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

Search Professor Obaid Hamid’s works on UQ eSpace

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

141 - 153 of 153 works

2011

Journal Article

English in primary education in Malaysia: Policies, outcomes and stakeholders' lived experiences

Ali, Nor Liza, Hamid, M. Obaidul and Moni, Karen (2011). English in primary education in Malaysia: Policies, outcomes and stakeholders' lived experiences. Current Issues in Language Planning, 12 (2), 147-166. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2011.584371

English in primary education in Malaysia: Policies, outcomes and stakeholders' lived experiences

2011

Book Chapter

Planning for failure: English and language policy and planning in Bangladesh

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2011). Planning for failure: English and language policy and planning in Bangladesh. Handbook of language and ethnic identity. Volume 2, The success-failure continuum in language and ethnic identity efforts. (pp. 192-203) edited by Joshua A. Fishman and Ofelia Garcia. New York, USA: Oxford University Press.

Planning for failure: English and language policy and planning in Bangladesh

2010

Journal Article

Fieldwork for language education research in rural Bangladesh: Ethical issues and dilemmas

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2010). Fieldwork for language education research in rural Bangladesh: Ethical issues and dilemmas. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 33 (3), 259-271. doi: 10.1080/1743727X.2010.511714

Fieldwork for language education research in rural Bangladesh: Ethical issues and dilemmas

2010

Journal Article

Globalisation, English for everyone and English teacher capacity: Language policy discourses and realities in Bangladesh

Obaidul Hamid, M. (2010). Globalisation, English for everyone and English teacher capacity: Language policy discourses and realities in Bangladesh. Current Issues in Language Planning, 11 (4), 289-310. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2011.532621

Globalisation, English for everyone and English teacher capacity: Language policy discourses and realities in Bangladesh

2009

Journal Article

Private tutoring in English for Secondary School students in Bangladesh

Hamid, Md Obaidul, Sussex, Roland D. and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2009). Private tutoring in English for Secondary School students in Bangladesh. TESOL Quarterly, 43 (2), 281-308. doi: 10.1002/j.1545-7249.2009.tb00168.x

Private tutoring in English for Secondary School students in Bangladesh

2009

Other Outputs

Sociology of language learning: Social biographies and school English achievement in rural Bangladesh

Md Obaidul Hamid (2009). Sociology of language learning: Social biographies and school English achievement in rural Bangladesh. PhD Thesis, School of Languages and Comp Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland.

Sociology of language learning: Social biographies and school English achievement in rural Bangladesh

2009

Journal Article

Language policy, culture, and identity in Asian contexts

Hamid, M. Obaidul (2009). Language policy, culture, and identity in Asian contexts. Journal of Language Identity and Education, 8 (1), 57-61. doi: 10.1080/15348450802620019

Language policy, culture, and identity in Asian contexts

2009

Conference Publication

Institutional, economic and technical dimensions of choosing private tertiary education in Bangladesh: lessons for Australian universities

Salahuddin, Mohammad, Akbar, Delwar, Hamid, Obaidul and Islam, Rabiul (2009). Institutional, economic and technical dimensions of choosing private tertiary education in Bangladesh: lessons for Australian universities. ICIT'09: 2009 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Churchill, VIC, Australia, 10-13 February, 2009. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICIT.2009.4939722

Institutional, economic and technical dimensions of choosing private tertiary education in Bangladesh: lessons for Australian universities

2008

Journal Article

Will CLT bail out the bogged down ELT in Bangladesh?

Hamid, M. Obaidul and Baldauf Jr., Richard B. (2008). Will CLT bail out the bogged down ELT in Bangladesh?. English Today, 24 (3), 16-24. doi: 10.1017/S0266078408000254

Will CLT bail out the bogged down ELT in Bangladesh?

2008

Conference Publication

Successes and failures in language planning for European languages in Asian nations

Baldauf Jr., Richard B., Yeo-Chua, Siew Kheng Catherine, Graf, Jocelyn, Hamid, Obaidul, Li, Minglin, Nguyen, Hoa Thi Mai, Ota, Keiko, Sunggingwati, Dyah and Wu, Hsin-Fei (2008). Successes and failures in language planning for European languages in Asian nations. 5th Nitobe Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, August 2007. Tokyo, Japan: European Institute, Sophia University; Japan Esperanto Institute.

Successes and failures in language planning for European languages in Asian nations

2007

Journal Article

Identifying second language errors: How plausible are plausible reconstructions?

Hamid, O. (2007). Identifying second language errors: How plausible are plausible reconstructions?. ELT Journal, 61 (2), 107-116. doi: 10.1093/elt/ccm003

Identifying second language errors: How plausible are plausible reconstructions?

2007

Journal Article

Bangladeshi English teachers' perceptions of their professional practice

Hamid, O. (2007). Bangladeshi English teachers' perceptions of their professional practice. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 4 (2), 27-50.

Bangladeshi English teachers' perceptions of their professional practice

2006

Journal Article

English teachers' choice of language for publication: Qualitative insights from Bangladesh

Hamid, Md Obaidul (2006). English teachers' choice of language for publication: Qualitative insights from Bangladesh. Current Issues in Language Planning, 7 (1), 126-140. doi: 10.2167/cilp090.0

English teachers' choice of language for publication: Qualitative insights from 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:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: 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

    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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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