Intercultural Insights
Articles
Why Intercultural Competence Is a Game-Changer for Global Career Success
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where a simple gesture or comment meant one thing to you—but something completely different to someone else? As someone who has lived, worked, and taught across cultures, I’ve seen firsthand how intercultural...
What Two Decades of Research Reveal About International Student Struggles
Having examined research on international students across the past two decades, the patterns are strikingly familiar. Despite evolving support services, new policy frameworks, and rising awareness of student wellbeing, international students continue to face a core...
The Hidden Barriers in Culturally Diverse Teams—and How to Navigate Them
Culturally diverse teams offer extraordinary potential. Research consistently shows that when managed well, such teams outperform homogeneous ones in creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. Yet leaders and team members alike often underestimate the invisible...
Publications
Book Chapters
Yang, L.H. (2023) Achieving Culturally Inclusive Teaching: Utilizing Universal Design for Learning Framework. Making Access and Inclusion Everyone’s Business: Creating a University for All. A. Kelly, L. Padden and B. Fleming. London, Routledge.
Clarke, M. and L. H. Yang (2019). Strategic approaches to internationalisation and intercultural dialogue: Policy and practices in the Republic of Ireland. Educational Approaches to Internationalization through Intercultural Dialogue, Routledge: 57-70.
Yang, L.H. (2018) Internationalizing Higher Education in an Era of Austerity – The Case of Ireland. In The Future Agenda for Internationalization in Higher Education: Next Generation Insights into Research, Policy, and Practice. Proctor, D. & Rumbley, L. Routledge.
Research Reports
Clarke, M, Yang, L.H. & Harmon, D. (2018) Internationalization of Irish Higher Education. Research Project Report, HEA, Ireland.
Yang, L.H. & McComb, T. (2012) Research Environment for International Research Students (ReFIRs), Research Project Report, HEA, U.K.
Journal Articles
Yang, L. H. (2021). “Online Learning Experiences of Irish University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” All Ireland Journal of Higher Education 13(1).
Yang, L., et al. (2020). “Silver-lining of COVID-19: A Virtual Community of Practice for Faculty Development.” All Ireland Journal of Higher Education 12(3).
Clarke, M. & Yang, L.H. (2019). “Internationalization: Perspectives From University Faculty in the Republic of Ireland.” Journal of Studies in International Education. 25:2, 136-151.
Yang, L.H. (2016) Resources through which Chinese students learn about Western society and culture, Journal of Research in International Education. 15:1, 67-78.
Yang, L.H. (2016) A New Model of Foreign Media Sense-Making, Intercultural Education Journal. 27:2, 151-164.
Yang, L H., & Fleming, M. (2013). How Chinese College Students Make Sense of Foreign Films and TV series: Implications for the Development of Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT. Language Learning Journal, Special issue on Intercultural Studies. 41:3, 297-310.