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Research Note: The Role of Willingness to Communicate in Cross-Cultural Adaptation
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Yu, Baohua – Intercultural Education, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Student Adjustment, Language Usage