THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON THE STYLE OF ENGLISH BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE WRITING BY INDONESIAN STUDENTS

This study aims to examine the influence of culture on the writing style of Indonesian students in business correspondence in English. The study focuses on factors such as writing structure, word choice, and politeness levels. This study employs a descriptive quantitative approach using secondary data collected through a review of recent literature and theories of cross-cultural communication. To identify general trends, the data were analyzed by classifying findings from previous research. The results indicate that the following factors influence writing style: collectivism, power distance, and a tendency toward communication within a broad context. Approximately 75 percent to 75 percent of students tend to use indirect language, 80 percent to 80 percent demonstrate a high level of politeness, and 65 percent to 70 percent use less concise letter structures. The results indicate that the use of English as a foreign language involves cultural transfer. According to this study, business English learning requires an understanding of cross-cultural communication so that students can adapt to international standards.