Heng HU

Biographic Data

ID5678947
NAMEHeng HU
GIVEN NAMESHeng
FAMILY NAMEHU
SIGNATUREHU H
AFFILIATIONSZhejiang Shuren University
ORCID0000-0002-3698-8706
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS6
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • The developmental–moral discourse of Digital Modernity

    Open AccessHeng HU, Chen CaiARTICLECogent Social Sciences2026

    This study investigates the discursive construction of eSports within Chinese English-language news media through the theoretical lens of Digital Modernity. Utilizing a corpus-assisted discourse analysis approach, we analyzed a specialized corpus of 430 news reports from 2015 to 2024. The findings reveal that eSports is systematically reframed as a cornerstone of China’s modernization agenda, shifting from a stigmatized youth subculture to a stat…

  • Mediation discourse in safeguarding the rights of the elderly

    Chen Cai, Heng HUARTICLEInternational Journal of Conflict…2026

    Purpose This study examines how televised mediation of family eldercare disputes contributes to grassroots governance in the context of China’s rapidly aging population. This study aims to uncover how mediators construct authority and shape filial responsibilities through discourse. Design/methodology/approach Using Fairclough’s three-dimensional framework, the study conducts a critical discourse analysis of ten televised mediation cases. It syst…

  • Constructing conflict

    Open AccessHeng HU, Chen CaiARTICLECogent Arts and Humanities2026

    This study examines how older Chinese adults in multigenerational households use metaphor to manage intergenerational conflict in disagreement episodes. The data include 12 publicly available televised family mediation cases from The Third Mediation Room (515 minutes; ∼90,450 words). The analysis applies Critical Metaphor Analysis following Charteris-Black’s three-stage procedure (identification, interpretation, and explanation). Critical Discour…

  • Dependency or empowerment? A Critical Discourse analysis of rural left‐behind elders’ identity construction in Chinese news reports

    Open AccessChen Cai, Heng HUARTICLECogent Arts and Humanities2026

    Population aging, rural-to-urban migration, and the erosion of family-based eldercare have made rural left-behind elders a salient social group in contemporary China. Yet little is known about how mainstream Chinese English-language media construct their identities for international audiences. This study examines 457 China Daily reports published between 2014 and 2024. Drawing on Critical Discourse Analysis and a mixed-method design combining top…

  • Wives of gay men ( Tongqi ) phenomenon in China

    Open AccessHeng HU, Chen CaiARTICLECogent Arts and Humanities2026

    This study investigates the representation of the tongqi (wives of gay men) phenomenon in Chinese English-language newspapers, focusing on the use of legitimation strategies. Drawing on a corpus of 47 articles published between 2001 and 2024, the research integrates Van Leeuwen’s sociosemantic framework of legitimation—authorisation, moral evaluation, rationalisation, and mythopoesis—with Fairclough’s three-dimensional model of critical discourse…

  • Effects of interpersonal interactions on the teacher beliefs of English pre-service teachers in China

    Open AccessHeng HU, Chen CaiARTICLEActa Psychologica2026References: 21

    Grounded in Social Cognitive Theory, this study explores how interpersonal interactions shape the belief formation of Chinese pre-service English teachers, with particular attention to the mediating role of self-efficacy. Situated within China's hierarchical and collectivist educational context, this study examines how two key forms of interaction-those with mentors and with students-influence the development of teaching beliefs among 368 senior-…

  • Current status of ecological compensation for Bohai Sea reclamation and management countermeasures

    Open AccessWei Li, Qi Yue et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2023

  • Linguistic Landscapes in South-East Asia

    Heng HUARTICLESociolinguistic Studies2023References: 2

    Linguistic Landscapes in South-East Asia: The politics of language and public signageSeyed Hadi Mirvahedi (ed.) (2022)London and New York: Routledge. Pp. 230ISBN: 9781032277028 (hbk)ISBN: 9781003166993 (eBook)

  • Measurement of China’s Green Total Factor Productivity Introducing Human Capital Composition

    Open AccessCan Cheng, Xiuwen Yu et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    In the face of resource and environmental problems caused by extensive economic development, China has put forward a green development strategy. Scientific measurement and analysis of green total factor productivity (GTFP) is of great significance for achieving high-quality economic development. By introducing the human capital composition, including education, health, scientific research, and training, this paper study adopts the Slack Based Mea…

  • Implementing marine functional zoning in China

    Open AccessXin Teng, Qiwei Zhao et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2021

  • Obsidian Sub-Sources at the Zaragoza-Oyameles Quarry in Puebla, Mexico

    Open AccessCharles L F Knight, Sheng Hu et al.ARTICLELatin American Antiquity2017Cited by: 6References: 40

    We present data produced through archaeological and geological survey, as well as geochemical analysis of the Zaragoza-Oyameles obsidian source area located on the northern and western flanks of the Los Humeros Caldera in eastern Puebla, Mexico. One result of the intensive archaeological surface survey of this obsidian source area was the identification of 117 obsidian flow-band exposures. Geologic samples from 40 of these were submitted for inst…