Publication Search

This study is motivated by the status of Surah Yusuf as ahsanul qashash, which has special characteristics in terms of balagah, particularly the use of kinayah to convey sensitive narratives in a polite manner. This study aims to identify the classification of types of kinayah and reveal the pragmatic functions behind their use in the text. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with heuristic-semiotic analysis techniques, where the primary data is sourced directly from the verses of the Qur'an. Surah Yusuf predominantly uses kinayah 'an al-maushuf to refer to certain entities or positions in order to maintain the dignity of the narrative, in addition to the use of kinayah shifah and nisbah to describe the emotional turmoil of the characters. Functionally, this style of language plays the role of ihtiraz (preventive), mubalaghah (emphasis of meaning), and ta'dzim (respect). The implications of this study confirm that the use of kinayah is not merely linguistic aesthetics, but a medium of moral education that promotes polite interpersonal communication and is relevant to contemporary Islamic ethics.

The widespread use of smartphones has given rise to the phenomenon of phubbing, where individuals prioritize their devices over face-to-face interactions. The purpose of this study is to explore phubbing as a communication ethics challenge and its impact on emotional well-being in personal relationships. The method used in this study is a literature review involving national and international indexed journals obtained through Google Scholar, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), Taylor & Francis, Springer, Elsevier with a span of 2017-2024. The findings of this study reveal that phubing can have a negative impact on interpersonal relationships and individual psychological well-being. This behavior can damage communication, reduce the quality of personal relationships, and trigger psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and feelings of loneliness. Therefore, interventions in guidance and counseling are needed to deal with phubbing more comprehensivel.

This study investigates the pragmatic strategies employed in digital communication, specifically within social media platforms. As the use of social media continues to rise, understanding how users navigate language and meaning in these contexts becomes increasingly vital. Utilizing a qualitative approach, the research analyzes user interactions on platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to identify key pragmatic strategies, including politeness, implicature, and contextual cues. The findings reveal that social media users employ diverse strategies to convey messages effectively in an environment characterized by brevity and immediacy. Additionally, the research highlights significant cultural influences on language use, showcasing variations in communication styles, humour, and politeness norms across different cultural backgrounds. These insights underscore the importance of cultural awareness in fostering effective cross-cultural communication. Ultimately, this research contributes to the field of pragmatics by enhancing our understanding of the interplay between language, culture, and digital communication. The study also offers practical recommendations for social media users to improve their communication effectiveness, facilitating more respectful and meaningful interactions in the digital space. As digital communication evolves, further exploration of emerging trends and challenges in this area is essential for adapting to the dynamic landscape of human interaction.

Interpersonal communication is communication between a communicator and a communicant. This type of communication is considered the most effective in changing someone's attitude, opinion or behavior, because of its dialogic nature in the form of a conversation. Commitment to the organization means the level of trust and acceptance of the workforce towards the goals of the organization and the desire to remain in the organization which is ultimately reflected in the problems above. This research has several objectives, namely to analyze interpersonal communication skills between school principals and Telekomedika Vocational School teachers and to analyze the organizational commitment of Telekomedika Vocational School teachers. This research uses descriptive qualitative, with the data collected mostly in the form of words or images rather than numbers. The subjects in this research were leaders, teachers and staff at Bogor Telekomedika Vocational School. The research carries out analysis of the data obtained through interviews and other documents by combining and selecting data that is close to suitability related to the research study. The results of the research show that interpersonal communication can be done by improving communication so that they are more motivated to complete the work given by the organization, developing a positive attitude and attention to work in each teacher, setting work goals and trying to improve teachers' work knowledge. It is known that teachers' organizational commitment at Telekomedika Vocational Schools means that teachers as educators and instructors should have a commitment to the organization as a process that is not only limited to creating new ideas or thoughts.  The idea must be implemented through an adoption process, and adoption is the decision to use commitment to the organization as a whole as the best course of action. 

This study aimed to enhance the mathematics learning interest of 10th-grade students at SMA Negeri 21 Surabaya through the implementation of peer tutoring with a Problem-Based Learning model in statistics. The background of this research is the low learning interest of students, particularly in mathematics. This study employs a Classroom Action Research (CAR) method, consisting of two cycles. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and tests. The results of the study showed that the application of peer tutoring in the Problem-Based Learning model can improve the learning interest and critical thinking skills of 10th-grade students at SMA Negeri 21 Surabaya in statistics. This can be seen from the improvement in observation results, interviews, and test scores. Students' learning activities and critical thinking skills increased with a higher average percentage in the second cycle compared to the first cycle. The peer tutoring method with the Problem-Based Learning model enables students to learn from and help each other, thus increasing their motivation and engagement in learning. Additionally, this method helps students develop their interpersonal and communication skills.

The model of Jesus' transformative dialogue in the Gospel of John 1-4, describes the interaction of Jesus Christ conducting evangelism consistently through dialogues in John 1-4 with various figures in different contexts that lead to changes in understanding and spiritual transformation both individually and in the groups He faces. This study aims to identify and analyze the model of transformational dialogue carried out by Jesus Christ in John 1-4 to achieve the transformative goal of building relationships that enable the growth of faith among His listeners and bring people to faith in Him. The research method uses qualitative descriptive and exploratory text analysis with a hermeneutical approach to understand the cultural and theological contexts that underlie each effective missiological dialogue. This study analyzes six dialogues in John 1-4, involving Jesus Christ in conversation with four different groups of people. Dialogues as a means of communication to bring about change and deeper understanding of spiritual truth. The results of this study illustrate that Jesus Christ uses various dialogical strategies to convey the gospel message effectively to people from diverse social backgrounds to build relationships that enable the growth of faith. The transformational dialogue model of Jesus Christ in John 1-4, demonstrates wise and open dialogue in the context of evangelism and provides valuable teaching and guidance for modern evangelism practice and emphasizes the need for adaptation to the individual's social context to achieve maximum effectiveness in bringing people to Christ.

This study aims to analyze the influence of interpersonal communication and work discipline on employee productivity at UD Sumber Agung trading business. This type of research is quantitative. The population studied was all employees of UD Sumber Agung, totaling 51 employees. The sampling technique used saturated, which means that all members were sampled. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires, and then analyzed using multiple linear regression with the help of the SPSS version 25 program. The hypothesis testing used was the partial significance test (t test) and the simultaneous significance test (f test). The results of the study concluded that: (1) interpersonal communication has a significant negative effect on employee productivity at UD Sumber Agung. (2) Work discipline has a significant negative influence on the productivity of UD Sumber Agung employees. And (3) interpersonal communication and work discipline together have a significant influence on the productivity of UD Sumber Agung employees.    

The background to this research is that effective integration of interpersonal communication, motivation and attitudes can strengthen the implementation of patient safety in the health service environment, especially in inpatient settings. The aim of this research is to analyze whether there is an influence of Interpersonal Communication, Motivation and Attitude on the implementation of Patient Safety. The stages of achievement in this research include several stages of observation, sample determination, using a cross sectional approach using a questionnaire and data processing using a data analysis method using multiple linear regression tests. This research method is collecting primary data by giving questionnaires to all nurses who are directly involved in efforts to provide services to all patients at Jati Husada Karanganyar General Hospital with a cross sectional design, the sample size is 69 nurses. The research data was then tested for linear regression at a significance level of 0.005. The results of this research are that the level of understanding and implementation of patient safety in the Jati Husada Karanganyar Hospital inpatient is good, which is 89.7% for the level of understanding (interpersonal communication, motivation and attitude), on the variables of Interpersonal Communication, Motivation and Attitude simultaneously. has a significant effect on the implementation of patient safety in the Jati Husada Karanganyar Hospital, which means that the higher the value of interpersonal communication, motivation and attitude, the more disciplined the nurses are in carrying out patient safety procedures, the variables Interpersonal Communication, motivation and attitude have a significant effect on the implementation of patient safety in Inpatient care at Jati Husada Karanganyar Hospital, where the influence is positive, which means that the better the nurse's attitude in implementing patient safety procedures, the higher the level of patient safety implementation. 

This study aims to explore the phenomenon of fatherlessness in family communication patterns. Fatherlessness, which refers to the lack of a father’s role either physically or psychologically, has become a significant issue in Indonesia, which ranks third in the world for fatherlessness cases. In this research, a qualitative method with a case study approach is used. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with informants who have experienced fatherlessness. The findings of the study indicate that the absence of a father has a significant impact on family communication patterns. Children who experience fatherlessness tend to have problems in interpersonal communication, decision-making, and emotion management, highlighting the importance of empathy in fatherless families. These findings are expected to raise public awareness, especially among parents, about the importance of a father's presence in the family, and contribute to the development of communication studies related to the phenomenon of fatherlessness.

This research aims to reveal strategies for developing public speaking skills and describe the impact of public speaking skills on students' self-confidence at MAN 1 Banda Aceh and MAN 4 Aceh Besar. In this research, the methodology used is qualitative with a descriptive approach. The research results show that: (1) The strategy for developing students' public speaking skills at MAN 1 Banda Aceh and MAN 4 Aceh Besar goes through several stages including: planning, methods, implementation and evaluation. (2) The impact of students' public speaking skills at MAN 1 Banda Aceh and MAN 4 Aceh Besar has provided significant results for students. The aspects that include include: being confident in your own abilities, being able to make your own decisions, having a positive feeling about yourself and having the courage to express your opinion to other people. Through this, students succeed in improving their public speaking skills. They are able to organize thoughts clearly, regulate the flow of presentations, and use effective communication techniques. This is related to the application of interpersonal communication theory and effective presentation theory presented in the training. Apart from that, students also succeeded in managing nervousness and anxiety when communicating. They gain a better understanding of the sources of nervousness and techniques for dealing with anxiety. Breathing regulation exercises, muscle relaxation, and other self-control techniques based on communication anxiety theory help students overcome these challenges.

Interpersonal communication is the ongoing communication between two or more individuals that can take place face-to-face and exchange information. The method in this research is a qualitative method. The subject of this study is the P4GN Volunteers Headquarters of Sukoharjo district. The results of this research are interpersonal communication in six volunteers at P4-GN Headquarter of Sukeharjo District. It really happens based on aspects of Joseph A Devito (2011), i.e. there is openness, there is empathy, there has been a positive attitude, there was an attitude of mutual help and there is equality.

This study aims to examine the role of interpersonal communication in increasing customer loyalty in the retail industry. The research method used is quantitative with data collection through questionnaires involving 100 respondents. The validity test results show that all research items are valid with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. The reliability test resulted in a Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.768 which is greater than 0.700, so the instrument is declared reliable. The F test results show a calculated F value of 28.884, indicating that overall, the interpersonal communication quality variables have a significant influence on customer loyalty. The t test reveals that each independent variable has a calculated t value greater than the t table, indicating a significant effect of each variable on the dependent variable. The coefficient of determination (R Square) of 0.373 indicates that 37.3% of the variation in customer loyalty can be explained by the quality of interpersonal communication. The conclusion of this study is that interpersonal communication has a significant and positive influence on customer loyalty in the retail industry. This finding underscores the importance of effective interpersonal communication strategies in increasing customer loyalty. The results of this study can serve as a basis for developing better communication strategies in an effort to increase customer loyalty in the retail industry.

Communication has a role in building an organizational climate, which has an impact on organizational culture, namely the values ​​and beliefs that are the central point of the organization. The goal of communication in the organizational process is none other than to form mutual understanding (Mutual Undestanding). In short, so that there is equality in terms of reference and experience. Lecturer communication refers to patterns and forms of communication that occur in the context of organizational networks. This research aims to determine the communication patterns of lecturers in improving the interpersonal quality of students majoring in government science at Pancasakti University, Makassar. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, interviews and literature study. The analytical method used is qualitative analysis. The research results show that good communication between lecturers and students will certainly result in better quality students, one of which is marked by increased student academic achievement. On the other hand, poor communication between lecturers and students will actually have an impact on decreasing the student's academic achievement. The indicators for the effectiveness of interpersonal communication, namely openness, empathy, supportive attitude, positive attitude, have worked well.

The study aims to analyze the speech patterns of children who have hyperactivity disorders in the classroom context. The observational approach is used in this study to learn how the children respond to the instructions given. Children with adhd tend to have difficulty understanding complex instructions, so researchers need to highlight appropriate communication patterns and avoid giving them overly complex instructions. Interactions start with conversations between language researchers and communicative behaviors, so that children with adhd can more readily understand the content of a conversation and respond favorably. The study uses descriptive qualitative research methods. The data-gathering technique used was the triangulation or fusion of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study show difficulties in maintaining attention, as well as difficulties in understanding and following instructions given in conversation in children with ADHD. These observation activities provide new insights into the children's behavior and characteristics with adhd, as well as proper treatment measures to meet their needs in social interaction.

This study aims to analyze the effect of social media use on interpersonal communication skills among adolescents in Bandung City. This research uses quantitative method with survey approach. The research sample consisted of 100 randomly selected teenagers. Data were collected through a questionnaire that measured the frequency, duration, type, and purpose of social media use as well as interpersonal communication skills.The results of multiple regression analysis showed that frequency of social media use (B = 0.432, p < 0.001), duration of social media use (B = 0.298, p < 0.01), type of social media used (B = 0.215, p < 0.05), and purpose of social media use (B = 0.148, p < 0.05) all had a positive and significant influence on interpersonal communication skills. The resulting regression model has a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.572, which indicates that 57.2% of the variability in interpersonal communication skills can be explained by the independent variables used in this study.The findings indicate that social media use significantly affects adolescents' interpersonal communication skills. Frequency of social media use has the greatest influence, followed by duration, type, and purpose of social media use. Therefore, it is important for adolescents to utilize social media wisely in order to improve their interpersonal communication skills.    

This study aims to examine the role of body language in building trust in first interactions among teenagers in Bandung City. Through an ethnomethodological approach, this study analyzes various nonverbal elements such as facial expressions, hand gestures, body posture, and proxemics that influence perceptions of trust. Data was collected through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and video analysis.  The results show that body language plays a crucial role in establishing trust at the first interaction. A genuine smile and consistent eye contact are key indicators used by adolescents to assess trust. Open hand gestures and upright posture also contribute positively to perceptions of trust.Appropriate interpersonal distance helps create a sense of comfort and trust, while a warm tone of voice and a moderate pace of speech increase perceptions of sincerity.  Local cultural norms and the influence of global trends affect the way adolescents use body language in their interactions. Gender differences were also found, with adolescent girls being more expressive in hand gestures and facial expressions, while adolescent boys relied more on body posture and tone of voice. The study concludes that understanding and effective use of body language is key in building trust in first interactions. Practical implications of the findings include developing nonverbal communication skills in adolescent education and increasing cultural awareness in social interactions.      

This research investigates the impact of using the TikTok application on the communication patterns of Generation Z. TikTok has become a significant platform for this generation in conveying their expressions and interactions through creative video content. This study aims to explore how these applications influence the way Generation Z communicates, including changes in their digital self-expression. This research uses a qualitative approach to analyze how TikTok influences the dynamics of interpersonal communication, the use of visual language, and content consumption and production patterns in the current digital cultural context.      

Anxiety in interactive communication refers to an individual's negative reaction when communicating, especially in an interpersonal context, where individuals tend to avoid situations that trigger these negative feelings. Positive self-confidence allows a person to assess themselves and situations more positively, thereby reducing anxiety in interpersonal communication. This study aims to explore the relationship between self-confidence and interactive communication anxiety in female students living in dormitories. Data was collected using the Self-confidence scale and interpersonal communication anxiety scale, which have been well validated and have a high level of reliability. The results of the analysis show that there is a significant negative relationship between self-confidence and interactive communication anxiety (rxy = -0.608, sig. = 0.000 < 0.05), indicating that the higher the female student's self-confidence, the lower the level of interpersonal communication anxiety. Descriptive analysis also shows that most of the female students in the dormitory have a moderate level of self-confidence, while most of them have a low level of interactive communication anxiety.

This study explores the principles of politeness in language as crucial guidelines in social interaction. Using a literature review method, the research elucidates six maxims of politeness: wisdom, generosity, respect, humility, agreement, and sympathy. The findings illustrate how applying these principles can enhance communication effectiveness and harmony. The implications of this research strengthen understanding of communication dynamics and social behavior, providing a theoretical foundation for developing improved interaction strategies across various cultural contexts. The study also underscores the importance of communication as a complex process facilitating mutual understanding and social adaptation. Thus, a profound understanding of politeness in language has the potential to enhance the quality of interpersonal communication and strengthen social harmony in society.

Language serves as a medium for interpersonal communication. The acquisition of language in children commences during infancy and progresses through exposure and linguistic maturation. The enhancement of linguistic abilities in early childhood is geared towards acquainting and enhancing their linguistic repertoire, enabling effective verbal interaction with their surroundings. The realm of language proficiency encompasses four key components: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A method employed to foster linguistic proficiency involves the utilization of flashcards. The approach employed in this study involves a review of existing literature. The findings revealed that the utilization of flashcard materials has the potential to enhance linguistic abilities among young children by incorporating visual elements such as images, alphabets, symbols, and colors. This, in turn, captures the attention of children, facilitates easier retention of new words, enables recognition of letter shapes and sounds, enhances listening skills, promotes critical thinking, and encourages verbal expression, as evidenced by their communication proficiency.