Overview
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
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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global tests of English
Works
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2024
Book Chapter
Researching global policy trends through English-Language Education in a Global South context using Bourdieu's 'thinking tools'
Ali, Md Maksud, Hardy, Ian, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Lingard, Bob (2024). Researching global policy trends through English-Language Education in a Global South context using Bourdieu's 'thinking tools'. The Bloomsbury handbook of Bourdieu and educational research. (pp. 305-317) edited by Garth Stahl, Guanglun Michael Mu, Pere Ayling and Elliot B. Weininger. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.
2024
Journal Article
Lisa J. McEntee-Atalianis and Humphrey Tonkin (eds): Language and sustainable development : Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2023, x + 201 pp, Hb €129.99, ISBN 978-3-031-24918-1
Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). Lisa J. McEntee-Atalianis and Humphrey Tonkin (eds): Language and sustainable development : Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2023, x + 201 pp, Hb €129.99, ISBN 978-3-031-24918-1. Language Policy, 23 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1007/s10993-024-09690-x
2024
Journal Article
To give: ethically storying data
Phillips, Louise G., Hamid, M. Obaid, Reyes, Vicente and Hardy, Ian (2024). To give: ethically storying data. Educational Review, 76 (7), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/00131911.2023.2293453
2024
Book Chapter
Southern ways of English: examining school websites in Bangladesh
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Islam, Md. Wahidul (2024). Southern ways of English: examining school websites in Bangladesh. Language in society in Bangladesh and beyond: voices of the unheard in the global south. (pp. 254-270) edited by Shaila Sultana, Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir, Md. Zulfeqar Haider, Mohammod Moninoor Roshid and M. Obaidul Hamid. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003304937-19
2024
Book Chapter
Fieldwork for language education research in rural Bangladesh: Ethical issues and dilemmas
Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). Fieldwork for language education research in rural Bangladesh: Ethical issues and dilemmas. Educational research practice in Southern contexts: recentring, reframing and reimagining methodological canons. (pp. 172-186) edited by Sharlene Swartz, Nidhi Singal and Madeleine Arnot. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2024
Book Chapter
English-medium instruction in higher education in Bangladesh
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Sultana, Shaila (2024). English-medium instruction in higher education in Bangladesh. The Routledge handbook of English-medium instruction in higher education. (pp. 352-364) edited by Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha and Benedict Lin. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003011644-30
2024
Journal Article
The transformation of neoliberalism: a critical analysis of shadow education governance policy in China
Wang, Lanting and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2024). The transformation of neoliberalism: a critical analysis of shadow education governance policy in China. International Journal of Educational Research, 127 102422. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102422
2023
Journal Article
Learning to write or writing to resist? A primary school child's response to a family writing intervention
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Jahan, Iffat (2023). Learning to write or writing to resist? A primary school child's response to a family writing intervention. Linguistics and Education, 78 101249. doi: 10.1016/j.linged.2023.101249
2023
Book Chapter
Sociolinguistics research in Bangladesh: Prologue and progress
Sultana, Shaila, Roshid, Mohammod Moninoor, Haider, Md. Zulfeqar and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2023). Sociolinguistics research in Bangladesh: Prologue and progress. Language in Society in Bangladesh and Beyond: Voices of the Unheard in the Global South. (pp. 1-20) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003304937-1
2023
Book
Language in society in Bangladesh and beyond: Voices of the unheard in the global south
Shaila Sultana, Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir, Md. Zulfeqar Haider, Mohammod Moninoor Roshid and M. Obaidul Hamid eds. (2023). Language in society in Bangladesh and beyond: Voices of the unheard in the global south. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003304937
2023
Book Chapter
Fieldwork for language education research in rural Bangladesh: Ethical issues and dilemmas
Hamid, M. Obaidul (2023). Fieldwork for language education research in rural Bangladesh: Ethical issues and dilemmas. Educational Research Practice in Southern Contexts: Recentring, Reframing and Reimagining Methodological Canons. (pp. 172-186) London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003355397-12
2023
Journal Article
Teaching English in the Muslim world against the backdrop of 9/11 and resurgent nationalism: A case study of Bangladeshi ELT
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Ali, Md. Maksud (2023). Teaching English in the Muslim world against the backdrop of 9/11 and resurgent nationalism: A case study of Bangladeshi ELT. TESOL Quarterly, 57 (3), 830-858. doi: 10.1002/tesq.3241
2023
Journal Article
Language ideology, development of English proficiency, and performance in professional communication: voices of STEM + business graduates of English medium university
Karim, Abdul, Islam, Md. Shaiful, Hamid, M. Obaidul, Rahman, Mohammad Mosiur and Amin, Evita Umama (2023). Language ideology, development of English proficiency, and performance in professional communication: voices of STEM + business graduates of English medium university. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 8 (1) 27, 1-27. doi: 10.1186/s40862-023-00200-w
2023
Book Chapter
English as a medium of instruction and inequality: exploring private sector higher education in Bangladesh
Amin, Md. Al and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2023). English as a medium of instruction and inequality: exploring private sector higher education in Bangladesh. Policies, politics, and ideologies of English-medium instruction in Asian universities: unsettling critical edges. (pp. 167-183) edited by Pramod K. Sah and Fan Fang. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003173120-15
2023
Journal Article
Navigating datascapes: mapping testing practices within andacross national and global contexts
Reyes, Vicente, Phillips, Louise, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Hardy, Ian (2023). Navigating datascapes: mapping testing practices within andacross national and global contexts. Learning, Media and Technology, 49 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/17439884.2023.2218645
2023
Journal Article
Problematizing human capital development in English language education in Bangladesh
Ali, Md Maksud, Hamid, M. Obaidul, Hardy, Ian and Khan, M. Adil (2023). Problematizing human capital development in English language education in Bangladesh. Comparative Education Review, 67 (2), 420-442. doi: 10.1086/724029
2023
Journal Article
Reimagining and demystifying data: a storytelling approach
Hardy, Ian, Phillips, Louise, Reyes, Vicente and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2023). Reimagining and demystifying data: a storytelling approach. Comparative Education, 59 (4), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/03050068.2023.2189677
2023
Journal Article
Construction of english language skills as human capital and ELT as development aid in Bangladesh
Ali, Md. Maksud , Hamid, Md Obaidul and Hardy, Ian (2023). Construction of english language skills as human capital and ELT as development aid in Bangladesh. Globalizations, 20 (7), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/14747731.2023.2171619
2023
Book Chapter
Economisation of the secondary English curriculum in Bangladesh
Ali, Md Maksud and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2023). Economisation of the secondary English curriculum in Bangladesh. Local research and glocal perspectives in English language teaching . (pp. 81-94) edited by Rubina Khan, Ahmed Bashir, Bijoy Lal Basu and Md. Elias Uddin. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-6458-9_6
2023
Book Chapter
The dynamics of private tutoring and the English language in Bangladesh
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Mahmud, Rafsan (2023). The dynamics of private tutoring and the English language in Bangladesh. International perspectives on English private tutoring: theories, practices, and policies. (pp. 95-112) edited by Kevin Wai Ho Yung and Anas Hajar. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-26817-5_6
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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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
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Islamic values and English language education: An ethnographic study of an Indonesian Pesantren.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Simone Smala
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the needs of English language proficiency in Bangladesh tourism industry: A qualitative study
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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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
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Master Philosophy
Factors that affect Chinese as a Heritage language learning in Australian Universities after the Pandemic
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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Doctor Philosophy
Reforming Initial Teacher Education in Ghana: A Multi-level Analysis of Policy in Practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy
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Doctor Philosophy
Writing Portfolio-Based Assessment at a Preparatory Year Program in Saudi Arabia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring written corrective feedback in Saudi L2 English writing: Teachers¿ provisions and students¿ responses
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite
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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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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Policy borrowing and enactment: A case study of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and Individual Agency in Malaysian Higher Education
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring English as a Medium of Instruction in Saudi Arabian Tertiary Education: A Qualitative Study of Student Perspectives, Challenges, and Coping Strategies.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating Research Engagement of Cambodian Academics: Challenges and Opportunities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Supranational Language Policy and Planning: A Case Study of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
English for Human Capital Development in a Globalising World: Policy, Perceptions and Practices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Adil Khan, Associate Professor Ian Hardy
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Integration of local texts and cultural practices in localised EFL classrooms: An ethnographic study of a rural Indonesian school
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Enacting Learner Autonomy Policy in English Language Teaching: A Case study in Vietnamese Higher Education
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Test-takers' contribution to the validation of uses of high-stakes language tests
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies, Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
An investigation of the enacted primary English language education policy in Vietnam: The experiences of teachers, students and parents
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
English-medium instruction in higher education: A case study on local agency in a Vietnamese university
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Karen Moni
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Global language policy borrowing and individual agency in Vietnamese higher education
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Maintaining in transforming: Bilingual identity of ethnic minority students in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Collaborative Writing in Arabic as a Second Language (ASL) Classrooms in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed-method Study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Becoming-teacher: A partial and experimental account of Western native English-speaking teachers in Vietnamese international schools.
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Needs Analysis: Stakeholders' Perspectives and Practices, and Collaboration between English and Accounting Lecturers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Karen Moni
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Cooperative Learning (CL) in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Context: Investigating, Learning Outcomes, Processes, and Experiences
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
A Discursive Lens on English Language Learning and Teaching in Saudi Arabia
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Language policy and planning in Malaysia: Managing English-medium instruction at tertiary level.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Karen Moni
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