Question

Lee worked on a global team for an American company, and all her work had to be completed in her second language, English. Sometimes her team-mates mis-interpreted her meaning. This is an example of a(n) ______ barrier to communication.
A) Decoding
B) Sender
C) Feedback
D) Receiver
E) Encoding

Answer 1

Answer:

E. Encoding

Explanation:

Communication involves passing and sharing of information to people.

Encoding barrier of communication deals with the receiver of the information having difficulties in understanding the message . This happens when the sender has problems in choosing the appropriate words needed and arranging the words to make it grammatically correct.

Lee was asked to complete her work in English language which was her second language. She wasn’t really conversant with the language which is why her colleagues found it difficult to understand what she wrote.