Crosscultural Transitions in a Bilingual Context: The Interplays between Bilingual, Individual and Interpersonal Factors and Adaptation

Autor/inn/en	Yu, Baohua; Vyas, Lina; Wright, Ewan
Titel	Crosscultural Transitions in a Bilingual Context: The Interplays between Bilingual, Individual and Interpersonal Factors and Adaptation
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 41 (2020) 7, S.600-619 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2019.1623224
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Foreign Students; Study Abroad; Acculturation; Student Mobility; Higher Education; Student Attitudes; College Students; Social Adjustment; Social Support Groups; Student Needs; Student Diversity; Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Intercultural Communication; Sino Tibetan Languages; Psychological Patterns; Social Bias; Academic Ability; Self Efficacy; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Akkulturation; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Soziale Anpassung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Hongkong
Abstract	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 international students across six Hong Kong universities and focus group interviews with 22 Asian and nine non-Asian students. Bilingual competences were found to play significant roles in predicting sociocultural adaptation together with academic efficacy, social support, contact with locals, and psychological adaptation. This study offers practical and managerial insights for educational policymakers, university senior management and administrations, academicians, and research communities on how to manage the expansion and accommodate the needs of international students so that we can cater for a culturally diverse body of students. This research is significant because it extends the literature by examining sociocultural adjustment during crosscultural transitions in the increasingly globalised context of Hong Kong. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01