Skripsi

“i had to say it clearly”: examining indonesian students’ icc development in a low-context culture / Ismaniar Khoirunnisa\'

Abstrak
The interconnectedness of people across borders has significantly emphasized the importance of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) resulting in a growing interest in examining ICC especially among Indonesian students in intercultural settings. While ICC has been widely studied among Indonesian students in popular study-abroad destinations especially English-speaking countries there is still limited research on less common European contexts like Lithuania where English is not the native language and the culture is generally lowcontext and individualist. To address this gap this study investigates the ICC development of Indonesian students at a Lithuanian university focusing on their initial intercultural challenges they encountered and the strategies they employed to overcome them. This research employs a qualitative approach investigating lived experiences of 10 Indonesian students using oral interview and open-ended questionnaires as the main instruments. Using Byram rsquo s ICC model and thematic analysis to interpret the data the findings reveal that despite the students rsquo predeparture preparations and cultural readiness they still faced key difficulties related to language and cultural differences. Many of these challenges were shaped by Lithuania rsquo s low-context individualist culture particularly in style of communicating. Despite these difficulties students gradually developed greater level of openness and adaptability as an output of applying ICC components in their strategic adaptation during their adjustment period. These results highlight the holistic application of ICC components and demonstrate how ICC develops over time through lived experiences while also suggest that ICC development is shaped by not only individual preparation but also by cultural orientation of the host society. This research contributes to the field of Applied Linguistics and ICC by offering valuable insights about linguistic and cultural dimension of adjustment and practical implications for supporting Indonesian students in less familiar European context.

Informasi Detail

DDC

SKRIPSI DIGITAL

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris, 2025.

Deskripsi Fisik

viii, 29 hlm. : ilus.

Bahasa

No Reg

5425/RS/25

Edisi

Skripsi (Sarjana)--Universitas Negeri Malang. 2025

Subjek

Byram’s Model, Cultural Adaptation, Higher Education, Indonesian Students, Intercultural Challenges, Intercultural Communicative Competence

Pembimbing

1. Prof. Dr. Yazid Basthomi, S.pd, M.a.

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