M.A-M.A English ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION (Alagappa University - Directorate of Distance Education-2012)

DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Why is oral communication also called a linguistic communication?
2. Why does eye contact play a vital role in communication?
3. Write a note on face to face conversion.
4. How effectively can one make use of audio visual aids in communication?
5. Write a letter ordering 100 pieces of personal computer for your company.
6. What is the purpose of conducting meeting?
7. Write a note on minutes.
8. How can you prepare a research paper?
PART B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Prepare a model handbook and manual for your institution.
10. Trace the relevance and importance of report writing.
11. Conduct a group discussion on uses and abuses of science and technology.
12. Compare and contrast verbal and non verbal communication.
13. What are the different patterns of communication?
14. Write a note on ‘Interviews’.
15. State the duties of a chairman and participants of a meeting.

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