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:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy Linguistics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • global tests of English

Search Professor Obaid Hamid’s works on UQ eSpace

162 works between 2006 and 2025
All (162) Book (4) Journal Article (112) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (2) Book Chapter (43)

1 - 20 of 162 works

2025

Book Chapter

Beyond the hegemony of national language-in-education policy

Maksud Ali, M. and Obaidul Hamid, M. (2025). Beyond the hegemony of national language-in-education policy. Agency in multilingual education policy and planning in Asia. (pp. 25-42) edited by Syed Abdul Manan and Anas Hajar. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003513599-2

Beyond the hegemony of national language-in-education policy

2025

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 (2025). Transformation of applied linguistics in the global south context of Bangladesh: researcher agency, imagination, and north-south cooperation. Applied Linguistics, 46 (4), 557-575. doi: 10.1093/applin/amae037

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

2025

Journal Article

Linguistic shaming, the discourse of (sub)standard English, and religiolinguistic ideologies in Indian media

Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2025). Linguistic shaming, the discourse of (sub)standard English, and religiolinguistic ideologies in Indian media. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 35 (2) e70009. doi: 10.1111/jola.70009

Linguistic shaming, the discourse of (sub)standard English, and religiolinguistic ideologies in Indian media

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

Review of Life in a new language

Obaidul Hamid, M. (2025). Review of Life in a new language. Language Policy, 24 (2), 423-425. doi: 10.1007/s10993-025-09731-z

Review of Life in a new language

2025

Journal Article

Epistemic Divides in Scholarly Publishing in Applied Linguistics: Multilingual Possibilities Versus Monolingual Realities in Postcolonial Bangladesh

Sultana, Shaila, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Roshid, Mohammod Moninoor (2025). Epistemic Divides in Scholarly Publishing in Applied Linguistics: Multilingual Possibilities Versus Monolingual Realities in Postcolonial Bangladesh. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. doi: 10.1111/ijal.12746

Epistemic Divides in Scholarly Publishing in Applied Linguistics: Multilingual Possibilities Versus Monolingual Realities in Postcolonial Bangladesh

2025

Journal Article

Heritage languages as transnational capital and habitus: Case studies of Chinese immigrants’ economic integration in Australia

Wang, Lanting and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2025). Heritage languages as transnational capital and habitus: Case studies of Chinese immigrants’ economic integration in Australia. International Journal of Bilingualism. doi: 10.1177/13670069251335832

Heritage languages as transnational capital and habitus: Case studies of Chinese immigrants’ economic integration in Australia

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

Social impact of <i>Gaokao</i> in China: a critical review of research

Cheng, Yifeng and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2025). Social impact of Gaokao in China: a critical review of research. Language Testing in Asia, 15 (1) 22. doi: 10.1186/s40468-025-00355-y

Social impact of <i>Gaokao</i> in China: a critical review of research

2025

Book Chapter

Bangladeshi English

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2025). Bangladeshi English. The Wiley Blackwell encyclopedia of world Englishes. (pp. 1-13) Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781119518297.eowe00221

Bangladeshi English

2025

Book Chapter

Language assessment and world Englishes

Hamid, M. Obaidul and Roshid, Mohammod Moninoor (2025). Language assessment and world Englishes. The Wiley Blackwell encyclopedia of world Englishes. (pp. 1-13) Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119518297.eowe00059

Language assessment and world Englishes

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

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

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

Parental advocacy and agency in scaffolding children's heritage langauge acquisition in a multilingual context

Wang, Lanting and Obaidul Hamid, M. (2025). Parental advocacy and agency in scaffolding children's heritage langauge acquisition in a multilingual context. Promoting multilingual practices for linguistically diverse learners in global contexts. (pp. 176-192) New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003397625-13

Parental advocacy and agency in scaffolding children's heritage langauge acquisition in a multilingual context

2025

Book Chapter

The Rohingya Crisis and the Elite Agenda: Blaming the Victims in Bangladeshi Newspapers

Kabir, Shah Nister, Harun, Ibrahim bin and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2025). The Rohingya Crisis and the Elite Agenda: Blaming the Victims in Bangladeshi Newspapers. Handbooks in Asian Studies. (pp. 1-18) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-8001-7_112-1

The Rohingya Crisis and the Elite Agenda: Blaming the Victims in Bangladeshi Newspapers

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

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:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The economics of Chinese as a heritage language in Australia: An ethnographic case study

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Tools for Outcome-Based Education in Arabic Language Study Programs: Optimizing University Graduates for Future Demand

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Suraiya Abdul Hameed

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Simone Smala

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Vicente Reyes, 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

Completed supervision

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