Ben-Said, Selim - Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, NSYSU

Personal Data

Name

Ben-Said, Selim

Phone

(07)5252000 ext.3172

sbensaid@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

Web

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Selim_Ben_Said

Teacher

Category

Full-Time

Job Title

Associate Professor

Teacher Field

Applied Linguistics

Teacher Pro

Sociolinguistics, Linguistic Landscape, Multilingualism, Language Planning and Policy, Language and Identity, Linguistic Imperialism, Social Semiotics, Teacher Training and Education, Narratives and Life Stories, Public Speaking, Foreign Domestic Helpers’ Lives, Sociology of Language & Religion, The Sociolinguistics of Islam.

Current courses

Spring 2026

- Writing I(II)

- Learning English through Movies

- English Oral Training II(II)

School Name	Country	Department	Degree	起迄年月
Penn State University	USA	Applied Linguistics	PhD [Applied Linguistics]	2006-08 ~ 2010-05
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	USA	Linguistics	MA [Applied Linguistics]	2004-08 ~ 2006-08
Manouba University	Tunisia	English	Advanced Studies Diploma [Theoretical Linguistics]	2001-09 ~ 2002-05
University of Tunis	Tunisia	English	BA [English Language & Literature]	1997-09 ~ 2001-05

Organization Name	Unit	職務	Period
National Sun Yat-sen University	Foreign Languages & Literature	Associate Professor	2022-10 ~ 2025
National Sun Yat-sen University	Foreign Languages & Literature	Assistant Professor	2018-08 ~ 2022-09
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	English	Assistant Professor	2014-08 ~ 2018-06
National Institute of Education, Singapore	English Language and Literature	Assistant Professor	2011-09 ~ 2014-08
National Institute of Education, Singapore	English Language and Literature	Visiting Assistant Professor	2010-09 ~ 2011-09
Pennsylvania State University, USA	Applied Linguistics	Lecturer	2006-08 ~ 2010-08

Year	Paper Title
2026	,Sacred signs in secular realms: a semiotic mapping of Islamic prayer corners,Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development,(SSCI)
2024	,“It’s like a guessing game”: Implementation of Multiple Sign Systems in EFL Reading Curriculum for Undergraduates in Taiwan,Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy,(SSCI)
2024	,Conceptualising a Framework for Language and Cultural Revival Based on The Bidayuh Community in Sarawak, Malaysia,International Journal of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics,8, pp37~56,(Other)
2023	,Lanterns, Name Planks, Ancestral Portraits: Maintaining Chinese-Ness in the Identity Development of Chinese Malaysians,KKU International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences,13, pp142~169,(Other)
2022	,Enacting Power through Control and Surveillance: Narrative Reflections from a Hong Kong-Based Foreign Domestic Helper.,Journal of Postcolonial Linguistics, pp32~50,(Other)
2021	,Inconsistencies and Adjustments in Language Policy: Evidence from the Linguistic Landscape.,TRANS-KATA: Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Education.,2, pp1~14,(Other)
2019	,‘Chameleonic’ English in Tunisia: A Third-Space Language. ,American Language Journal. ,3, pp34~50,(Other)
2019	,“You speak English with your boss, but you speak Chinese with me!”: Constraints and Possibilities in Language use by Hong Kong Foreign Domestic Helpers ,Tzu Chi University Journal of the Humanities and Social Science, pp65~106,(Other)
2019	,Creative Language Forms on Signboards in Singapore and Malaysia. [Special Issue on Visual Discourse and its Circulation between Europe and Asia] ,Journal of European Languages and Literatures,9, pp1~28,(Other)
2019	,Representations of Multilingualism in Urban Space: An Analysis of the Linguistic Landscape of Tunisia ,Jadavpur Journal of Languages and Linguistics,3, pp55~66,(Other)
2019	,Revitalizing Tamil in Singapore: Pedagogical Caveats and Community-Based Possibilities,Journal of Second and Multiple Language Acquisition,7, pp70~92,(Other)
2019	,Tracing Linguistic Changes on Shop Signs in Malaysia: A Diachronic Examination of George Town, Penang,Socjolingwistyka, pp226~246,(Other)
2019	,Catering to Multiple Audiences: Language Diversity in Singapore's Chinatown Food Stall Displays,Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature.,43, pp31~48,(Other)
2014	,Teacher Identity and Narratives: An Experiential Perspective.,International Journal of Innovation in English Language Teaching and Research,3, pp1~15,(SSCI)
2013	,A lighthouse on the beach’: Stories, metaphors, and anecdotes in teachers’ personal recounts,Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature,6, pp1~13,(SSCI)
2010	,Street signage in Tunisia: Reconciling multilingualism, Arabization, and vernacularization. ,Geolinguistics: Journal of the American Society of Geolinguistics,36, pp33~45,(SSCI)
2008	,Representations of identity and linguistic diversity in the urban space of Tunisia.,Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender, and Culture,10, pp315~341,(SSCI)

Year	Paper Title
2024	With Fu, J.S,Exploring the Impact of Augmented Reality on Nursing Students’ Learning of Anatomic Physiology,GACC Intelligent Future: 2024 Empowering individuals and Communities for all in the AI Era,2024-11-17-2024-11-17
2023	With Ong, T.,Building a Framework for Language and Cultural Revitalization: Lessons Learnt from the Bidayah Indigenous Community in Sarawak, Malaysia,8th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (Web-Based),2023-03-02-2023-03-05
2023	With Fu, J.S,Improving the English Oral Competence and Medical Terminology of Non-English Speaking Health Professionals with the DocsDocs Mobile Application,International Joint Conference of APLX, ETRA40, and TESPA 2023,2023-10-11-2023-10-13
2023	With Ong, T.,Building a Framework for Language and Cultural Revitalization: A Case Study of the Bidayuh Indigenous Community in Sarawak, Malaysia,29th LIPP-Symposium – Small Languages on the Big Stage: Linguistic Diversity in Research, Revitalization, and Policies,2023-12-07-2023-12-10
2022	With Ong, T.,The Silenced Languages: Analyzing Malaysia’s National and Regional Languages,7th International Conference: Interface of Science and Social Disciplines (Web-Based),2022-05-30-2022-06-01
2022	With Ong, T.,Chinese Heritage Language Shift in Malaysia: Motivation by Parental Ideology or Children’s Choice?,Purdue Linguistics Virtual Symposium (Web-Based),2022-04-08-2022-04-09
2019	,“Got Creativity? Linguistic Landscape and Language Play”,‘36th International Conference on English Teaching and Learning’,2019-05-17-2019-05-18,(Other)
2019	,"Creativity and Language Play in Multilingual Advertising",English Teaching & Learning 2019 Conference,2019-07-27-2019-07-28
2018	With Ong, T.,An Investigation of Daily Language Use within the Chinese Community in Malaysia,28th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society,2018-05-17-2018-05-19
2018	With Ong, T.,Language Policy Issues in the Linguistic Landscape of Penang, Malaysia: Top-Down Signs Vs Bottom-Up Signs,Sociolinguistics Symposium 22,2018-06-27-2018-06-30
2017	,Exploring visual ethnography in participant interviews,Doing Research in Applied Linguistics’ (DRAL/ESEA),2017-06-22-2017-06-24
2017	,With Hardship, Comes Ease: Narratives of the Emerging Identity of a Transnational Convert to Islam,19th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS),2017-07-01-2017-07-02
2017	,“Am I the only Muslim here?” Islam, transmigration, and converts’ identities in discourse. ,19th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences,2019-03-06-2019-03-06
2016	,The Interplay of Language, Religion, and Identity in the Narratives of Foreign Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong,Linguapax Asia International Symposium with the theme ‘Migration, Migrants and Language’,2016-06-11-2016-06-11
2015	With Ong, T.,Creative Language Forms on Signboards in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore,The Sociolinguistics of Globalization: (De)centring and (de)standardization,2015-06-03-2015-06-06
2015	With Ong, T.,Observing the Linguistic Changes on Shop Signs in George Town,Faces of English: Theory, Practice and Pedagogy,2015-06-11-2015-06-13
2015	With Ong, T.,Multimodality: An Analysis of Culinary Signboards in a Singaporean Food Centre,ALAA (Applied Linguistics Association of Australia), ALANZ (Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand) and ALTAANZ (Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand),2015-11-30-2015-12-02
2014	,Anecdotes, Metaphors, and Teachers’ Socialization,International TESOL Conference,2014-02-21-2014-02-21
2014	With Ong, T.,Catering to Multiple Audiences: Language Diversity vs. Chinese Exclusiveness in Singapore's Chinatown Food Stall Displays,10th Malaysia International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT),2014-09-13-2014-09-15
2014	,Traditional vs. Simplified Chinese in Singapore’s Chinatown: Looking at Data from Signage and Interviews,Language and Society Conference,2014-11-23-2014-11-25
2013	With Tan, M.,'Seeing Red': The Linguistic Landscape of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Island Dispute,5th International Workshop on Linguistic Landscape,2013-04-24-2013-04-26
2013	With Fu, J.S.,Superposing Multilingualism: Chameleonic Uses of English in Tunisia,Taipei Tech International Conference on Applied Linguistics,2013-11-14-2013-11-15
2013	With Tan, M.,Old-Comer versus Newcomer Chinese Immigrants: United by Ethnicity, Divided by Language,7th International Seminar: Language Policy & Planning: What are the Issues?,2013-11-20-2013-11-21
2012	,The Semiotization of Teachers’ Identities: Selected Findings from a Teacher Training Institution ,4th International Workshop on Linguistic Landscape,2012-02-22-2012-02-24
2012	With Kiss, T.,Close Encounters of the Professional Kind: Teachers’ Co-construction of Professional Identities though Social Networking,AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics),2012-03-24-2012-03-27
2012	With Kasanga, L.,The Discourse of Protest: Frames of Identity, Intertextuality, and Interdiscursivity ,19th biannual symposium of the SS (Sociolinguistic Symposium),2012-08-21-2012-08-24
2011	,Language & Culture ‘on the ground’: Researching the Linguistic Landscape of Emerging Markets,Annual conference of the CIBER (Centers for International Business Education and Research),2011-03-23-2011-03-26
2011	,Urban Multilingualism and the Meeting Point(s) of Linguistic Landscape, Language Policy, and Attitudes ,AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics),2011-03-26-2011-03-29
2011	,Challenges and Caveats in Research on Multilingualism: Examples from the Linguistic Landscape,Doing Research in Applied Linguistics,2011-04-21-2011-04-22
2011	,Data Triangulation as a Resource in Multilingual Research: Examples from the Linguistic Landscape. ,the Doing Research in Applied Linguistics,2019-03-06-2019-03-06
2010	,Urban Discourses and Multilingualism in Tunisia: An Examination of Policy, Representation, and Attitudes,PAALC (The Pennsylvania Applied Linguistics Consortium),2010-01-22-2010-01-23
2010	,The Different Faces of Urban Multilingualism in the Streets of Tunis: A Comparison between the Medina and the New City,25th annual graduate exhibition,2010-03-28-2010-03-28
2010	,The Different Faces of Urban Multilingualism in the Streets of Tunis: A Comparison between the Medina and the New City,Department of Applied Linguistics Open House,2010-04-30-2010-04-30
2009	,At the Intersection of Language and Signs: Multilingualism in the Streets of Tunisia,24th annual graduate exhibition,2009-03-29-2009-03-29
2009	,Street Signage in Tunisia: Reconciling Multilingualism, Arabization, and Vernacularization,The Geolinguistics of Language/Dialect Continuums,2009-09-25-2009-09-26
2009	,Fostering Multiliteracies and Multilingualism in Tunisia: The Role of the State in Mediating Language Variation,International Conference on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education,2009-12-15-2009-12-17
2008	,Linguistic Choices and the Expression of Identity in Public Space: A Look at Visual Signs in Tunisia,Franco-Arabic Cultures Today: Developments, Dialogues, and Challenges,2008-04-17-2008-04-19
2007	,The Perception of Arab-Accented Speech by American Native Speakers and Non-Native Speakers from East and South-East Asia,21st Annual Conference of the ALS (Arabic Linguistic Symposium),2007-03-02-2007-03-03
2007	,Attitudes Towards Accented Speech: A Comparative Study of Native and Non-Native Speakers of American English,AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics),2007-04-21-2007-04-24
2007	With Fu, J.S. & Charkova, D.K.,A Comparison between Competence and Performance in the English Pronunciation of Taiwanese Learners of English,AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics),2007-04-21-2007-04-24

Year	Project Name	Participant	計畫期間	Cooperation
2020	A Virtual Linguistic Landscape Investigation of Taiwanese Universities OIA Platforms	Ben Said, Slim	2020-08~2021-07	Ministry of Science and Technology
2019	Creativity and Language Play in Multilingual Advertising in Taiwan	Ben Said, Slim	2019-08~2020-07	Ministry of Science and Technology
2014	Building an Evidence-base on Teacher Education and Development: A Longitudinal Study	Ben Said, Slim	2014-01~2016-12	National Institute of Education, Singapore
2012	Building an Evidence-Base for Teacher Education and Development: A Longitudinal Study	Ben Said, Slim	2012-01~2013-06	National Institute of Education, Singapore
2010	Building an Evidence-Base for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in NIE: A Bridging Project	Ben Said, Slim	2010-12~2012-09	National Institute of Education, Singapore
2009	Building an Evidence-Base for Initial Teacher Preparation (ITP) in NIE: A Formative Project	Ben Said, Slim	2009-08~2011-08	National Institute of Education, Singapore

Year	Book Name
2015	with Rubdy, R.,Conflict, Exclusion, and Dissent in the Linguistic Landscape ,Palgrave Macmillan
2014	with Cheung, Y-L. & Park, K.,Advances and Current Trends in Language Teacher Identity Research ,Routledge
2013	with Zhang, L. J.,Language Teachers and Teaching: Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives,Routledge
2010	Attitudes towards Accented Speech: A Comparative Study of Native and Non-Native Speakers of American,VDM Verlag Dr Müller

Year	Writing
2026	Lai, K., Ben-Said, S. & Ong, T.,Fleeting notes or writing on the wall?: Inscribing protest on Hong Kong’s Lennon Walls,Sociolinguistics of Protesting: Volume 1 Embodied Histories, Imagined Worlds, Emplaced Resistance ,De Gruyter Mouton
2025	Ben-Said S.,Exploring Linguistic Hybridity and Creativity in the Advertising Linguistic Landscapes of Taiwan and,The Handbook of Linguistic Landscapes and Multilingualism,Wiley
2025	Ben-Said, S.,Canagarajah, A. Suresh,The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics（Language Ideology, Culture, and Context）,Wiley
2022	With Ong, T. W. S.,Language maintenance and the transmission of ideologies among Chinese-Malaysian families. In S. Mak,Routledge
2022	With Ong, T. W. S.,Accommodating Chinese Community Languages in Penang: Evidence from the Linguistic Landscape and Loca,Routledge
2020	With Ong, T. W. S.,Selective Language Maintenance in Multilingual Malaysia. In T. Okamura, & M. Kai (Eds.), Indigen,IGI Global Publisher
2016	With Kasanga, L.A.,The Discourse of Protest: Frames of Identity, Intertextuality, and Interdiscursivity. In R. Blackwo,Bloomsbury
2015	With Tan, M.,Linguistic Landscape and Exclusion: An Examination of Language Representation in Disaster Signage i,Palgrave Macmillan
2014	With Cheung, Y.-L. & Park, K. ,Expanding the horizon of research in language teacher identity: An introduction. In Y.-L. Cheung, S,Routledge
2014	Teacher Identity Development in the Midst of Conflicting Ideologies. In Y.-L. Cheung, S. Ben Said &a,Routledge
2013	With Shegar, C.,Compliance, Negotiation, and Resistance in Teachers’ Spatial Construction of Professional Identities,Routledge
2013	With Zhang, L.J. ,Introduction. In S. Ben Said & L. J. Zhang (Eds.), Language Teachers and Teaching: Global Perspe,Routledge
2013	With Zhang, L.J.,Towards a Global Understanding of Local Initiatives in Language Teaching and Teacher Education: Glo,Routledge
2011	With Canagarajah, A.S.,Linguistic Imperialism. In J. Simpson (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics,Routledge
2010	With Canagarajah, A.S.,English Language Teaching in the Outer and Expanding Circles. In J. Maybin & J. Swann (Eds.), Th,Routledge
2008	The Perception of Arab-Accented Speech by American Native Speakers and Non-Native Speakers from East,John Benjamins

Year	Title	Topic	Activity Unit	Activity Period
2011	Linguistic Landscape Research: Possibilities for Sociolinguistic Explorations of Multilingualism	Invited speaker for the Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics, the Singapore Institute of M		2011-03-10~2011-03-10
2010	At the Intersection of Languages: the Mediation of Multilingualism and Linguistic Diversity in Tunis	Invited speaker at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA		2010-02-12~2010-02-12

Year	Category	Award Name	Award Unit
2009	External Honor	Rock Ethics Institute Fellow	The Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
2009	External Honor	Gil Watz Dissertation Fellow	The Center For Language Acquisition, Penn State
2008	External Honor	College of the Liberal Arts Humanities Diss. Award	The Africana Research Centre, Penn State
2004	External Honor	Fulbright Scholarship	AMIDEAST