Conflict in Cross Cultural Communication at Theological Student Dormitory of Indonesian Bible Institute, Batu, East Java - Indonesia

摘要

The theological education process organized by Indonesian Bible Institute located in Batu, East Java - Indonesia and many theological schools in Indonesia, have a similar pattern by placing students in a dormitory during the course of approximately five years of education process. Students come from different regions with various culture and dialects, make a unique characteristic in how they interact and communicating. The diversity is beautiful yet often creates the problem and conflict in communicating with the language and culture of each cannot be understood by others as a roommate or whom they interact with in dormitory. It is urgent to understand the socio-cultural communication and find a solution to this matter. To understand the culture and later give input to the leaders of theological education to overcome the problems in intercultural communication issue. This research using qualitative method with ethnography approach. Researcher has been in the dormitory as a student in 1983 and become lecturer staff until now. Researcher studied about students from many different areas with active observation of behavioral patterns and find so many things happened in language develop among students at the dormitory. Using the system unit to settle the social communications conflict is the best solution. The problem could be solved of its core before it spread more widely. At the same time, it can help students to address issues related to other people with different cultures.