Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Yassin Mohd Abashaar
Mohammed Yassin Mohammed Othman Aba Sha’ar is an Assistant Professor and a full-time lecturer in the English Program at the School of Liberal Arts, Walailak University, Thailand. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature, specializing in drama, from Aligarh Muslim University, India.
From 2019 to 2024, he served as a lecturer at Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses. His research interests include translanguaging, English Medium Instruction (EMI), World Englishes, and educational technology.
His recent work focuses on literature and language practices and pedagogy in the Thai EFL context. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Asian Englishes, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, and TESL-EJ.
Latest Publications
Sha’ar, M. Y. M., Waluyo, B., & Rofiah, N. L. (2025). Student learning experience with technology-supported feedback in higher education: a phenomenological study. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 20, 015. https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2025.20015
Sha’ar, M. Y., Boonsuk, Y., & Imam, A. (2025). 'I asked in Thai, but my teacher replied in English': does translanguaging matter in Thai higher education English language teaching? Asian Englishes, 27(2), 518-538. https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2025.2475716
Shaar, M. Y. M., Waluyo, B., Rofiah, N. L., Singhasuwan, P., & Tongumpa, K. (2025). The antecedents of online teaching anxiety among university lecturers in Thailand: a mixed-methods investigation. Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 20(1), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAOUJ-10-2023-0126
Sha'ar, M. Y. M. A., & Rofiah, N. L. (2024). Examining Indonesian English as a Foreign Language Lecturers' Attitudes towards Translanguaging and Its Perceived Pedagogical Benefits: A Mixed-Methods Study. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 14(3), 117-141. https://doi.org/10.26529/cepsj.1833
Shaar, M. Y. M., Boonsuk, Y., & Rofiah, N. L. (2026). From monolingualism to translanguaging pedagogy: what can we learn from Thai EFL classrooms?. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2026.2621735
Rofiah, N. L., Sha’ar, M. Y. M. A., Waluyo, B., & Kareviati, E. (2025). English Hybrid Learning Courses Infused with Active Learning and Smart Classroom Concepts. TESL-EJ, 29(1), n1. https://doi.org/10.55593/ej.29113int