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

152 works between 2006 and 2025
All (152) Journal Article (107) Book Chapter (38) Conference Publication (2) Book (4) Other Outputs (1)

101 - 120 of 152 works

2016

Journal Article

A post-liberal approach to language policy in education

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2016). A post-liberal approach to language policy in education. Language Policy, 15 (2), 199-201. doi: 10.1007/s10993-015-9360-4

A post-liberal approach to language policy in education

2016

Journal Article

Foreign language policies in Asia and Australia in the Asian century

Hamid, M. Obaidul and Kirkpatrick, Andy (2016). Foreign language policies in Asia and Australia in the Asian century. Language Problems and Language Planning, 40 (1), 26-46. doi: 10.1075/lplp.40.1.02ham

Foreign language policies in Asia and Australia in the Asian century

2016

Journal Article

Language education policy enactment and individual agency

Nguyen, Van Huy, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Renshaw, Peter (2016). Language education policy enactment and individual agency. Language Problems and Language Planning, 40 (1), 69-84. doi: 10.1075/lplp.40.1.04van

Language education policy enactment and individual agency

2016

Journal Article

The construction of the universality of English within Saudi Arabian education contexts

Alhamdan, Bandar, Honan, Eileen and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2016). The construction of the universality of English within Saudi Arabian education contexts. Discourse, 38 (5), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/01596306.2015.1126553

The construction of the universality of English within Saudi Arabian education contexts

2016

Book Chapter

English-in-Education policy and planning in Bangladesh: a critical examination

Hamid, M. Obaidul and Erling, Elizabeth J. (2016). English-in-Education policy and planning in Bangladesh: a critical examination. English Language Education Policy in Asia. (pp. 25-48) edited by Robert Kirkpatrick. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22464-0_2

English-in-Education policy and planning in Bangladesh: a critical examination

2016

Journal Article

Globalization, English language policy, and teacher agency: focus on Asia

Hamid, M. Obaidul and Nguyen, Hoa Thi Mai (2016). Globalization, English language policy, and teacher agency: focus on Asia. International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 15 (1), 26-44.

Globalization, English language policy, and teacher agency: focus on Asia

2016

Journal Article

Discourses of “crazy english”: reconciling the tensions between the nation-state and neoliberal agenda

Hamid, Obaid M and Luo, Shuqin (2016). Discourses of “crazy english”: reconciling the tensions between the nation-state and neoliberal agenda. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 15 (2), 285-308. doi: 10.1108/ETPC-10-2015-0084

Discourses of “crazy english”: reconciling the tensions between the nation-state and neoliberal agenda

2016

Book Chapter

The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2016). The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity. The Handbook of Global Education Policy. (pp. 259-274) edited by Karen Mundy, Andy Green, Bob Lingard and Antoni Verger. Chichester, West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118468005.ch14

The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity

2016

Journal Article

The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2016). The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity. Handbook of Global Education Policy, 259-274.

The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity

2016

Journal Article

Language, migration and social wellbeing: a narrative inquiry into the lives of low English proficiency Bangladeshi migrants in Australia

Chowdhury, Farzana Y. and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2016). Language, migration and social wellbeing: a narrative inquiry into the lives of low English proficiency Bangladeshi migrants in Australia. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 39 (1), 8-30. doi: 10.1075/aral.39.1.01cho

Language, migration and social wellbeing: a narrative inquiry into the lives of low English proficiency Bangladeshi migrants in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Muslims in western media: New Zealand newspapers' construction of 2006 terror plot at Heathrow Airport and beyond

Kabir, Shah Nister and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2015). Muslims in western media: New Zealand newspapers' construction of 2006 terror plot at Heathrow Airport and beyond. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 35 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/13602004.2015.1112120

Muslims in western media: New Zealand newspapers' construction of 2006 terror plot at Heathrow Airport and beyond

2015

Journal Article

The linguistic market for English in Bangladesh

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2015). The linguistic market for English in Bangladesh. Current Issues in Language Planning, 17 (1), 36-55. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2016.1105909

The linguistic market for English in Bangladesh

2015

Journal Article

English in the primary classroom in Vietnam: students’ lived experiences and their social and policy implications

Nguyen, Lan Chi, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Renshaw, Peter (2015). English in the primary classroom in Vietnam: students’ lived experiences and their social and policy implications. Current Issues in Language Planning, 17 (2), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2016.1089629

English in the primary classroom in Vietnam: students’ lived experiences and their social and policy implications

2015

Journal Article

Policies of global English tests: Test-takers' perspectives on the IELTS retake policy

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2015). Policies of global English tests: Test-takers' perspectives on the IELTS retake policy. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 37 (3), 472-487. doi: 10.1080/01596306.2015.1061978

Policies of global English tests: Test-takers' perspectives on the IELTS retake policy

2015

Journal Article

Language, identity, and social divides: medium of instruction debates in Bangladeshi print media

Hamid, M. Obaidul and Jahan, Iffat (2015). Language, identity, and social divides: medium of instruction debates in Bangladeshi print media. Comparative Education Review, 59 (1), 75-101. doi: 10.1086/679192

Language, identity, and social divides: medium of instruction debates in Bangladeshi print media

2015

Journal Article

Educational policy borrowing in a globalized world: A case study of common European framework of reference for languages in a Vietnamese university

Nguyen, Van Huy and Hamid, M. Obaidul (2015). Educational policy borrowing in a globalized world: A case study of common European framework of reference for languages in a Vietnamese university. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 14 (1), 60-74. doi: 10.1108/ETPC-02-2015-0014

Educational policy borrowing in a globalized world: A case study of common European framework of reference for languages in a Vietnamese university

2014

Journal Article

Tribute to Richard (Dick) Birge Baldauf Jr. (1943-2014): A distinguished scholar and an inspiring mentor Obituary

Taylor-Leech, Kerry, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen,, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Chua, Catherine Siew Kheng (2014). Tribute to Richard (Dick) Birge Baldauf Jr. (1943-2014): A distinguished scholar and an inspiring mentor Obituary. Current Issues in Language Planning, 15 (3), 343-351. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2014.940688

Tribute to Richard (Dick) Birge Baldauf Jr. (1943-2014): A distinguished scholar and an inspiring mentor Obituary

2014

Journal Article

World Englishes in international proficiency tests

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2014). World Englishes in international proficiency tests. World Englishes, 33 (2), 263-277. doi: 10.1111/weng.12084

World Englishes in international proficiency tests

2014

Journal Article

Medium of Instruction in Africa: Commentary

Hamid, M. Obaidul, Nguyen, Hoa Thi Mai and Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M. (2014). Medium of Instruction in Africa: Commentary. Current Issues in Language Planning, 15 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2014.867574

Medium of Instruction in Africa: Commentary

2014

Book Chapter

Medium of instruction policies and language practices, ideologies and institutional divides: voices of teachers and students in a private university in Bangladesh

Hamid, M. Obaidul, Jahan, Iffat and Islam, M. Monjural (2014). Medium of instruction policies and language practices, ideologies and institutional divides: voices of teachers and students in a private university in Bangladesh. Language planning for medium of instruction in Asia. (pp. 144-163) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Medium of instruction policies and language practices, ideologies and institutional divides: voices of teachers and students in a private university in Bangladesh

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

    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

    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

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • 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

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy

  • 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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