IMPLIKASI KOMUNIKASI FATIK DALAM MENINGKATKAN PEMBELAJARAN DI IAIN SALATIGA

Abstract

This article is the result of a research which is based on various cases of phatic communication in
various contexts, namely, industrial context, social relation context, multicultural society context,
and educational context. This is a qualitative study using a case study approach. The aim of this
research is to describe and analyze the implications of phatic communication in improving
learning at IAIN Salatiga. Techniques of collecting data used in this research are focused group
discussion (FGD), interview and observation. The research findings show that phatic
communication between lecturer and student at IAIN Salatiga is well established in the form of
greeting, nodding, shaking hands with kissing hands, ringing motorcycle horns while nodding head.
Phatic communication also has implications in improving learning for students in all departments
at IAIN Salatiga.