INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ACADEMIC AND SCHOLASTIC PERSPECTIVE: BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS

Language is a backbone of communication. It is a medium through which people communicate. Success of an individual depends to a large extent on his ability to communicate effectively with his colleagues, friends and relations. If he is able to achieve his objective, i.e. elicit the right response, his communication would be called effective otherwise failure to communication. We have to identify the factors which weaken our communication. Factors responsible for breakdown in communication are known as barriers to communication. This paper examines the issues of the barriers to interpersonal communication in cultural, physical, perceptual, emotional, language, and gender aspects which creates communication gap and obstruct smooth flow of communication and at once offers certain possible solutions.