1 PERISTIWA TUTUR DALAM RITUAL TARI SEBLANG MASYARAKAT USING BANYUWANGI (Kajian Etnogarfi Komunikasi) Nafisatul Fuadah, Laurensius Salem, Martono. Program Studi Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia Email: Nafisa280494@gmail.com Abstract This study aims to determine the form of speech and the socio-cultural function of a speech event in the Seblang dance ritual ceremony of the Using community in Banyuwangi Regency. The research method used is descriptive with a qualitative research form. The data source of this research is the participant community who follows the events and activities directly from the object focused by the target researcher.The results showed that there were two types of speech forms in the Seblang dance ritual, namely, speech in preparation for the implementation of the Seblang dance ritual and speech in the implementation of the Seblang dance ritual. As for the speeches in preparation for the implementation of the ritual, there are four types of speech events, namely speech during a meeting at the village head’s house, speech during a visit to the grave, speech during a visit to a spring, speech during the making of Omprok Seblang. Furthermore, the speech during the implementation of traditional rituals is that there is one type of speech that follows the ritual process to the end.Then the social function of the traditional Seblang dance ritual is as a social glue and as a medium of socialization. The traditional cultural functions of the Seblang dance, namely as a clean village salvation, inviting fertility, a means of treating illnesses, and honoring ancestors. This research also discusses the importance of traditional dance in the implementation of Indonesian language learning in SMA in the 2013 curriculum based on the observation report text. Keywords: Speech Event, Traditional Ceremony, Seblang Dance, Using Society, Learning Implementation. PENDAHULUAN Artikel ini merupakan ringkasan hasil penelitian Bahasa yang fokus pada penelitian budaya suatu kelompok masyarakat. Oleh karena itu, unsur-unsur budaya seperti aturan, kebiasaan, dan cara hidup kelompok dapat diekspresikan melalui bahasa. Keanekaragaman ini pada hakikatnya dapat memengaruhi komunikasi, ialah komunikasi antar orang yang berlatar budaya dan bahasa yang berbeda. Komunikasi dalam pengertia sederhana berkaitan dengan praktik pengiriman pesan yang dilakukan partisipan komunikasi. Hal ini dapat dijelaskan bahwa dalam praktik berkomunikasi sebuah kelompok masyarakat (etnik) mengirimkan nilai (pesan) dan budaya khas melalui bahasa yang digunakan. Demikian pula nilai dan budaya etnik akan bertransformasi anggota komunitas tersebut berkomunikasi dengan pihak lain. Penjelasan di atas berkaitan dengan kajian etnografi komunikasi yang memfokuskan pada organisasi sosial, aktivitas sosial, simbol, sumber materi dan pemahaman karakteristik praktis dari komunitas. Komunikasi antar etnik merupakan hubungan antara individu-individu yang berbeda budaya. Komunikasi ini mayoritas bersifat lisan sehingga ide yang disampaikan lebih