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English-Medium Instruction and Self-Governance in Higher Education: The Journey of a Vietnamese University through the Institutional Autonomy Regime
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Nguyen, Huong Thu; Hamid, M. Obaidul; Moni, Karen – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2016
As neoliberal ideals of deregulation, accountability, quality and financial autonomy take hold of education worldwide, higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing economies are adopting strategies to improve educational quality; attract local and international students; enhance institutional ranking and global competitiveness; and, more…
Descriptors: Institutional Autonomy, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism
The Linguistic Market for English in Bangladesh
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Hamid, M. Obaidul – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2016
A large body of work has investigated the presence of English and its teaching and learning in the developing world where English is used as a second/foreign language. While this work has provided plausible explanations for the global spread of English as well as its uptake by education policy-makers and communities, there has been limited…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Planning
Medium of Instruction Policies and Language Practices, Ideologies and Institutional Divides: Voices of Teachers and Students in a Private University in Bangladesh
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Hamid, M. Obaidul; Jahan, Iffat; Islam, M. Monjurul – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
The use of English as a medium of instruction (MOI) in polities across the world has drawn attention of language policy and planning scholars and researchers. Increasingly, research on MOI policy and practice focuses on how macro-level policies are translated into action by "actors" including teachers and students in the micro-context.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Ideology, Language Planning