HURAIAN SUKATAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEST (MUET) TINGKATAN ENAM ATAS DAN BAWAH

LISTENING COMPONENT 800/1

SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT Among the skills to be taught in class: 1. 2. 3. 4. Recalling information Recognizing main ideas Recognizing supporting details Deriving meaning of words, phrases, sentences from context 5. Paraphrasing 6. Predicting outcomes 7. Applying a concept to a new situation 8. Understanding language functions 9. Distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant 10. Distinguishing fact from opinion 11. Identifying roles and relationships 12. Following the development of a point or an argument 13. Summarizing information 14. Appraising information 15. Making judgements 16. Drawing conclusion 17. Recognizing and interpreting speakers views, attitudes or intentions LEARNING OUTCOMES Learners will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. and Recall information from stimuli Relay information Select relevant details Interpret information based stimuli provided Identify language functions Extract key ideas Follow the line of argument Restate information given Identify speakers role and relationships Infer speakers intention, tone SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES Practise the skills by listening to these genres: 1. Songs, news, instructions, announcements, briefings, talks, dialogues, conversations, interviews, lectures, meetings, discussions, advertisements, debates, documentaries, etc. 2. Briefing on MUET. 3. News items and later followed by short test items which implement information-transfer technique 4. Listen to news texts and matching the headlines with the contents heard 5. Listen to some study packages and extract information; and later making a decision of the courses chosen. 6. Justifying choices of products or opinions on certain issues 7. Listen to a range of short texts to identify similarities and differences 8. Listen to a talk and organize information to complete a table 9. Sequence information based on a history lecture in chronological order 10. Listen to a segment of a story and predict the outcome

attitude 11. Transfer non-linear information into linear form 12. Justify opinions 13. Sequence information 14. Rank or prioritize information 15. Make predictions based on information provided

SPEAKING COMPONENT 800/2

SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT Among the skills to be taught: 1. Using grammatically correct language. 2. Using correct pronunciation, stress and intonation 3. Speaking with confidence and fluency 4. Using language appropriate for the intended purposes and audience 5. Using varied sentence structures 6. Observing conventions appropriate to a specific situation 7. Developing and organizing ideas 8. Using appropriate markers and linking devices 9. Using anaphora appropriately together with other cohesive devices 10. Defining, describing, explaining 11. Comparing and contrasting 12. Classifying 13. Giving reasons 14. Giving opinions 15. Expressing relationships 16. Making suggestions and recommendations 17. Expressing agreement and disagreement 18. Seeking clarification 19. Asking for and giving information 20. Persuading 21. Drawing conclusions 22. Stating and justifying points of views 23. Presenting an argument 24. Managing a discussion 25. Task fulfilment LEARNING OUTCOMES Learners will be able to: 1. Speak using appropriate and correct language 2. Speak confidently, fluently and effectively to communicate ideas and opinions 3. Select, organize and present information to the audience 4. Speak in response to the opinions and ideas of others 5. Observe appropriate social conventions 6. Speak persuasively to convince others 7. Speak to fulfil task within the prescribed time 8. Use correct pronunciation, stress and intonation for an intended purpose and audience. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES Practise the skills by: 1. Viewing samples of various oral genres like debates, interviews, public speaking, elocution contests and forums 2. Reading up on local and global issues 3. Viewing the MUET Speaking VCD on the individual and group presentation 4. Understanding the requirements of the task by scrutinizing the rubrics or instructions 5. Making appropriate and effective introduction or opening statements as a speaker in a forum 6. Developing and organizing ideas on a current topic 7. Making appropriate and effective concluding remarks as a public speaker on the benefits of a college education 8. Expressing and supporting viewpoints with examples and elaboration on the pros and cons of dieting 9. Using appropriate linkers and cohesive devices 10. Brainstorming to generate ideas 11. Preparing a talk on some current social issues 12. Speaking in response to a given stimulus 13. Role-playing as a news reader 14. Discussing and deciding in a group 15. Individual presentation 16. Group interaction

READING COMPONENT 800/3

SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT Among the skills to be taught: 1. Skimming and scanning 2. Extracting specific information 3. Identifying main ideas 4. Identifying supporting details 5. Deriving the meaning of words, phrases, sentences from the context 6. Understanding linear and non-linear texts 7. Understanding relationships in a sentence 8. Recognizing a paraphrase 9. Predicting outcomes 10. Applying a concept to a new situation 11. Understanding language functions 12. Interpreting linear and nonlinear texts 13. Distinguishing relevant from the irrelevant 14. Distinguishing fact from opinion 15. Making inferences 16. Relating ideas and concepts in a paragraph 17. Following the development of a point / argument 18. Summarizing 19. Appraising 20. Making judgement 21. Drawing conclusion 22. Recognizing and interpreting writers views, attitudes or intentions LEARNING OUTCOMES Learners will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Extract key ideas Match information Rearrange ideas in a text Select relevant ideas Derive meaning of words from context 6. Identify language functions 7. Follow the lines of argument 8. Restate information given 9. Select correct linking devices 10. Interpret linear and nonlinear texts 11. Synthesize information from linear and non-linear texts 12. Infer writers intention, tone and attitude 13. Identify conventions, style and tone 14. Extract specific information from a literary text 15. Sequence, rank or prioritize information 16. Making predictions 17. Evaluate information given 18. Justify opinions 19. Identify relationships in text 20. Relate a particular concept to other similar situations SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES Practise the skills by reading these genres: 1. Journals, newspapers, magazines, manuals, advertisements, academic texts, electronic texts, etc. 2. Identify topic sentences, viewpoints, elaboration, generalization in a text. 3. Distinguishing fact from opinion 4. Identifying cause and effect, compare and contrast 5. Identify bias for / against in editorials 6. Rearrange jumbled paragraphs into a coherent text 7. Read a text on use and abuse of chemical substances 8. Match headlines to news articles 9. Read brochures related to studies and weigh the pros and cons 10. Plot mind maps to organize, classify and prioritize information 11. Compile a portfolio of authentic non-linear texts 12. Study maps, charts, statistics, pictures and diagrams to interpret information accurately 13. Read a variety of short texts to identify similarities and / or differences 14. Interpret a combination of linear and non-linear texts

WRITING COMPONENT 800/4

SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT Among the skills to be taught: 1. Using correct spelling and mechanics 2. Using correct grammar 3. Using correct sentence structures 4. Using varied vocabulary and expressions 5. Using clear varied sentences 6. Using appropriate language 7. Observing the conventions 8. Developing and organizing ideas 9. Using appropriate markers and linkers 10. Using anaphora with other cohesive devices 11. Defining, describing, explaining 12. Comparing and contrasting 13. Classifying 14. Giving reasons 15. Giving opinions 16. Expressing relationships 17. Making suggestions and recommendations 18. Expressing agreement 19. Persuading 20. Interpreting information 21. Drawing conclusion 22. Stating and justifying points of view 23. Presenting an argument 24. Task fulfilment LEARNING OUTCOMES Learners will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Using correct conventions Using correct language Using appropriate register Cohesion and coherence Appropriate style and tone Personal response based on a given stimulus SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES Practise the skills by: 1. Studying samples of various genres 2. Using appropriate and varied vocabulary 3. Identifying a range of style and tone 4. Write reports, articles, letters and essays 5. Write appropriate and effective conclusions 6. Express and support viewpoints with examples and elaborations 7. Using appropriate linkers / cohesive devices 8. Develop and organize ideas on a current topic using sequencing principles (e.g. time, space and cause-effect) 9. Rearrange jumbled paragraphs from a newspaper into coherent text 10. Differentiate irrelevant information on a talk on road safety 11. Write 150-word article or report in response to non-linear texts 12. Compare and contrast the offers given by three prepaid mobile phone cards 13. Comment on current social issues 14. Write an essay in response to a given stimulus