CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TOBA BATAK AND JAVANESE

Abstract

The development of a world that is increasingly open to various aspects of human life is supported by mobility and movement as well as the rapid exchange of information. The exchange of information quickly explains the fact that all human beings cannot avoid intercultural communication. The results of this study explain the theory and science of communication theory that explains Phenomenology according to Maurice Marleu-Ponty (Littlejohn 1999) is the informant's assumptions from experience and tries to understand every event in his environment with personal experience. The research method used is descriptive qualitative analysis, which is a process of focusing on the simplification and transformation of raw data sourced from written notes in the field, data presentation is carried out using narrative text form, drawing conclusions and verification. Communication of different cultures inhibits conflict for communicators. Language and ethnocentrism are one of the triggers for conflict, such as the Batak language which is considered rude so that Javanese misunderstand the message. Solutions to communication barriers that respect and learn from each other, for example Javanese learn Batak language and Bataknese learn Javanese