barriers everyone facing while communicating with other culture or with other people. barriers to express emotions while communicating to others.

1. BARRIERS
TO
EFFECTIVE
INTERCULTU
RAL
COMMUNICA
TION
Zarmeen Durrani

2. INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
• The Communication between or among people who
have different cultural traditions is intercultural
communication.
• Intercultural communication occurs when individuals
or groups from different cultures communicate.
• The greater the difference in culture between two
people, the greater the potential for
misunderstanding and mistrust.

3. BARRIERS
Ethnocentrism
• Belief that your cultural traditions and assumptions are superior
to those of others.
Different
Communication
Codes
• Sometimes it is different meanings created by different languages
or by different interpretations of nonverbal messages.
• Even when language is translated, there can be missed or mangled
meanings.
Stereotyping
• Stereotypes are generalizations about groups that are applied to the
individuals who are members of that group.
• All French people dress fashionably.
• All Asians are good at math.

4. Prejudice
• Prejudging someone before you know all of the facts or
background of that person—inhibits effective communication.
Assuming
Similarity
• Assuming that other people respond to situations as we do;
failing to acknowledge and consider differences in culture and
background.
Assuming
Differences
• Assuming that other people are always different from and have
nothing in common with us; failing to explore common values
and experiences that can serve as bridges to better
understanding.