VOlUME 05 ISSUE 05 May 2026
1Nehru Pasoloran Pongsapan, 2Prajman Evansi Pasambo, 3Grace Aviva
1English department, Education and Teachership Faculty, Christian University Indonesia Toraja, Tana Toraja, Indonesia
https://ORCID.org/0000-00017314-6279
2Agriculture Faculty and Technology Department, Christian University Indonesia Toraja
3English department, Education and Teachership Faculty, Christian University Indonesia Toraja, Tana Toraja, Indonesia
DOI : https://doi.org/10.58806/ijsshmr.2026.v5i5n413English department, Education and Teachership Faculty, Christian University Indonesia Toraja, Tana Toraja, Indonesia
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ABSTRACT
This article talks about how important it is for Torajan culture to be able to communicate in English in the tourism business. Toraja is one of Indonesia's most distinctive cultural pearls. Its rich customs, celebrations, and native practices draw travelers from all over the world. But it's important that people who work in tourism can effectively communicate and maintain local culture in English. This is a key part of connecting global visitors with local heritage. The study looks into how well tourism operators in Toraja communicate with their customers, emphasizing on how clear, consistent, and culturally relevant their English explanations are. The article also talks about how to make the current ways of communicating better. It stresses the need for language instruction, using multimedia, and making cultural terms more consistent to protect and promote Toraja's cultural identity. Suggestions are made for making the tourism experience more culturally sensitive and for adding more interactive learning tools. The goal of this concept is to strengthen the link between language, culture, and tourism, making sure that Toraja's cultural resilience stays strong while also promoting worldwide knowledge and appreciation.
KEYWORDS:English communication, cultural resilience, Torajan culture, tourism.
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34) Notes on Contributors
35) Nehru Pasoloran Pongsapan is a lecturer in the Master’s Program in English Language Education at the Christian University of Indonesia Toraja, Indonesia, holding the academic rank of Associate Professor. This information can be accessed through the official website of the Christian University of Indonesia Toraja: https://ukitoraja.ac.id.
36) Prajman Evansi Pasambo is a lecturer in the Agrotechnology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, at the Christian University of Indonesia Toraja, Indonesia. Further information is available on the official website of the Christian University of Indonesia Toraja: https://ukitoraja.ac.id.
37) Grace Aviva is a student in the English Language Education Study Program at the Christian University of Indonesia Toraja, Indonesia. Further information can be accessed through the university’s official website: https://ukitoraja.ac.id.
Cite this Article:Pongsapan, N. P., Pasambo, P. E., & Aviva, G. (2026). An English-Based Communication Model for Enhancing Torajan Cultural Resilience in Tourism. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE HUMANITY & MANAGEMENT RESEARCHS, 5(5), 1292-1300. https://doi.org/10.58806/ijsshmr.2026.v5i5n41