TY - JOUR
T1 - Research note: the role of willingness to communicate in cross-cultural adaptation
AU - YU, Baohua
N1 - This research was supported by the block research grant from the Education University of Hong Kong [Reference numbers: RG79/2013-2014R & RG89/2014-2015R].
PY - 2021/2/11
Y1 - 2021/2/11
N2 - Despite widely reported ‘Mainland-Hong Kong conflicts’, recent years have witnessed progressive growth of Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong universities. This study aims to explore the role of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in the cross-cultural adaptation of such a group of sojourning students. Structural equation modelling showed that the competence in L2 communication played a significant role in L2 WTC, which had an influential effect on academic adaptation, which was itself identified as a mediator between psychological adaptation and socio-cultural adaptation. Implications for curriculum design and instructional practice on international students are discussed.
AB - Despite widely reported ‘Mainland-Hong Kong conflicts’, recent years have witnessed progressive growth of Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong universities. This study aims to explore the role of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in the cross-cultural adaptation of such a group of sojourning students. Structural equation modelling showed that the competence in L2 communication played a significant role in L2 WTC, which had an influential effect on academic adaptation, which was itself identified as a mediator between psychological adaptation and socio-cultural adaptation. Implications for curriculum design and instructional practice on international students are discussed.
KW - academic adaptation
KW - competence in L2 communication
KW - L2 willingness to communicate
KW - psychological adaptation
KW - socio-cultural adaptation
KW - structural equation modelling
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100954064&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14675986.2021.1857115
DO - 10.1080/14675986.2021.1857115
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
AN - SCOPUS:85100954064
SN - 1467-5986
VL - 32
SP - 246
EP - 257
JO - European Journal of Intercultural Studies
JF - European Journal of Intercultural Studies
IS - 2
ER -