Scope of Social Competence
Social competence in this learning activity is closely related to the ability of teachers to communicate with the community around the school and the community where the teacher lives so that the role and way of the teacher communicating in the community is expected to have its own characteristics which are more or less different from other people who are not teachers. The mission carried by the teacher is a humanitarian mission. Teaching and educating is the task of humanity. Teachers must have social competence because the teacher is a contemporary lecturer.
Based on the understanding and scope of social competence as mentioned above, the core of social competence is the ability of teachers to do social interaction through communication. Teachers are required to communicate with fellow teachers, students, parents of students, and the surrounding community, etc. So the teacher is required to know many social groups such as play groups, cooperation groups, religious scholars, recitation, youth, etc.
The understanding of social interaction is very useful in paying attention and learning various community problems, including learning problems. Without social interaction, it is possible to have a life together that is manifested in association. Life is true when members of the community work together, talk to each other, share experiences, and even compete with one another. Social interaction is the basis of social processes as an understanding that refers to dynamic social relationships. In general it can be said that, for general social processes are social interactions. And social interaction is the main condition for the occurrence of social activities.
A social interaction is not possible without social contact and communication. When we talk to someone, it means there is contact between us and that person. Speaking can be directly, can be by telephone, letter, radio, and so on. In family life at home, social contact almost always occurs among fellow family members. Social contact in this family can occur between a member and some or all other family members, as well as between a community member and several or many other community members. In social life, contact can also be found between one group and another group of people.
In architecture in Indonesia (Irawan Maryono and L. Edison Silalahi, 1985) stated that there are four forms of social interaction, among others;
1) cooperation (co-operation),
2) competition (competition),
3) contention,
4) accommodation. Co-operation is cooperation between individuals or between groups of people in society to achieve certain goals together as well. Other forms that can be classified as cooperation include assimilation and alkuluration in culture.
Assimilation is a social process or community process towards a positive change because of the fusion of cultures between groups to form a new culture. While alkultura is the merging of two or more elements of culture into a new culture, but the original element is not lost. Competition is one form of social interaction carried out between individuals or between groups of people in society.
They compete to obtain or achieve certain goals through areas of life without violence and without threats. While conflict is one form of social interaction carried out between individuals or between groups of people in society in order to achieve certain goals with violence and threats. Accommodation as a form of social interaction is in balance and each group of people merges to form new norms, rules, values (customs) that are applicable and agreed upon in the local community. The purpose of this accommodation include the following.
Reducing conflict between people or groups of people in society due to differences in understanding.
Prevent the explosion or emergence of a conflict for a while.
As a vehicle for cooperation between people or groups of people in society.
Encourage the fusion of (intermingling) between separate or conflicting groups.
Social interaction through the learning process is largely determined by the teacher, students, all education staff, parents, and the community. In the conversation between the teacher and students or with parents students may occur reciprocally. In the most important social interaction is to build communication, namely that someone gives an interpretation of the behavior of others, whether in the form of speech, gestures, or attitudes.