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The Multilingual Amalgamation of Interacting International Students in Indonesia

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Clara Herlina Karjo1, *, Benjamin Ira Erickson1
1English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: clara2666@binus.ac.id
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Clara Herlina Karjo
Available Online 31 December 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-348-1_21How to use a DOI?
Keywords
code-mixing; ELF; Indonesia; intercultural communication; international students
Abstract

Code-mixing practices are common among international students who participated in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Study Abroad Program at BINUS University in Jakarta, Indonesia. This paper aims to discover the linguistic behavior of international students while they navigate their study abroad experience. The research specifically explores the students’ acknowledged proficiency in their native languages, English as lingua franca and Indonesian as the host country language; the code-mixing practice among those languages; and how this practice affects their intercultural communication. The participants for this study were eleven international students with various English proficiency levels from seven different countries, such as Rumania, Korea, and Pakistan. The research used open-ended survey questions to gather responses about how the intersection of their native languages, English, and Indonesian affected their speech habits and communication abilities. The results show that international students admitted having a high proficiency in English but low in Indonesian. Code mixing often occurs for two or even three languages in their communication. Moreover, code-mixing is considered beneficial for the students to convey meanings and expand their linguistic ability.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 7th Celt International Conference (CIC 2024)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
31 December 2024
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978-2-38476-348-1
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-348-1_21How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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