Bachelor's Degree Programme

ASSIGNMENT
(For July 2010 and January 2011 sessions)

Communication Skills in English

Elective Course in English - 103

School of Humanities
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 1 10 068
 Elective Course in English (BE<;E 103)
Cnmmurtication Skills in Engli,sli
ASSIGNMENT
P r o g r a m m e : BDP
C o u r s e Code: BEGE- 103

Ilcr~.\\illii\ all assign~licntlor jou. Ihrough this assignment we \could help j o u in aswssing >our progress in the
htud) o f lhi\ co~~rsc.

I k l b r c attempting the assignment rcad the directions given below:

1. 111 this :~hsignrncnttwo kinds of qucstions have been askcd. 'l'hc lirst. such as I ( b ) and 5 arc bascd on the
malcriillh prcsentcd in the units and the second are questions that test your comniuriication skills - ~ u c has
](a). 7. ?. and 4. 'l'hc tirst kind o f questions test your comprehension o f the nialcrials prcscnlctl in the
units. I ' l i c second kind will test your ability to creatively apply them in real lili. situation. I'hc aim ol'tliis
~ O I I I . ~ ' is to cnablc you lo use the English language in real lik situations cll'ccti\~cl> and crc.ati\cl!. Most
ol'~ticqucstions are o f thc second kind. as they will hclp you to use English.

4. Itcad thc units careSully in order to answer the lirst typc of qucstions. You must also rcad newspapers and
n!apalincs. And also listen to the linglish news broadcasts on the radio and watch thc nc\\s telecasts o n
the I V. I'hcsc will hclp you in gaining proficicnc). in spoken 1;nglish.

5. Kccp the purit) of your language and readability ol'your ans\ccr in mind i l ' l o u \\ish to gct a high gradc.

Whilc nritinp the assignment keep the tbllowing in mind:

7) I<c;rd the dctailcd instructions on assignments given in the Programme (iuide lilr the I:lcctivc C'ourscs.
8 ) W~.itc.>our name. enrolment number. full addrcss and dale on the lop right-hand-comer ol')our-
all\\\ el. \hect(s).
0 ) Write Oic Course Title, Assignment Number and thc name o f the Study Ccntrc >ou arc attached to on the
lir\t page ol'your response sheet(s).
I'hc lirst page ofthc assignments booklet should look like this:

FiN ROI,M ENT NO.: ....................................

NAME: ...................................................
ADDRESS: ..............................................

S ~ L I ~<'cncrc
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Ic\c o n l ~li)olscap si/c paper Ibr your response and tag all the pages carctull>.
U'ritc tlic rclc\ ant question number with each answer.
I :!1 Yo11 ~ l i o u l d\\rite in your own handwriting.
7, Submission: The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study
C'cntre allotted to you. The last dates for submission of this assignment are: a) 31"
hlrrrh, 201 1 for July 2010 session, and b) 30'~September 201 1 f o r January 201 1 session.

(;I[II)EL,INES FOR WRITING THE ASSIGNMENTS

Y ~ L\ \I i l l lind it usdul to keep the Sollowing points in mind:
1. Planning: licad thu assignment cardilly. Cio through the units on which they arc bascd. Make siunc
points ~.cgarclinyeach question and then rearrange these in a logical order. Write the answers in )c:ur
o\\n \\ords. 1111no1 reproduce passages from the units.
2. Orgrnisation: 13s a little Inore selective and analytical bchre drawing up a rough outline ol' ,\our
an.;\\cr. In an essay-type question. give adequate attention to your introduction and concli~sion. 'I'hc
intrcldur~ionmust ot'kr your brier interpretation ol' the question and how you propocc to Jc\,clop i t .
 Elective Course in English (BEGE 103)
Communication Skills in English
ASSIGNMENT
Programme: BDP
Assignment Code: BEGE- 103/TMA/2010- 11
Max Marks: (20x5) = 100

Ans~vcrany five o f the following questions:

I. Write a short essay on emotional intelligence.

2. W~qiletwo dialogues ( I5 - 20 turns) each as beow:

a. Between two persons 011 the telephone
b. A dinner chat

3. Y oil have been invited by the HR at an MNC. Give an accoi~nto f your

preparation before, during and after the interview. 20

6. a ) Write your curriculum vitae in about 250 words. 10

b) Write a covering letter, forwarding your CV to the head o f a firmi

inslitution, for an entry level position. 10

7. 1,isten to a radio or television phone-in programme and make a note o f

a) the number o f calls received, b) the places fro111where calls were
received, the names o f the callers and what they said about themselves,
and. d) your opinion about the programme as a whole. 20

X. I-low is the world wide web a convergent mediumr? Explain the terms:
non-linearity, hypertext and hyperlinks. 20

9. Write short notes on the following:

a) Hyperbole
b) Transferred epithet
c) Antonomasia
d) Metonymy

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