Abdul Awal
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| Abdul Awal | |
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| Portrait of Abdul AwalAbdul-Awal.jpg | |
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| 💼 Occupation | Linguist and academic |
| 🌐 Website | https://indologia.uw.edu.pl/en/o-katedrze/kadra/dr-abdul-awal/ |
Abdul Awal is a linguist and faculty member at the Chair of South Asian Studies, Faculty of Asian and African Cultures, University of Warsaw. His research concerns sociolinguistics, the Bengali language and Bangladesh studies.[4][5]
Academic work
Research areas
Awal's research interests include multilingualism, language policy and planning, heritage languages, and Bengali language and culture. His work examines the relationship between language, education, identity and social inequality, particularly in Bangladesh and Bangladeshi migrant communities.[6][7]
Academic appointment
Awal is a senior faculty at the University of Warsaw, where his position involves teaching and research. He is affiliated with the Chair of South Asian Studies in the Faculty of Asian and African Cultures.[8][6][9]
Scholarships, grants and academic mobility
His university profile records the following scholarships, research funding and mobility programmes.[8]
| Year | Scholarship, grant or programme |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Stipendium Hungaricum at Corvinus University of Budapest. |
| 2021 | Santander Development Scholarship, associated with UKSW and Fundacja Wyszyńskiego; scholarship at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. |
| 2022 | Summer-semester scholarship at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. |
| 2022–2023 | Erasmus+ student mobility at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. |
| 2024 | IDUB doctoral research grants at the University of Łódź.[8][10]; summer-semester scholarship at European University Viadrina, Germany. |
His profile also lists research schools in Vienna and Latvia in 2023, Valencia and Helsinki in 2024, and the INTERMET methodological school at the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2025.[8]
Teaching activities
In 2026, Awal taught at the sixth Bengali Summer School, hosted by the University of Warsaw in collaboration with Heidelberg University and Charles University. The programme offered beginner and advanced Bengali-language instruction.[11]
Research activities
Awal has investigated the use of English in Bangladeshi education. His research includes an examination of classroom linguistic landscapes and a corpus analysis of environmental themes in secondary-school English textbooks.[12][13]
His publications also address gender representation in English textbooks and the sociocultural consequences of language endangerment.[14][15]
His research on Bangladeshi immigrants in New York examines family language policy, including the maintenance of Bengali alongside English.[7]
English, Power, and Inequality
Awal's forthcoming monograph, English, Power, and Inequality: Linguistic Imperialism and the Localisation of English in Bangladesh, is listed as volume 6 of Brill Publishers Language Learning and Multilingualism series (series chief editor Piotr Romanowski), with publication scheduled for 19 November 2026.[9]
According to the book's publisher-supplied description, it investigates the position of English in Bangladesh through surveys, interviews and phonetic analysis. Its subjects include linguistic imperialism, educational inequality, cultural identity and the experiences of students and teachers. The study situates these questions within Bangladesh's colonial history and contemporary relationships between language and power.[9]
Guest lectures, seminars and academic events
His university profile lists guest lectures and seminars at institutions including the University of Valencia, University of Ljubljana, University of Vienna, University of Helsinki, University of Cambridge, European University Viadrina, Tbilisi State University, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Vilnius University and Visva-Bharati University.[8]
The programme for the Queer & Trans Philologies conference, held on 22–23 March 2024 at the University of Cambridge, listed Awal as a presenter of "Queer vernaculars: the language of transgender and queer communities in Bangladesh".[16]
The programme for the fifth Summer School for Young Researchers at the University of Valencia listed his paper, "Linguistic Human Rights in Bangladesh", among the presentations scheduled for 27 June 2024.[17]
His university profile also lists the YOUNG Summer School, "Youth in a Fair and Just World", among his academic activities in 2024.[8] The school took place in Helsinki on 10–11 June 2024 and was organised by YOUNG: Nordic Journal of Youth Research in collaboration with NYRIS 2024.[18]
The online presentation archive for the Hawaii International Conference on English Language and Literature Studies (HICELLS), hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo on 10–11 March 2023, lists two presentations by Awal concerning English language policy in Bangladesh and the relationship between linguistic imperialism and World Englishes.[19]
At the first spraWIEN conference, held at the University of Vienna on 15 June 2024, Awal presented research on English linguistic hegemony and cultural detachment among Bangladeshi learners.[20][21]
Selected publications
Book
- Awal, Abdul. English, Power, and Inequality: Linguistic Imperialism and the Localisation of English in Bangladesh. Language Learning and Multilingualism, vol. 6. Brill. ISBN 9789004767584. Forthcoming; scheduled for 19 November 2026.[9][22]
Chapter in an edited volume
- Awal, Abdul (2021). "The Works of Rabindranath Tagore: An Ecocritical Reading". In Ram Avadh Prajapati and Soumi Mukherjee, eds., Rabindranath Tagore: A Contemporary Reader. Perception Publishing House, pp. 75–102.[23][8]
Journal articles
- Awal, Abdul (2026). "Language policy in Bangladesh". Journal of Multicultural Discourses, 21(3), 370–391. DOI: 10.1080/17447143.2026.2668405.[24]
- Awal, Abdul (2026). "Family language policy among Bangladeshi immigrants in New York". International Journal of Bilingualism. Published online 25 March 2026. DOI: 10.1177/13670069261429837.[7]
- Awal, Abdul (2025). "English Linguistic Hegemony and Cultural Detachment in Bangladesh: A Quantitative Analysis". UR: Das Journal, 6, 74–98. DOI: 10.48646/zisch.251307.[25]
- Awal, Abdul (2025). "The Classroom Linguistic Landscape (CLL): Examining English Linguistic Imperialism and [De]colonisation". Porta Linguarum, special issue XII, 89–105. DOI: 10.30827/portalin.viXII.33181.[12]
- Awal, Abdul (2025). "Ecolinguistics in Bangladeshi Secondary-Level English Textbooks: A Corpus Analysis". Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 27(1), 18–32. DOI: 10.14483/22487085.21698.[13]
- Awal, Abdul (2025). "Youth Language in Bangladesh". Dialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură, 7(1), 35–42. DOI: 10.59295/DIA.2025.1.04.[26]
- Awal, Abdul (2024). "Endangered Languages: A Systematic Qualitative Study of Socio-Cultural Impacts and Revitalisation". Sustainable Multilingualism, 25, 65–101. DOI: 10.2478/sm-2024-0013.[15]
- Awal, Abdul (2024). "Gender representation in English language textbooks in Bangladesh". Studies in Linguistics, Culture, and FLT, 12(2), 62–82. DOI: 10.46687/KOKB5598.[14]
Translation
- Awal, Abdul, translator (2023). "A Translation of 'Ethics regarding endangered non-human beings: A philosophical review'". International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 7(6), 193–200. English translation of a Bengali article by Mitali Ghosh.[27]
References
- ↑ "Bilingualism in a Bangladeshi Diaspora in New York". University of Warsaw Repository. University of Warsaw.
- ↑ "mgr Abdul Awal". Faculty of Philology (in polski). University of Łódź.
- ↑ "Let Science Triumph! Doctoral and Postdoctoral Degrees Conferred to 45 UniLodz Researchers". University of Łódź. 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dr. Abdul Awal". Chair of South Asian Studies. University of Warsaw. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Abdul Awal: Research profile". ResearchGate. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Abdul Awal". ResearchGate.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Awal, Abdul (25 March 2026). "Family language policy among Bangladeshi immigrants in New York". International Journal of Bilingualism. doi:10.1177/13670069261429837.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "Dr. Abdul Awal". Chair of South Asian Studies. University of Warsaw.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "English, Power, and Inequality: Linguistic Imperialism and the Localisation of English in Bangladesh". Google Books.
- ↑ "Impact of English language imperialism in Bangladeshi learner's perception and attitude". University of Łódź.
- ↑ "Bengali Summer School 2026". Chair of South Asian Studies (in polski). University of Warsaw. 16 August 2026.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Awal, Abdul (2025). "The Classroom Linguistic Landscape (CLL): Examining English Linguistic Imperialism and [De]colonisation". Porta Linguarum (Special issue XII): 89–105. doi:10.30827/portalin.viXII.33181.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Awal, Abdul (2025). "Ecolinguistics in Bangladeshi Secondary-Level English Textbooks: A Corpus Analysis". Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal. 27 (1): 18–32. doi:10.14483/22487085.21698.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Awal, Abdul (2024). "Gender representation in English language textbooks in Bangladesh". Studies in Linguistics, Culture, and FLT. 12 (2): 62–82. doi:10.46687/KOKB5598.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Awal, Abdul (2024). "Endangered Languages: A Systematic Qualitative Study of Socio-Cultural Impacts and Revitalisation". Sustainable Multilingualism. 25: 65–101. doi:10.2478/sm-2024-0013.
- ↑ "Queer & Trans philologies". CRASSH. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "Summer School for Young Researchers: From Valencia to the World – Opening minds through Comparative Law" (PDF). Faculty of Law, University of Valencia. p. 4.
- ↑ "Summer school". NYRIS 2024.
- ↑ "HICELLS 2023: Online Presentations". HICELLS 2023. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
- ↑ "Die 1. spraWIEN". spraWIEN (in Deutsch).
- ↑ Awal, Abdul. "The Impact of English Linguistic Hegemony in Bangladeshi Learners' Home Culture Detachment" (PDF). spraWIEN. p. 1.
- ↑ "English, Power, and Inequality: Linguistic Imperialism and the Localisation of English in Bangladesh". Brill.
- ↑ "Rabindranath Tagore: A Contemporary Reader". Perception Publishing.
- ↑ Awal, Abdul (2026). "Language policy in Bangladesh". Journal of Multicultural Discourses. 21 (3): 370–391. doi:10.1080/17447143.2026.2668405.
- ↑ Awal, Abdul (2025). "English Linguistic Hegemony and Cultural Detachment in Bangladesh: A Quantitative Analysis". UR: Das Journal. 6: 74–98. doi:10.48646/zisch.251307.
- ↑ Awal, Abdul (2025). "Youth Language in Bangladesh". Dialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură. 7 (1): 35–42. doi:10.59295/DIA.2025.1.04.
- ↑ Awal, Abdul (2023). "A Translation of 'Ethics regarding endangered non-human beings: A philosophical review'". International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research. 7 (6): 193–200.
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