Barriers of communication are the complex of problems which appear during the conversation of people whose native language is different. Many years ago, the problem did not exist, because people of different countries did not cooperate greatly and most people lived in the mono-linguistic communities. Then, there are professional barriers of communication. For example, every profession possesses a list of specific terms which are understandable only for the people of the same occupation. There are many types of barriers of communication which make the life of people complicated.

Students who decide to research the communication barriers should investigate both areas:

(i) An explanation of how the communication process works

(ii) An explanation of four prevailing barriers to effective communication