—, as defined by — in her online article, “is a failure to exchange information, resulting in a lack of communication.”

What does “lack of communication” mean? According to Rodgers, communication has a great impact on a —. So if you expect to have a successful class, a team, a group work—it requires communication that is “well-oiled machine to individual parts that simply cannot function without each other” between you and the one you are communicating with or among members of the group.

**Barriers to Communication**

● Are the natural or environmental condition that acts as a barrier in communication

● Ex. People talking too loud

● Related with the limitations of the human body and mind

● Ex. Poor eyesight, hearing difficulties, etc.

● Also called as mental barriers

● Refer to SOCIAL AND PERSONAL issues of a speaker towards communicating with others

● Ex. Trauma, shyness, depression, fear, stage fright, etc.

● Encountered by people regarding their intrinsic VALUES BELIEF, TRADITION in conflict with others

● People’s — affect the way they communicate and relate to others

● Ex. Different beliefs, traditions, manners of dressing, speaking, etc.

● Conflicts with regard to language and word meanings

● Words carry — meaning; they can cause confusion and misunderstandings

● MEANING OF WORDS AND SYMBOLS also vary depending on culture

● Ex. Difference in language, accent and dialect, use of jargon and slang, etc.

— gives a similar idea of barriers when he classified noise into three kinds: —3

● Sight, sound, and other stimuli that DRAW PEOPLE’S ATTENTION AWAY from intended meaning

● Ex. Noise from vehicles, singing at the neighborhood

● THOUGHTS AND FEELINGSthat interfere with meaning

● Ex. Confrontation with a friend, fear of speaking in front of the class, racial prejudice

● Alternate meaning aroused by a speaker’s symbols

● A word may have another meaning in the minds of the students

● Affected by the language in which they grew and the culture in which they are exposed

● Ex. Incorrect grammar, using jargon, using idiomatic expressions