Pubmedia Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026): January

Intercultural Communicative Competence in Hybrid Classrooms: Identity Negotiation among Indonesian EFL Students

Syam, Anugerah Febrian (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Mar 2026

Abstract

This study aims to reposition ICC as a relational practice negotiated situationally through the lens of classroom ethnography. The research was conducted over one semester in a Public Speaking course at a private university, involving 16 sixth-semester students. Data were collected through audio-visual recordings of classes, chat transcripts, presentation slides, reflective notes, and in-depth semi-structured interviews. Analysis was conducted iteratively through open coding, thematic clustering, and identity-positioning-based reading. The results show that ICC manifests as fluctuating positioning, shaped by fluency performance, code-switching strategies, camera visibility management, and cross-channel participation. The hybrid classroom functions as a sociomaterial intercultural contact zone that mediates legitimacy, vulnerability, and identity negotiation. This study concludes that ICC is more appropriately understood as situated accomplishment (relational, embodied, and technologized) rather than as a stable competence.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpbi

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Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Pubmedia Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris (JPBI) is a scientific journal published by Indonesian Journal Publisher. JPBI publishes four issues annually in the months of October, January, April, and July. This journal only accepts original scientific research works (not a review) that have not been ...