ELT Worldwide Volume 7 Number 1 (2020) P-ISSN 2203-3037; E-ISSN 2503-2291 Investigating the Influence of Stereotype in Intercultural Communication Towards English Literature Students of Universitas Muslim Indonesia Andi Hudriati and.hudriati@umi.ac.id Muli Umiaty Noer muliumiatynoer@umi.ac.id Naurah Nadifah naurahfadilah@gmail.com Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Indonesia ABSTRACT This study's objectives explored two prominent cases: (1) the forms of stereotype in Literature Faculty and (2) how the influence of stereotype in intercultural communication toward the students of Literature Faculty. This study applied qualitative research, which explored the stereotype and intercultural communication toward Literature Faculty students. The researcher applied purposive sampling to gain data. There were 15 students participated as the participant, and the data were obtained through interviews. This study shows that stereotypes in Literature Faculty were stereotypes towards Makassar Ethnicity (Rudely) and stereotypes towards Buginese (Uang Panaik it is too expensive). Even though the students learned many negative stereotypes toward Makassarese and Buginese, most students were not affected by these negative stereotypes. The students chose to trust personal experience and establish effective communication with Makassarese and Buginese, which eventually eliminated negative stereotypes towards the Makassarese and Buginese groups. Keyword: Cultural, Stereotypes, Communication, Student INTRODUCTION Indonesia is a country with a very complex level of diversity. The diversity of tribes and languages in a bond motto Bhinneka Tunggal Ika makes the Indonesian nation a plural island nation. Indonesia has more than 17,000 large and small islands from Sabang to Merauke (D.P.Budi Susetyo, 2010: 1). Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is an Indonesian motto that has been known for a long time. The meaning is different, but still one. The diversity of Indonesian culture is a unique wealth not possessed by every nation globally. The number of tribes that have been known to date is about 300 tribes with customs, habits, and religions different from one another. Nevertheless, Indonesian's diversity is not without risk. Existing differences are often put as triggers of problems and sources of conflict. Religious, ethnic, and inter-group conflicts often occur. This conflict is often brutal to find a way out because each group feels the most