DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Why is oral communication also called a linguistic
communication?
2. Discuss any two type of interviews.
3. What is gesture?
4. How can one make physical arrangements for a meeting?
5. State the functions of a business report.
6. What are the purpose for conducting seminars and
conferences?
7. Write a note on minutes.
8. Discuss the use of graphic aids for effective
communication.
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PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Highlight the different forms of non-verbal
communication.
10. Analyse the importance of communication.
11. Write an essay on interviews.
12. Describe elaborately on the four contents of a technical
proposal.
13. What are the pre-requisites for a good chairmanship?
14. Comment on the different types of graphs and their uses.
15. How do you write a research paper?