Cross-Cultural Pastoral Communication in the Border Area (Research of Cross-Cultural Communication in Belu, Malaka and Maliana Districts RI-RDTL Border Area)

Abstract

Humans, communication and culture cannot be separated. Humans can assert their identity as cultural beings from certain groups or sub-ethnics through the communication process. In the process of communication, either between individuals or between groups, humans are always faced with the reality of differences in cultural orientation, sub-ethnic backgrounds, knowledge, experience in various dimensions. Therefore, the understanding and competence of cross-cultural communication are considered very relevant to be owned by both the communicator and the communicant in the communication process around the border area. Understanding other cultural differences is part of the requirements for the creation of intercultural communication and cross-cultural communication. The research of cross-cultural pastoral communication in the border area of ??the Republic of Indonesia and the Democratic State of Timor Leste is interesting because, in reality, the border between the two countries is occupied by multicultural people who come from various cultures and sub-ethnics. The importance of developing cross-cultural communication capacity is an entry point for building a common understanding of border communities in minimizing misunderstandings, strengthening nationalism and reducing miscommunication on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is useful for building a common understanding between agents of border communities in advancing and realizing harmony in diversity.