Lihua Xia
Biographic Data
| ID | 5757840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lihua Xia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lihua |
| FAMILY NAME | Xia |
| SIGNATURE | XIA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8735-1679 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Effects of Short-Term Bilingual Exposure on Executive Functions, Theory of Mind, and Receptive Vocabulary in Monolingual Mandarin-Speaking Preschoolers
While the cognitive impact of long-term bilingualism has been extensively examined, less is known about the developmental outcomes of short-term bilingual exposure among young children in low-resource settings. This study examines the effects of short-term bilingual exposure on Executive Functions (EFs), Theory of Mind (ToM), and receptive vocabulary in monolingual Mandarin-speaking preschoolers from rural China. Sixty-five children (Mage = 53.4 …
Second language experience and auditory cognitive control
Aims and objectives: The present study investigates the association between the degree of L2 experience and auditory cognitive control in Mandarin–English bilingual university students. Methodology: Two groups of bilinguals, differing in recent L2 instructional exposure, were compared. One group had received 168 hours of English instruction (more experienced; ME), and the other 84 hours (less experienced; LE). We further evaluated whether the ME …
Cognitive performance differences between Chinese and European students in the UK
This study examines how linguistic differences between Chinese and European languages influence cognitive functions. Two experiments compared cognitive performance between Chinese and European undergraduates. Experiment 1 compared Chinese and European bilinguals (e.g., Chinese-English versus French-English) studying at an English university. Chinese bilinguals exhibited stronger executive control, inhibitory control and mental rotation, suggestin…
The effect of language proficiency, usage, and exposure on cognitive control
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: This study investigated the effect of the specific L2 learning experience (i.e., usage, proficiency, and exposure) on cognitive performance in 121 Chinese learners of English. Design/Methodology/Approach: The participants were divided into three groups: beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners. They are homogeneous in background variables (e.g., cultural and educational environment) but hetero…
The development of Mandarin-learning preschoolers’ use of prosody and semantic cues in verbal emotion identification
Prosody and semantic content are important cues in emotion perception, though they are not always congruent, as in irony, humor, and insincerity. Adults typically rely on prosody to interpret emotions when cues conflict, while children gradually shift their reliance from semantics to prosody with age, acquiring adult-like cue-weighting strategies during the school years. However, it was unclear whether children learning tonal languages such as Ma…
Early diagnosis and survival outcomes in silicosis
Introduction Silicosis, a progressive occupational lung disease caused by silica dust exposure, remains a global public health challenge due to limited therapeutic options. Early diagnosis is hypothesized to improve survival outcomes, yet evidence linking diagnostic stage to mortality remains scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the association between early diagnosis and survival in silicosis patients and assess the impact of delayed diagnosis o…
How language proficiency and age of acquisition affect executive control in bilinguals
Researchers have argued that grouping heterogeneous linguistic profiles under a dichotomous condition might mask the cognitive effects of bilingualism. The current study used two different analysis approaches (i.e., continuous versus dichotomous) to examine inhibitory control in a sample of 239 young adult bilinguals. Dividing the sample into dichotomous groups based on L2 proficiency (i.e., high-proficient versus low-proficient) and L2 AoA (i.e.…
A longitudinal investigation of the effects of language instruction versus immersion on cognitive functions in young adult Chinese speakers learning English
The current study examined cognitive effects of two pathways of second language (L2) acquisition longitudinally in Chinese speakers learning English in an L2-dominant environment. Thirty-nine participants who attended an intensive 10-week English course (L2-instruction group) were compared to 38 participants who attended regular university courses taught in English (L2-immersion group). Four repeated assessments were conducted over 10 weeks: prec…
Interference suppression in bilingualism
Studies examining the potential effects of bilingualism on interference suppression show inconsistent results. Our study approaches this topic by distinguishing two potential subcomponents within interference suppression (i.e., Stimulus-Stimulus and Stimulus-Response conflict). We investigated the two subcomponents through their operationalisation in different tasks and examined the role of language proficiency in modulating it. A sample of 111 y…
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Interference suppression in bilingualism
Studies examining the potential effects of bilingualism on interference suppression show inconsistent results. Our study approaches this topic by distinguishing two potential subcomponents within interference suppression (i.e., Stimulus-Stimulus and Stimulus-Response conflict). We investigated the two subcomponents through their operationalisation in different tasks and examined the role of language proficiency in modulating it. A sample of 111 y…
A longitudinal investigation of the effects of language instruction versus immersion on cognitive functions in young adult Chinese speakers learning English
The current study examined cognitive effects of two pathways of second language (L2) acquisition longitudinally in Chinese speakers learning English in an L2-dominant environment. Thirty-nine participants who attended an intensive 10-week English course (L2-instruction group) were compared to 38 participants who attended regular university courses taught in English (L2-immersion group). Four repeated assessments were conducted over 10 weeks: prec…
Early diagnosis and survival outcomes in silicosis
Introduction Silicosis, a progressive occupational lung disease caused by silica dust exposure, remains a global public health challenge due to limited therapeutic options. Early diagnosis is hypothesized to improve survival outcomes, yet evidence linking diagnostic stage to mortality remains scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the association between early diagnosis and survival in silicosis patients and assess the impact of delayed diagnosis o…
How language proficiency and age of acquisition affect executive control in bilinguals
Researchers have argued that grouping heterogeneous linguistic profiles under a dichotomous condition might mask the cognitive effects of bilingualism. The current study used two different analysis approaches (i.e., continuous versus dichotomous) to examine inhibitory control in a sample of 239 young adult bilinguals. Dividing the sample into dichotomous groups based on L2 proficiency (i.e., high-proficient versus low-proficient) and L2 AoA (i.e.…
The Effects of Short-Term Bilingual Exposure on Executive Functions, Theory of Mind, and Receptive Vocabulary in Monolingual Mandarin-Speaking Preschoolers
While the cognitive impact of long-term bilingualism has been extensively examined, less is known about the developmental outcomes of short-term bilingual exposure among young children in low-resource settings. This study examines the effects of short-term bilingual exposure on Executive Functions (EFs), Theory of Mind (ToM), and receptive vocabulary in monolingual Mandarin-speaking preschoolers from rural China. Sixty-five children (Mage = 53.4 …
Second language experience and auditory cognitive control
Aims and objectives: The present study investigates the association between the degree of L2 experience and auditory cognitive control in Mandarin–English bilingual university students. Methodology: Two groups of bilinguals, differing in recent L2 instructional exposure, were compared. One group had received 168 hours of English instruction (more experienced; ME), and the other 84 hours (less experienced; LE). We further evaluated whether the ME …
Cognitive performance differences between Chinese and European students in the UK
This study examines how linguistic differences between Chinese and European languages influence cognitive functions. Two experiments compared cognitive performance between Chinese and European undergraduates. Experiment 1 compared Chinese and European bilinguals (e.g., Chinese-English versus French-English) studying at an English university. Chinese bilinguals exhibited stronger executive control, inhibitory control and mental rotation, suggestin…
The effect of language proficiency, usage, and exposure on cognitive control
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: This study investigated the effect of the specific L2 learning experience (i.e., usage, proficiency, and exposure) on cognitive performance in 121 Chinese learners of English. Design/Methodology/Approach: The participants were divided into three groups: beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners. They are homogeneous in background variables (e.g., cultural and educational environment) but hetero…
The development of Mandarin-learning preschoolers’ use of prosody and semantic cues in verbal emotion identification
Prosody and semantic content are important cues in emotion perception, though they are not always congruent, as in irony, humor, and insincerity. Adults typically rely on prosody to interpret emotions when cues conflict, while children gradually shift their reliance from semantics to prosody with age, acquiring adult-like cue-weighting strategies during the school years. However, it was unclear whether children learning tonal languages such as Ma…
Cognition (7 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (7 works) · Neuroscience of multilingualism (5 works) · Language proficiency (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (3 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (3 works) · Second language (3 works)