Barriers of Intercultural Communication

  Communication has widely expanded its range. Nowadays, people with different cultures are able to talk to one another with cultural sensitivity. With globalization as a catalyst, it is possible that everyone on this planet can communicate with one another. However, despite the ability to do so, there are still various hindrances that can affect intercultural communication. These are called the ‘barriers of intercultural communication’ where communication might fail maybe because of ethnocentrism, prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. With this blog entry, we will investigate these barriers and learn what causes these barriers to show up. h ttps://medium.com/@coolblackdudes/trevornoahmadison- 81a0039f0b4e Ethnocentrism. It is the thought or feeling that one’s culture is superior to that of others. People who are ethnocentric uses their own culture as a point of reference as they judge other culture’s practices, tradition, and language. The picture above depicts ethnocentrism...