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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2021
Journal Article
English and regional identity in ASEAN
Lee, Huan Yik, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Hardy, Ian (2021). English and regional identity in ASEAN. World Englishes, 42 (2), 239-253. doi: 10.1111/weng.12571
2021
Journal Article
Characterising language policy and planning in international organisations: ASEAN insights
Lee, Huan Yik, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Hardy, Ian (2021). Characterising language policy and planning in international organisations: ASEAN insights. Current Issues in Language Planning, 23 (2), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2021.1965742
2021
Journal Article
Teacher agency and the implementation of CEFR-like policies for English for tourism and hospitality: insights from local vocational high schools in Indonesia
Yusra, Kamaludin, Lestari, Yuni Budi and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2021). Teacher agency and the implementation of CEFR-like policies for English for tourism and hospitality: insights from local vocational high schools in Indonesia. Current Issues in Language Planning, 23 (3), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2021.1965739
2021
Journal Article
Changing teacher learners’ language ideologies and pedagogical practices: an action research intervention in World Englishes
Hamid, M. Obaidul, Hoang, Ngoc Thi Huyen and Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy (2021). Changing teacher learners’ language ideologies and pedagogical practices: an action research intervention in World Englishes. Asian Englishes, 24 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/13488678.2021.1914898
2021
Journal Article
Language choice of Vietnamese ethnic minority students in family and community interactions: implications for minority language maintenance
Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2021). Language choice of Vietnamese ethnic minority students in family and community interactions: implications for minority language maintenance. International Multilingual Research Journal, 15 (4), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/19313152.2021.1889113
2021
Book Chapter
English in education in Bangladesh
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Jahan, Iffat (2021). English in education in Bangladesh. The Routledge handbook of world Englishes. (pp. 194-215) edited by Andy Kirkpatrick. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003128755-14
2021
Book Chapter
English languge education policy
Kirkpatrick, Robert and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2021). English languge education policy. Research Questions in Language Education and Applied Linguistics. (pp. 701-704) edited by Hassan Mohebbi and Christine Coombe. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-79143-8_122
2021
Book Chapter
Arabic as an early language learning provision in Bangladesh: policy perspectives
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Ali, Md. Maksud (2021). Arabic as an early language learning provision in Bangladesh: policy perspectives. Early language learning policy in the 21st century: an international perspective. (pp. 131-149) edited by Subhan Zein and Maria R. Coady. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-76251-3_6
2021
Book Chapter
An autoethnography of a ‘Musafir’ life exploring English language education
Hamid, M. Obaidul (2021). An autoethnography of a ‘Musafir’ life exploring English language education. The Routledge handbook of English language education in Bangladesh. (pp. 327-338) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429356803-21
2020
Book Chapter
English for human capital development
Ali, Md. Maksud and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2020). English for human capital development. The Routledge Handbook of English Language Education in Bangladesh. (pp. 369-381) edited by Shaila Sultana, M. Moninoor Roshid, Md. Zulfeqar Haider, Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir and Mahmud Hasan Khan. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429356803-24
2020
Journal Article
Beneficiary voices in ELT development aid: ethics, epistemology and politics
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Jahan, Iffat (2020). Beneficiary voices in ELT development aid: ethics, epistemology and politics. Language Policy, 20 (4), 551-576. doi: 10.1007/s10993-020-09559-9
2020
Journal Article
The pragmatic perfectionism of educational policy: reflections on/from Singapore
Hardy, Ian, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Reyes, Vicente (2020). The pragmatic perfectionism of educational policy: reflections on/from Singapore. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 19 (3), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/14767724.2020.1831905
2020
Journal Article
Language choice in peer interactions and the role of peers in minority language maintenance : a case study from Vietnam
Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2020). Language choice in peer interactions and the role of peers in minority language maintenance : a case study from Vietnam. Language Problems and Language Planning, 44 (2), 123-145. doi: 10.1075/lplp.19003.ngu
2020
Journal Article
Teaching English to the test: why does negative washback exist within secondary education in Bangladesh?
Ali, Md Maksud and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2020). Teaching English to the test: why does negative washback exist within secondary education in Bangladesh?. Language Assessment Quarterly. doi: 10.1080/15434303.2020.1717495
2020
Journal Article
The CEFR as a national language policy in Vietnam: insights from a sociogenetic analysis
Nguyen, Van Huy and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2020). The CEFR as a national language policy in Vietnam: insights from a sociogenetic analysis. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42 (7), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/01434632.2020.1715416
2020
Journal Article
Ritualisation of testing: problematising high-stakes English-language testing in Bangladesh
Ali, Md. Maksud, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Hardy, Ian (2020). Ritualisation of testing: problematising high-stakes English-language testing in Bangladesh. Compare, 50 (4), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/03057925.2018.1535890
2020
Journal Article
Factors influencing academics’ research engagement and productivity: a developing countries perspective
Heng, Kimkong, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2020). Factors influencing academics’ research engagement and productivity: a developing countries perspective. Issues in Educational Research, 30 (3), 965-987.
2020
Book Chapter
Bangladeshi English
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Hasan, Md Mahmudul (2020). Bangladeshi English. The handbook of Asian Englishes. (pp. 297-315) edited by Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha and Andy Kirkpatrick. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118791882.ch12
2019
Journal Article
Test-takers’ perspectives on a global test of English: questions of fairness, justice and validity
Hamid, M. Obaidul, Hardy, Ian and Reyes, Vicente (2019). Test-takers’ perspectives on a global test of English: questions of fairness, justice and validity. Language Testing in Asia, 9 (1) 16. doi: 10.1186/s40468-019-0092-9
2019
Journal Article
Economics of English: Examining the Demand for English Proficiency in the Vietnamese Job Market
Doan, Linh Dieu and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2019). Economics of English: Examining the Demand for English Proficiency in the Vietnamese Job Market. RELC Journal, 52 (3), 003368821986316-634. doi: 10.1177/0033688219863166
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Obaid Hamid is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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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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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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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