishes. I have pursued my research within the Asia Pacific region, with a particular focus on developing societies. In examining the role of English, other languages and English language testing for individual mobility and societal development, I have foregrounded inequity, inequality and exclusion. I use qualitative, quantitative and textual data. My work is underpinned by critical perspectives, my multidisciplinary backgrounds and my life experiences as a confused transnational.

Availability

Associate Professor Obaid Hamid is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy Linguistics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • global tests of English

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153 works between 2006 and 2025
All (153) Journal Article (107) Book Chapter (39) Conference Publication (2) Book (4) Other Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 153 works

2025

Journal Article

Data, datafication and data citizenship: managing, moderating and ameliorating testing in Singapore

Hardy, Ian, Zhu, Gaoxia, Hou, Chenyu, Hamid, M. Obaidul, Reyes, Vicente and Phillips, Louise (2025). Data, datafication and data citizenship: managing, moderating and ameliorating testing in Singapore. Teaching and Teacher Education, 159 105014, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2025.105014

Data, datafication and data citizenship: managing, moderating and ameliorating testing in Singapore

2025

Journal Article

Testing times: the affective impact of tests in Bangladeshi schools

Hardy, Ian, Hamid, M. Obaidul, Reyes, Vicente and Phillips, Louise G. (2025). Testing times: the affective impact of tests in Bangladeshi schools. International Journal of Educational Development, 114 103239, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103239

Testing times: the affective impact of tests in Bangladeshi schools

2025

Journal Article

Navigating global standards in local contexts: A systematic review of CEFR-aligned English language curriculum in the ASEAN region

A. Hamid, Huzaifah, Wan Fakhruddin, Wan Farah Wani, Ahmad Afip, Liyana and Hamid, M Obaidul (2025). Navigating global standards in local contexts: A systematic review of CEFR-aligned English language curriculum in the ASEAN region. Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS), 10 (1), 324-352. doi: 10.24200/jonus.vol10iss1pp324-352

Navigating global standards in local contexts: A systematic review of CEFR-aligned English language curriculum in the ASEAN region

2025

Journal Article

Great expectations: understanding perceptions of the affordances and constraints of dashboard data

Hardy, Ian, Hamid, M. Obaidul, Reyes, Vicente and Phillips, Louise (2025). Great expectations: understanding perceptions of the affordances and constraints of dashboard data. Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/01596306.2025.2453887

Great expectations: understanding perceptions of the affordances and constraints of dashboard data

2025

Book Chapter

The CEFR and English language curriculum reform in Vietnamese higher education

Nguyen, Huy Van and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2025). The CEFR and English language curriculum reform in Vietnamese higher education. The Routledge handbook of the sociopolitical context of language learning. (pp. 96-112) edited by Weixiao Wei and Der-lin Chao. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003398172-7

The CEFR and English language curriculum reform in Vietnamese higher education

2025

Journal Article

The ethics and epistemology of researching higher degree by research supervision: an encounter with institutional ethics review

Hamid, M. Obaidul, Hanna, Barbara, Gannaway, Deanne and Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy (2025). The ethics and epistemology of researching higher degree by research supervision: an encounter with institutional ethics review. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 48 (1), 15-28. doi: 10.1080/1743727x.2023.2299973

The ethics and epistemology of researching higher degree by research supervision: an encounter with institutional ethics review

2025

Book Chapter

Sustainability of language, tourism, and the environment in Bangladesh

Alam, Md Rabiul, Islam, Md Wasiul and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2025). Sustainability of language, tourism, and the environment in Bangladesh. Language and sustainable development in Bangladesh: policies, practices and perceptions. (pp. 141-157) edited by M. Obaidul Hamid, Shaila Sultana and Mohammod Moninoor Roshid. London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003379799-10

Sustainability of language, tourism, and the environment in Bangladesh

2025

Book Chapter

Intercultural communication in English language education in postcolonial Bangladesh

Roshid, M. M., Hamid, M. Obaidul and Sultana, S. (2025). Intercultural communication in English language education in postcolonial Bangladesh. The Sage handbook of intercultural communication. (pp. 194-210) edited by Shang Liu, Adam Komisarof, Zhu Hua and Levi Obijiofor. London, United Kingdom: Sage.

Intercultural communication in English language education in postcolonial Bangladesh

2024

Journal Article

The rise of English and the space for modern languages

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). The rise of English and the space for modern languages. Crossings: A Journal of English Studies, 15 (1), 14-40. doi: 10.59817/cjes.v15i1.592

The rise of English and the space for modern languages

2024

Journal Article

English language and employability in locally produced ELT textbooks: Clashes between neoliberal ideals and social class structures in the pedagogical space

Ali, M Maksud and Hamid, M Obaidul (2024). English language and employability in locally produced ELT textbooks: Clashes between neoliberal ideals and social class structures in the pedagogical space. Applied Linguistics. doi: 10.1093/applin/amae070

English language and employability in locally produced ELT textbooks: Clashes between neoliberal ideals and social class structures in the pedagogical space

2024

Book Chapter

Introduction to Language and Sustainable Development

Hamid, M. Obaidul, Sultana, Shaila and Moninoor Roshid, Mohammod (2024). Introduction to Language and Sustainable Development. Language and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh. (pp. 1-16) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003379799-1

Introduction to Language and Sustainable Development

2024

Book Chapter

Employability and Development Potential of Bangla and English in the Public Sector Job Market in Bangladesh

Basu, Bijoy Lal, Haque, Mohammad Mahmudul and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). Employability and Development Potential of Bangla and English in the Public Sector Job Market in Bangladesh. Language and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh. (pp. 77-94) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003379799-7

Employability and Development Potential of Bangla and English in the Public Sector Job Market in Bangladesh

2024

Book

Language and sustainable development in Bangladesh: Policies, practices, and perceptions

M. Obaidul Hamid, Shaila Sultana and Mohammod Moninoor Roshid eds. (2024). Language and sustainable development in Bangladesh: Policies, practices, and perceptions. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003379799

Language and sustainable development in Bangladesh: Policies, practices, and perceptions

2024

Book Chapter

Globalisation, “English for All”, and Sustainable Development

Maksud Ali, M. and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). Globalisation, “English for All”, and Sustainable Development. Language and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh. (pp. 161-176) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003379799-12

Globalisation, “English for All”, and Sustainable Development

2024

Journal Article

“English is important, but perfect English is not”: The disjuncture between the IELTS and language experiences from the perspectives of international students in Australia

Liu, Xiaofan and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). “English is important, but perfect English is not”: The disjuncture between the IELTS and language experiences from the perspectives of international students in Australia. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 35 (1), 503-522. doi: 10.1111/ijal.12633

“English is important, but perfect English is not”: The disjuncture between the IELTS and language experiences from the perspectives of international students in Australia

2024

Book

Language policy at the supranational level: English and the ASEAN

Lee, Huan Yik, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Hardy, Ian (2024). Language policy at the supranational level: English and the ASEAN. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-73400-7

Language policy at the supranational level: English and the ASEAN

2024

Journal Article

International students as language managers : Self-managing linguistic insecurity in Australian higher education

Zhang, Xiaoyi and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). International students as language managers : Self-managing linguistic insecurity in Australian higher education. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. doi: 10.1075/aral.23062.zha

International students as language managers : Self-managing linguistic insecurity in Australian higher education

2024

Journal Article

University English teachers’ research conceptions and engagement: insights from Cambodian higher education

Heng, Kimkong, Doeur, Bunhorn and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). University English teachers’ research conceptions and engagement: insights from Cambodian higher education. International Journal of Educational Research, 127 102450. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102450

University English teachers’ research conceptions and engagement: insights from Cambodian higher education

2024

Journal Article

Re-presentations and im-possibilities: the politics of dashboard data

Hardy, Ian, Reyes, Vicente, Phillips, Louise G. and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). Re-presentations and im-possibilities: the politics of dashboard data. Journal of Education Policy, 39 (6), 986-1006. doi: 10.1080/02680939.2024.2383655

Re-presentations and im-possibilities: the politics of dashboard data

2024

Journal Article

Transformation of applied linguistics in the global south context of Bangladesh: researcher agency, imagination, and north-south cooperation

Hamid, M. Obaidul, Sultana, Shaila and Roshid, Mohammod Moninoor (2024). Transformation of applied linguistics in the global south context of Bangladesh: researcher agency, imagination, and north-south cooperation. Applied Linguistics. doi: 10.1093/applin/amae037

Transformation of applied linguistics in the global south context of Bangladesh: researcher agency, imagination, and north-south cooperation

Current funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    Beyond global discourses of data: Storying learning in marginalised schools
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2018
    NAPLAN and parents: Towards theorising parental perspectives on the global testing culture
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    IELTS in a changing world: Exploring test-takers' perceptions from World Englishes and Critical Language Testing perspectives
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Obaid Hamid is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Social Perceptions towards Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Case Study from Bangladesh

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy, Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Islamic values and English language education: An ethnographic study of an Indonesian Pesantren.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Simone Smala

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the needs of English language proficiency in Bangladesh tourism industry: A qualitative study

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Struggles and desires of global English tests as passports to global mobility: An Indonesian study on test-takers' lived experiences of IELTS

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy

  • Master Philosophy

    Factors that affect Chinese as a Heritage language learning in Australian Universities after the Pandemic

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Truth to tell: Teachers' conceptions of NAPLAN in a `post-truth' age

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Vicente Reyes, Associate Professor Ian Hardy

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring written corrective feedback in Saudi L2 English writing: Teachers¿ provisions and students¿ responses

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reforming Initial Teacher Education in Ghana: A Multi-level Analysis of Policy in Practice

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Writing Portfolio-Based Assessment at a Preparatory Year Program in Saudi Arabia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reforming Initial Teacher Education in Ghana: A Multi-level Analysis of Policy in Practice

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy

Completed supervision

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