JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 


(KISII LEARNING CENTRE) 

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2013 

1ST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF 
EDUCATION 

COUSRSE CODE: AEN 105 

TITLE: COMMUNICATION SKILLS 

INTRUCTIONS: Answer question 1 and any other TWO. 

1. 
Explain what effective spoken, written and signed language entails and 
explain the barriers of each in a communicative event. 
2. 
(a) With examples from English, discuss the nature of discourse markers in 
written communication. 
(b) In about a hundred words, write a text to demonstrate the use of discourse 
markers in an English text. 
3 
(a) Explain what argumentative, expository, descriptive and narrative 
writing ental. 

(b) Make a clear analysis of what the SQ3R reading strategy involves. 
4 
(a) Define the term communication and explain the roles of the five 
participants or elements of the process of communication. 

(b) Discuss why what is communicated is as important as how it is 
communicated. 
5 
Explain the importance of acquiring academic writing skills. 

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