Baohua Yu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3942213 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Baohua Yu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Baohua |
| FAMILY NAME | Yu |
| SIGNATURE | YU B |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0321-7374 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Paradoxes in intercultural communication, acculturation strategies and adaptation outcomes
Traditional sending countries of international students in East Asia have emerged as increasingly desirable higher education destinations. Yet little is known about the experiences of international students in East Asia as most research focuses on those in the Anglophone West. In this study, we explored the trajectory and interactions between intercultural communication, acculturation strategies, and adaptation outcomes of international students …
Second chances, Hidden struggles
From initial encounter to lasting bonds
Establishing ties or strengthening friendships? Students' use of online social networks in intercultural friendship development
Purpose This study was conducted to achieve the following objectives: (1) determine the differences and reasons for using outgroup OSNs by gender, age and student groups (Mainland and Hong Kong [HK] students); (2) uncover the impact of online social networks (OSNs) on the development of Mainland–HK friendships and (3) determine the roles of different OSNs (social networking sites [SNSs] and instant messaging platforms [IMPs]) in the development o…
Using digital storytelling to promote language learning, digital skills and digital collaboration among English pre-service teachers
Digital storytelling (DST) is a narrative practice that utilizes digital tools for the creation of multimodal stories. This research strives to provide pre-service teachers with an experiential learning process of producing storytelling videos and teaching packages. Employing Activity Theory (AT) as a theoretical lens, the study intended to elucidate the interconnected elements (i.e., subject, object, instruments, community, rules, division of la…
Developing intercultural competence in college business English students
Implementing assessment as learning in the L2 writing classroom
Assessment as learning (AaL) aims to develop students’ metacognitive awareness of their learning process, and promote their academic study and self-regulated abilities. The study investigates the benefits and challenges perceived by students regarding the implementation of AaL strategies in a general writing course in a Chinese university. The findings reveal that students benefited from the AaL-oriented instruction in terms of their improved wri…
Research note
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 …
Chinese College Students’ Intercultural Competence
Situated in Byram’s intercultural competence model, this study employed survey questionnaires and face-to-face interviews to investigate the current situation of Chinese college students’ intercultural competence through exploring a class of English majors. The results show that students were not satisfied with their reported intercultural competence; their desire for cultural learning was constrained by the current language teaching methods and …
Psychological and academic adaptation of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong universities
Existing research on the psychological and academic experiences of China-born students studying outside of China has mainly been conducted in Western English-speaking countries. Using a coping resources framework, we investigated the predictors of psychological and academic adaptation of 2,201 mainland Chinese students (74% female) studying in universities in Hong Kong, China’s Special Administrative Region and a former British colony. We found t…
Crosscultural transitions in a bilingual context
As a regional hub for education, Hong Kong has seen a growing population of international students. In contrast to existing conceptual models in acculturation literature that are typically devoted to studying long-term settlers such as migrants or refugees in English speaking countries, this study develops and tests a fine-grained model for degree-seeking mobile students in East Asia. A mixed-method study was conducted: a survey of 619 internatio…
‘It’s more foreign than a foreign country’
Asian international students at an Australian University
This study examined the interrelationships of integrative motivation, competence in second language (L2) communication, sociocultural adaptation, academic adaptation and persistence of international students at an Australian university. Structural equation modelling demonstrated that the integrative motivation of international students has a significant effect on competence in L2 communication, which played an influential role in predicting acade…
Predicting roles of linguistic confidence, integrative motivation and second language proficiency on cross-cultural adaptation
First language and target language in the foreign language classroom
For many decades, foreign language teaching has been dominated by the principle that teachers should use only the target language (TL) and avoid using the mother tongue (L1) except as a last resort. However, reports show that teachers make extensive use of the L1. This paper illustrates this discrepancy and considers some main reasons for it. It suggests a framework of principles for balancing L1 and TL use in the classroom. Finally, it reviews s…
Learning Chinese abroad
The objectives of this study are to investigate the interrelationships of a number of affective variables related to studying Chinese as a second language (L2); to examine the relationships between affective variables in second language acquisition (SLA) and the indices of adaptation; and thirdly, to assess the changes over time in the attitudes and motivation of international students and their sociocultural and academic adaptation during their …
First language and target language in the foreign language classroom
For many decades, foreign language teaching has been dominated by the principle that teachers should use only the target language (TL) and avoid using the mother tongue (L1) except as a last resort. However, reports show that teachers make extensive use of the L1. This paper illustrates this discrepancy and considers some main reasons for it. It suggests a framework of principles for balancing L1 and TL use in the classroom. Finally, it reviews s…
Learning Chinese abroad
The objectives of this study are to investigate the interrelationships of a number of affective variables related to studying Chinese as a second language (L2); to examine the relationships between affective variables in second language acquisition (SLA) and the indices of adaptation; and thirdly, to assess the changes over time in the attitudes and motivation of international students and their sociocultural and academic adaptation during their …
Predicting roles of linguistic confidence, integrative motivation and second language proficiency on cross-cultural adaptation
Psychological and academic adaptation of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong universities
Existing research on the psychological and academic experiences of China-born students studying outside of China has mainly been conducted in Western English-speaking countries. Using a coping resources framework, we investigated the predictors of psychological and academic adaptation of 2,201 mainland Chinese students (74% female) studying in universities in Hong Kong, China’s Special Administrative Region and a former British colony. We found t…
Asian international students at an Australian University
This study examined the interrelationships of integrative motivation, competence in second language (L2) communication, sociocultural adaptation, academic adaptation and persistence of international students at an Australian university. Structural equation modelling demonstrated that the integrative motivation of international students has a significant effect on competence in L2 communication, which played an influential role in predicting acade…
Research note
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 …
Crosscultural transitions in a bilingual context
As a regional hub for education, Hong Kong has seen a growing population of international students. In contrast to existing conceptual models in acculturation literature that are typically devoted to studying long-term settlers such as migrants or refugees in English speaking countries, this study develops and tests a fine-grained model for degree-seeking mobile students in East Asia. A mixed-method study was conducted: a survey of 619 internatio…
Chinese College Students’ Intercultural Competence
Situated in Byram’s intercultural competence model, this study employed survey questionnaires and face-to-face interviews to investigate the current situation of Chinese college students’ intercultural competence through exploring a class of English majors. The results show that students were not satisfied with their reported intercultural competence; their desire for cultural learning was constrained by the current language teaching methods and …
Paradoxes in intercultural communication, acculturation strategies and adaptation outcomes
Traditional sending countries of international students in East Asia have emerged as increasingly desirable higher education destinations. Yet little is known about the experiences of international students in East Asia as most research focuses on those in the Anglophone West. In this study, we explored the trajectory and interactions between intercultural communication, acculturation strategies, and adaptation outcomes of international students …
Developing intercultural competence in college business English students
Using digital storytelling to promote language learning, digital skills and digital collaboration among English pre-service teachers
Digital storytelling (DST) is a narrative practice that utilizes digital tools for the creation of multimodal stories. This research strives to provide pre-service teachers with an experiential learning process of producing storytelling videos and teaching packages. Employing Activity Theory (AT) as a theoretical lens, the study intended to elucidate the interconnected elements (i.e., subject, object, instruments, community, rules, division of la…
Learning Chinese abroad
The objectives of this study are to investigate the interrelationships of a number of affective variables related to studying Chinese as a second language (L2); to examine the relationships between affective variables in second language acquisition (SLA) and the indices of adaptation; and thirdly, to assess the changes over time in the attitudes and motivation of international students and their sociocultural and academic adaptation during their …
First language and target language in the foreign language classroom
For many decades, foreign language teaching has been dominated by the principle that teachers should use only the target language (TL) and avoid using the mother tongue (L1) except as a last resort. However, reports show that teachers make extensive use of the L1. This paper illustrates this discrepancy and considers some main reasons for it. It suggests a framework of principles for balancing L1 and TL use in the classroom. Finally, it reviews s…
Predicting roles of linguistic confidence, integrative motivation and second language proficiency on cross-cultural adaptation
Asian international students at an Australian University
This study examined the interrelationships of integrative motivation, competence in second language (L2) communication, sociocultural adaptation, academic adaptation and persistence of international students at an Australian university. Structural equation modelling demonstrated that the integrative motivation of international students has a significant effect on competence in L2 communication, which played an influential role in predicting acade…
‘It’s more foreign than a foreign country’
Crosscultural transitions in a bilingual context
As a regional hub for education, Hong Kong has seen a growing population of international students. In contrast to existing conceptual models in acculturation literature that are typically devoted to studying long-term settlers such as migrants or refugees in English speaking countries, this study develops and tests a fine-grained model for degree-seeking mobile students in East Asia. A mixed-method study was conducted: a survey of 619 internatio…
Research note
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 …
Chinese College Students’ Intercultural Competence
Situated in Byram’s intercultural competence model, this study employed survey questionnaires and face-to-face interviews to investigate the current situation of Chinese college students’ intercultural competence through exploring a class of English majors. The results show that students were not satisfied with their reported intercultural competence; their desire for cultural learning was constrained by the current language teaching methods and …
Psychological and academic adaptation of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong universities
Existing research on the psychological and academic experiences of China-born students studying outside of China has mainly been conducted in Western English-speaking countries. Using a coping resources framework, we investigated the predictors of psychological and academic adaptation of 2,201 mainland Chinese students (74% female) studying in universities in Hong Kong, China’s Special Administrative Region and a former British colony. We found t…
Implementing assessment as learning in the L2 writing classroom
Assessment as learning (AaL) aims to develop students’ metacognitive awareness of their learning process, and promote their academic study and self-regulated abilities. The study investigates the benefits and challenges perceived by students regarding the implementation of AaL strategies in a general writing course in a Chinese university. The findings reveal that students benefited from the AaL-oriented instruction in terms of their improved wri…
Developing intercultural competence in college business English students
Establishing ties or strengthening friendships? Students' use of online social networks in intercultural friendship development
Purpose This study was conducted to achieve the following objectives: (1) determine the differences and reasons for using outgroup OSNs by gender, age and student groups (Mainland and Hong Kong [HK] students); (2) uncover the impact of online social networks (OSNs) on the development of Mainland–HK friendships and (3) determine the roles of different OSNs (social networking sites [SNSs] and instant messaging platforms [IMPs]) in the development o…
Using digital storytelling to promote language learning, digital skills and digital collaboration among English pre-service teachers
Digital storytelling (DST) is a narrative practice that utilizes digital tools for the creation of multimodal stories. This research strives to provide pre-service teachers with an experiential learning process of producing storytelling videos and teaching packages. Employing Activity Theory (AT) as a theoretical lens, the study intended to elucidate the interconnected elements (i.e., subject, object, instruments, community, rules, division of la…
Second chances, Hidden struggles
From initial encounter to lasting bonds
Paradoxes in intercultural communication, acculturation strategies and adaptation outcomes
Traditional sending countries of international students in East Asia have emerged as increasingly desirable higher education destinations. Yet little is known about the experiences of international students in East Asia as most research focuses on those in the Anglophone West. In this study, we explored the trajectory and interactions between intercultural communication, acculturation strategies, and adaptation outcomes of international students …
Psychology (13 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (12 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Mainland China (7 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Adaptation (eye (6 works) · China (6 works)