Dr. Abdul Awal

E-mail: a.awal{at}uw.edu.pl

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3795-4583

Position

Senior Assistant

Research area

  • Linguistics
  • sociolinguistics
  • Bengali language
  • Bangladeshi Studies

Biographical data

  • 2021–2025 – Ph.D study in Linguistics (Faculty of Philology, University of Lodz) (English in Bangladesh and Linguistic Imperialism: Emergence of World Englishes)
  • 2023–2025 – MA study in Applied Multilingualism and Multiculturism (Institute of Specialised and Intercultural Communication, Faculty of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw) ( Bilingualism in a Bangladeshi Diaspora in New York)

Scholarships, fellowships, projects, grants

2025

  • Methodological School Interdisciplinary Methodologies in Linguistic Research from the Perspective of Polish and Slavic Studies (INTERMET), Institute of Polish Language, Polish Academy of Science, Kraków. Project no. BNP/WTP/2023/1/00073 National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)

2024

  • Doctoral Research Grants (IDUB), University of Łódź, Poland
  • scholarship at Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt am Oder, (Germany, summer semester)
  • 5th Summer School for Young Researchers, Faculty of Law, University of Valencia, Spain
  • Viadrina Languaging Winter School, European University Viadrina Frankfurt am Oder (Germany)
  • Youth in a Fair and Just World (Summer School), YOUNG – Nordic Journal of Youth Research, University of Helsinki (Finland); co-organised by Nordic Youth Research Symposium (NYRIS 2024)
  • UNIC Expert Panel Discussion: Open Science: What, Why, and Why for Me?, Online (UNIC4ER – Erasmus+ Program)

2023

  • Autumn School: Challenges of European Integration, Wiesbaden Business School (Germany) and online attendance at Autumn School, University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
  •  International Summer School for Doctoral Students, UMCS, Poland
  • VDP Summer School, Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna (Austria)
  • Baltic Summer School of Digital Humanities: Discourse Analysis and Digital Literary Studies, National Library of Latvia and University of Latvia (Latvia)

2022

  • Erasmus+ Student Mobility (winter semester 2022/2023, Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany)
  • scholarship (summer semeter) at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Germany)

2021

  • Santander Development Scholarship, UKSW and Fundacja Wyszyńskiego
  • scholarship at Universitas Negeri Malang (Indonesia)

2020

  • Stipendium Hungaricum, Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)

Main publications

Chapters in monographs

  • The Works of Rabindranath Tagore: An Ecocritical Reading, in Rabindranath Tagore: A Contemporary Reader, pod red. R. Prajapati and S. Mukherjee, Perception Publishing House, New Delhi 2021, s. 75-102.

Articles

  • English Linguistic Hegemony and Cultural Detachment in Bangladesh. A Quantitative Analysis, „UR: Das Journal”, nr 6(1), 2025, s. 74–98.
  • The Classroom Linguistic Landscape (CLL): Examining English Linguistic Imperialism and [De]colonisation, „Porta Linguarum An International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning”, no. XII, 2025, pp. 89–105.  
  • Ecolinguistics in Bangladeshi Secondary-level English Textbooks: A Corpus Analysis, „Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal”, nr 27(1), 2025, s. 18–32.   
  • Youth Language in Bangladesh, „Dialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură”, no. 7(1), 2025, pp. 35–42.      
  • Endangered Languages: A Systematic Qualitative Study of Sociocultural Impacts and Revitalisation, „Sustainable Multilingualism / Darnioji Daugiakalbystė”, no. 25, 2024, pp. 65–101.   
  • Perceptions of World Englishes by University Students of Bangladesh: A Quantitative Study, „Journal of Foreign Languages, Cultures and Civilizations”, no. 12, 2024, pp. 76– 88.   
  • Ensuring Linguistic Sustainability in Bangladesh: Challenges and Approaches, „Dialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură”, no. 5(1), 2024, pp. 38–45.   
  • Usage of English in Healthcare Settings: A Study on Patients’ Experiences and Language Preference in Bangladesh, „Polish Journal of English Studies”, no. 10(2), 2024, pp. 120–140.   
  • Gender Representation in English Language Textbooks in Bangladesh, „Studies in Linguistics, Culture, and FLT”, no. 12(2), 2024, pp. 62–82.   
  • Multidimensional Corpus Analysis of the Constitution of Bangladesh: A Methodological Approach, „Journal of Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Civilizations”, no. 12, 2024, pp. 1–18.   
  • Ensuring Linguistic Sustainability in Bangladesh: Challenges and Approaches (Part II), „Dialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură”, no. 5(2), 2024, pp. 24–29.   
  • English and Sustainable Language: Collective Consciousness in Bangladesh, „Philosophical Alternatives Journal”, no. 33(1), 2024, pp. 40–56. Published also in „Polish Journal of English Studies, 8(1), 2022, pp. 123–153.    
  • Indigenous Languages in Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Study, „Indonesian Journal of Integrated English Language Teaching”, nr 10(2), 2024, s. 20–31. Opublikowany także w „International Journal of Applied Research”, nr 5(9), 2019, s. 318–325.  
  • Legal and Political Intervention on Language Issues in Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Perspective, „Indonesian Journal of Sustainability”, no. 1(2), 2023, pp. 22–35.   
  • Language Contact in Bangladesh, „International Journal of English Linguistics”, no. 13(4), 2023, pp. 69–90.   
  • Language and Gender in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study, „Journal of Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Civilizations”, no. 11(1), 2023, pp. 14–31.   
  • The Evolution of Linguistic Rights Throughout History and Major Milestones, „Indonesian Journal of Advanced Research”, no. 2(9), 2023, pp. 1317–1334.   
  • The Enlightened Educator: Strategies for Academic Teaching Success, „International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research”, no. 7(5), 2023, pp. 163–167.   
  • The Dichotomy of Linguistic Purism: A Case Study in Bangladesh, „International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research”, no. 7(9), 2023, pp. 1–15.   
  • Standard and Non-standard English in Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Exploration of Linguistic Identity, Post-colonial Legacy, and the Quest for Global Englishes, „Creative Saplings”, no. 2(5), 2023, pp. 1–20.   
  • Linguistic Discrimination: Theoretical Framework, „International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research”, no. 7(8), 2023, pp. 54–57.   
  • Ethics in Research: A Comparative Study of Benefits and Limitations, „International Journal of Academic and Applied Research”, no. 7(8), 2023, pp. 10–14.   
  • English Language Learning and the Prospect of Secondary Schools in Bangladesh, „International Journal of English Linguistics”, no. 13(2), 2023, pp. 58–63.    
  • Whitman and Nazrul: A Comparative Study of Poetry, „International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research”, no. 6(6), 2022, pp. 270–274.   
  • Standard English in Bangladesh: A Legacy of Colonization, „Indonesian Journal of Sustainability”, no. 1(1), 2022, pp. 38–50. Also published in „International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research”, no. 5(9), 2021, pp. 122–128.    
  • Linguistic Purism in Bengali Language in Bangladesh: Myth and Reality, „SELL Journal, no. 7(1), 2022, pp. 57–79.   
  • Can Language Ever be ‘Correct’ and Does it Matter?, „International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research”, no. 6(11), 2022, pp. 367–369.   
  • The Linguistic Debates in Bangladesh Throughout History: Sociolinguistic Perspective, „Galaxy International Interdisciplinary Research Journal”, no. 9(11), 2021, pp. 48–59.   
  • History of English Language Education in Bengal under the British Raj: A Historical Analysis, „Galaxy International Interdisciplinary Research Journal”, no. 9(10), 2021, pp. 393–405.
  • Desire under the Elms: A Critical Analysis, „International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development”, no. 5(4), 2021, pp. 1291–1292.   
  • The Works of Rabindranath Tagore: An Ecocritical Reading, „International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development”, no. 5(4), 2021, pp. 1031–1039.   
  • English in Bangladesh: A Post-colonial Sociolinguistic Observation, „International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications”, no. 9(9), 2019, pp. 677–681.
  • Towering Ambition of Macbeth: A Critical Analysis, „International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development”, no. 6(9), 2019, pp. 39–40.
  • Tagore’s Philosophy of Education: A New Vista of Epistemology, „The Philosophical Quest”, no. 6(2), 2019, pp. 89–98.
  • Bertrand Russell: On Education as a Critical Reading, „Yotirmoy Research Journal of Education”, no. 5(1), 2017, pp. 17–23.   

Translations

  • Ethics Regarding Endangered Non-human Beings: A Philosophical Review – from the Bengali language, „International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)”, no. 7(6), 2021, pp. 193–200.   

Guest lectures and seminars

University of Valencia (Spain), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (North Macedonia), Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Vienna (Austria), University of Valencia (Spain), University of Helsinki (Finland), University of Cambridge (UK), European University Viadrina Frankfurt am Oder (Germany), Tbilisi State University (Georgia), Alfa BK University (Serbia), Transilvania University of Brașov (Romania), University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (USA), Vilnius University (Lithuania), Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Latvia), University of Malta, Malta & Nepal Academy (Nepal), Visva-Bharati University (India)