MUET CHECKLIST FOR TEACHER'S GUIDE
SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN AGAMA AL-IRSHAD
POKOK SENA, 13220 KEPALA BATAS, PULAU PINANG
PRE-UNIVERSITY UNIT
MUET CHECKLIST
Name ………………………………………… Class…………………
1. Listening
Candidates
are assessed on their ability to comprehend various types of oral texts of
varying length and level of complexity (content and language)
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i)Knowledge
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*recalling
information
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*recognizing
main ideas
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*recognizing
supporting details
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ii)Comprehension
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*deriving
meaning of words, phrases, sentences from context
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*paraphrasing
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iii)Application
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*predicting
outcomes
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*applying
a concept to a new situation
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iv)Analysis
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*understanding
language functions
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*distinguishing
the relevant from the irrelevant
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*distinguishing
fact from opinion
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*drawing
inferences
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*identifying
roles and relationships
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v)Synthesis
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*following
the development of a point or an argument
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*summarizing
information
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vi) Evaluation
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*appraising
information
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*making
judgements
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*drawing
conclusions
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Possible genres:
Lecture, briefing, talk, discussion, interview,
telephone conversation, announcement, instructions, advertisement, news,
meeting, documentary
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2 Speaking
Candidates are assessed on their ability
to make individual
presentations and to take part in group discussions on a wide range of contemporary issues.
Assessment will cover the following:
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Yes
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No
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i) accuracy
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• using grammatically correct
language
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• using correct pronunciation,
stress and intonation
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ii) fluency
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• speaking with confidence and
fluency
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iii)
appropriacy
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• using language appropriate for
the intended purpose and
audience |
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• using varied vocabulary and
expressions
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• using varied sentence
structures
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observing
conventions appropriate to a specific situation
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iv) Coherence and Cohesion
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* developing and organising
ideas
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* using appropriate markers and
linking devices
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* using appropriate markers and
linking devices
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v) Use of Language Functions
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• * defining, describing, explaining
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• * comparing and contrasting
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•
classifying
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•
giving
reasons
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•
giving
opinions
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•
expressing
relationships
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•
making
suggestions and recommendations
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•
expressing
agreement and disagreement
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•
seeking
clarification
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•
asking
for and giving information
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•
persuading
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•
drawing
conclusions
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•
stating
and justifying points of view
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•
presenting
an argument
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vi)
managing
a discussion
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*initiating
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*turn-taking
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*interrupting
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*prompting
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*negotiating
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*closing
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(vii) task
fulfillment
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*presenting
relevant ideas
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*providing
adequate content
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*showing
mature treatment of topic
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Possible
issues:
Socio-cultural,
economic, science and technology, sports, environment, education, health
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3 Reading
Candidates
are assessed on their ability to comprehend various types of text of varying
length and level of complexity (content and language).
Assessment
will cover the following
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Yes
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No
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i)comprehension
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• skimming and scanning
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• extracting specific information
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• identifying main ideas
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• identifying supporting details
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• deriving the meaning of words,
phrases, sentences
from the context |
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• understanding linear and
non-linear texts
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• understanding
relationships
- within a
sentence
- between
sentences
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• recognizing a paraphrase
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(ii) application
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• predicting outcomes
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• applying a concept to a new
situation
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(iii) analysis
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• understanding language
functions
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• interpreting linear and
non-linear texts
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• distinguishing the relevant
from the irrelevant
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• distinguishing fact from
opinion
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• making inferences
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(iv) synthesis
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• relating ideas and concepts
- within a
paragraph
- between
paragraphs
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• following the development of a
point or an argument
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• summarizing information
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(v) evaluation
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• appraising information
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• making judgements
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• drawing conclusions
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• recognising and interpreting
writers’ views, attitudes or
intentions |
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Possible
genres:
Articles from journals, newspapers and magazines,
academic texts, electronic texts
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4 Writing
Candidates
are assessed on their ability to write various types of text covering a range
of rhetorical styles.
Assessment
will cover the following:
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Yes
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No
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(i)
accuracy
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•
using
correct spelling and mechanics
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•
using
correct grammar
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•
using
correct sentence structures
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(ii)
apropriacy
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•
using
varied vocabulary and expressions
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•
using
clear varied sentences
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•
using
language appropriate for the intended purpose
and audience |
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· observing conventions appropriate to a
specific situation or text type observing conventions appropriate to a
specific situation or text type
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(iii)
coherence and
cohesion
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•
developing
and organising ideas
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•
using
appropriate markers and linking devices
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•
using
anaphora appropriately together other cohesive
devices |
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(iv)
use of language
functions
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•
defining,
describing, explaining
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•
comparing
and contrasting
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•
classifying
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•
giving
reasons
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•
giving
opinions
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•
expressing
relationships
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•
making
suggestions and recommendations
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•
expressing
agreement and disagreement
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•
persuading
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•
interpreting
information from non-linear texts
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•
drawing
conclusions
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•
stating
and justifying points of view
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•
presenting
an argument
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