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Does Gender Influence The Intercultural Competence (IC) of Indonesian English Teacher?
Author(s) -
Mas Muhammad Idris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
suar betang: jurnal ilmiah kebahasaan dan kesastraan/suar betang
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-4975
pISSN - 1907-5650
DOI - 10.26499/surbet.v16i1.237
Subject(s) - pedagogy , indonesian , psychology , business administration , competence (human resources) , sociology , humanities , social psychology , business , linguistics , art , philosophy
This study is set out to see the intercultural competence (henceforth IC) degree of English teachers and determine whether gender influences their IC or not. This study is conducted due to the reason that the need of IC becomes essential part both in education and life context in which the societies’ changes in communication and developing mutual aims have always been happened. This study was in the model of descriptive quantitative research that used a sample survey design. Samples of 88 English teachers in Yogyakarta taken by using Morgan’s table (1970). They were asked to complete the instrument comprising 3 factors with 40 items developed by Pestalozzi Programme and Intercultural Cities of the Council of European Commission and the European Wergeland Centre (2008). This study revealed that the degree of IC of English teachers was high and there was no significant relationship between gender and the IC of English teachers. In other words, the gender does not influence their IC accordingly as well as it is recommended that the IC should be had by any individuals respectively.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kompetensi komunikasi antarbudaya (IC) guru bahasa Inggris dan menentukan apakah gender memengaruhinya. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan alasan perlunya IC menjadi bagian penting dalam konteks pendidikan dan kehidupan ketika perubahan-perubahan pada masyarakat dalam hal komunikasi dan meningkatkan tujuan yang saling menguntungkan selalu terjadi. Penelitian ini adalah penelitain kuantitatif dalam bentuk survei. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 88 guru di Yogyakarta yang diambil menggunakan tabel Morgan (1970). Mereka diminta untuk menjawab sebuah instrumen yang telah diadaptasi yang terdiri atas 3 faktor dengan 40 butir pertanyaan. Instrumen ini dikembangkan oleh Pestalozzi Programme and Intercultural Cities of the Council of European Commission and the European Wergeland Centre (2008). Analisis mununjukkan bahwa tingkat IC guru bahasa Inggris dikategorikan tinggi dan tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara gender dan kompetensi interkultural guru bahasa Inggris. Dengan kata lain, gender tidak memengaruhi kemampuan IC mereka.

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