ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MUET
MUET Briefly
Most students who got through SPM find it hard to score at least a Band
3 in MUET due to lack of information on the format of the test. MUET will test
how much you know about current issues, have you been speaking English
correctly, I mean with correct intonation and stress, the correct format in
writing and how much you understand what you read.
For a start, please look at what you should know before sitting the test.
For a start, please look at what you should know before sitting the test.
The Complete MUET Syllabus
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).
Assessment will cover the following:
(i) knowledge
* recalling information
* recognising main ideas
* recognising supporting details
(ii) comprehension
* deriving meaning of words, phrases, sentences
from context
* paraphrasing
(iii) application
* predicting outcomes
* applying a concept to a new situation
(iv) analysis
* understanding language functions
* distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant
* distinguishing fact from opinion
* drawing inferences
* identifying roles and relationships
(v) synthesis
* following the development of a point or
an argument
* summarising information
(vi) evaluation
* appraising information
* making judgments
* drawing conclusions
* recognising and interpreting speakers’ views,
attitudes or intentions
Possible genres:
Lecture, briefing, talk, discussion, interview, telephone conversation, announcement, instructions, advertisement, news, meeting, documentary
2 The Speaking Syllabus - The Test Specifications
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:
(i) accuracy
* using grammatically correct language
* using correct pronunciation, stress and intonation
(ii) fluency
* speaking with confidence and fluency
(iii) appropriacy
* using language appropriate for the intended purpose and
audience
* using varied vocabulary and expressions
* using varied sentence structures
* observing conventions appropriate to a specific
situation
(iv) coherence and cohesion
* developing and organising ideas
* using appropriate markers and linking devices
* using anaphora appropriately together with other cohesive devices
(v) use of language functions
* defining, describing, explaining
* comparing and contrasting
* classifying
* giving reasons
* giving opinions
* expressing relationships
* making suggestions and recommendations
* expressing agreement and disagreement
* seeking clarification
* asking for and giving information
* persuading
* drawing conclusions
* stating and justifying points of view
* presenting an argument
(vi) managing a discussion
* initiating
* turn-taking
* interrupting
* prompting
* negotiating
* closing
(vii) task fulfilment
* presenting relevant ideas
* providing adequate content
* showing a mature treatment of topic
Possible issues:
Socio-cultural, economic, science and technology, sports, environment, education, health
________________________________________________________
Reading Test Specifications are as the following:
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:
(i) comprehension
* skimming and scanning
* extracting specific information
* identifying main ideas
* identifying supporting details
* deriving the meaning of words,
phrases, sentences, from the
context
* understanding linear and
non-linear texts
* understanding relationships
* within a sentence
* between sentences
* recognising a paraphrase
(ii) application
* predicting outcomes
* applying a concept to a
new situation
(iii) analysis
* understanding language functions
* interpreting linear and non-linear
texts
* distinguishing the relevant from
the irrelevant
* distinguishing fact from opinion
* making inferences
(iv) synthesis
* relating ideas and concept
* within a paragraph
* between paragraphs
* following the development of a
point or an argument
* summarising information
(v) evaluation
* appraising information
* making judgements
* drawing conclusions
* recognising and interpreting
writers’ views, attitudes or
intentions
Possible genres:
Articles from journals, newspapers and magazines, academic texts, electronic texts.
Specifications For Writing, The Test Components:
Candidates are assessed on their ability to write various types of text covering a range of rhetorical styles.
Assessment will cover the following:
(i) accuracy
* using correct spelling and mechanics
* using correct grammar
* using correct sentence structures
(ii) appropriacy
* using varied vocabulary and expressions
* using clear varied sentences
* using language appropriate for the intended
purpose and audience
* observing conventions appropriate to a
specific situation or text type
(iii) coherence and cohesion
* developing and organising ideas
* using appropriate markers and linking
devices
* using anaphora appropriately together with
other cohesive devices
(iv) use of language functions
* defining, describing, explaining
* comparing and contrasting
* classifying
* giving reasons
* giving opinions
* expressing relationships
* making suggestions and recommendations
* expressing agreement and disagreement
* persuading
* interpreting information from non-linear
texts
* drawing conclusions
* stating and justifying points of view
* presenting an argument
(v) task fulfillment
* presenting relevant ideas
* providing adequate content
* showing a mature treatment of topic
Candidates are assessed on their ability to comprehend various types of oral texts of varying length and level of complexity (content and language).
Assessment will cover the following:
(i) knowledge
* recalling information
* recognising main ideas
* recognising supporting details
(ii) comprehension
* deriving meaning of words, phrases, sentences
from context
* paraphrasing
(iii) application
* predicting outcomes
* applying a concept to a new situation
(iv) analysis
* understanding language functions
* distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant
* distinguishing fact from opinion
* drawing inferences
* identifying roles and relationships
(v) synthesis
* following the development of a point or
an argument
* summarising information
(vi) evaluation
* appraising information
* making judgments
* drawing conclusions
* recognising and interpreting speakers’ views,
attitudes or intentions
Possible genres:
Lecture, briefing, talk, discussion, interview, telephone conversation, announcement, instructions, advertisement, news, meeting, documentary
2 The Speaking Syllabus - The Test Specifications
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:
(i) accuracy
* using grammatically correct language
* using correct pronunciation, stress and intonation
(ii) fluency
* speaking with confidence and fluency
(iii) appropriacy
* using language appropriate for the intended purpose and
audience
* using varied vocabulary and expressions
* using varied sentence structures
* observing conventions appropriate to a specific
situation
(iv) coherence and cohesion
* developing and organising ideas
* using appropriate markers and linking devices
* using anaphora appropriately together with other cohesive devices
(v) use of language functions
* defining, describing, explaining
* comparing and contrasting
* classifying
* giving reasons
* giving opinions
* expressing relationships
* making suggestions and recommendations
* expressing agreement and disagreement
* seeking clarification
* asking for and giving information
* persuading
* drawing conclusions
* stating and justifying points of view
* presenting an argument
(vi) managing a discussion
* initiating
* turn-taking
* interrupting
* prompting
* negotiating
* closing
(vii) task fulfilment
* presenting relevant ideas
* providing adequate content
* showing a mature treatment of topic
Possible issues:
Socio-cultural, economic, science and technology, sports, environment, education, health
________________________________________________________
Reading Test Specifications are as the following:
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:
(i) comprehension
* skimming and scanning
* extracting specific information
* identifying main ideas
* identifying supporting details
* deriving the meaning of words,
phrases, sentences, from the
context
* understanding linear and
non-linear texts
* understanding relationships
* within a sentence
* between sentences
* recognising a paraphrase
(ii) application
* predicting outcomes
* applying a concept to a
new situation
(iii) analysis
* understanding language functions
* interpreting linear and non-linear
texts
* distinguishing the relevant from
the irrelevant
* distinguishing fact from opinion
* making inferences
(iv) synthesis
* relating ideas and concept
* within a paragraph
* between paragraphs
* following the development of a
point or an argument
* summarising information
(v) evaluation
* appraising information
* making judgements
* drawing conclusions
* recognising and interpreting
writers’ views, attitudes or
intentions
Possible genres:
Articles from journals, newspapers and magazines, academic texts, electronic texts.
Specifications For Writing, The Test Components:
Candidates are assessed on their ability to write various types of text covering a range of rhetorical styles.
Assessment will cover the following:
(i) accuracy
* using correct spelling and mechanics
* using correct grammar
* using correct sentence structures
(ii) appropriacy
* using varied vocabulary and expressions
* using clear varied sentences
* using language appropriate for the intended
purpose and audience
* observing conventions appropriate to a
specific situation or text type
(iii) coherence and cohesion
* developing and organising ideas
* using appropriate markers and linking
devices
* using anaphora appropriately together with
other cohesive devices
(iv) use of language functions
* defining, describing, explaining
* comparing and contrasting
* classifying
* giving reasons
* giving opinions
* expressing relationships
* making suggestions and recommendations
* expressing agreement and disagreement
* persuading
* interpreting information from non-linear
texts
* drawing conclusions
* stating and justifying points of view
* presenting an argument
(v) task fulfillment
* presenting relevant ideas
* providing adequate content
* showing a mature treatment of topic
