Author(s): Abdul Rahman, Vania Utamie Subiakto, Farid Hamid Umarela

Abstract: This research was used to find out how the process of adapting management students' interpersonal communication in the learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. As social creatures, humans are required to always interact with other humans, especially in the process of interaction and communication in the learning process. The learning process is an obligation carried out by every student during their education. The theory used in this research is communication adaptation theory using research methods, data collection techniques through interviews, observation and documentation using a qualitative research method approach. Based on data collected by researchers obtained from interviews with informants and observations in the field, it was found that there was an adaptation of management students' interpersonal communication in the learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the communication adaptation process, there are five communication adaptation strategies, namely student openness, student empathy, support between students, positive student feelings and student equality in the online learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. Where the results of this research are changes in communication interactions which led to student adaptation, which was initially face-to-face and then changed to online learning. Adaptation of communication involving management students. Adaptation can be seen in communication between students and lecturers, which does not go well, which results in students being passive and indifferent. Assignments given in groups aim to explore communication between friends, but are not carried out very effectively between students due to mismatches in the time of each member, and students still feel reluctant about the lecturer, so they communicate with the lecturer through class representatives.

Keywords: Communication Adaptation, Interpersonal Communication, student, online learning, Covid-19 Pandemic

Article Info: Received: 11 Nov 2024; Received in revised form: 13 Dec 2024; Accepted: 21 Dec 2024; Available online: 31 Dec 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.96.57