Tuesday 28 January 2014
Monday 27 January 2014
CNY HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
MUET WRITING PRACTICES
1.
“Tourism
is a boon to Malaysia.” What is your opinion? You should write at least 350 words.
2.
“TV
Advertising today is harmful for young children.” Do you agree? Discuss. You
should write at least 350 words.
3.
“Tertiary
education determines a person’ s success in life.” Do you agree? Discuss. You
should write at least 350 words.
4.
“Giving
children too much freedom can be destructive.” Discuss. Provide reasons to
support argument. You should write at
least 350 words.
5.
“Teachers
play a more important role in the development of a child during school going
age.” What is your opinion? Discuss.
6.
“Sports
unites people.” Do you agree? Discuss.
7.
“The
quality of life today has improved.” What is your opinion? Provide relevant
reasons and examples to support your answer. Write in at least 350 words.
8.
“The
use of Facebook greatly benefits the young people of today.” Do you agree?
9.
“The
young are able to cope better with the stress compared to those who are older.”
What is your opinion?
10. “Road accidents are caused by human
errors.” What is your opinion? Discuss.
11. Electronic media such as the mobile
phone and computer has an impact on young people of today. What aspects of
their lives are affected? Discuss
12. Crimes against children are on the
rise. Who are those responsible in preventing such crimes?
13. Climate change is mainly due to human
factors.” Do you agree?
14. “Families are not as close as they
used to be.” What is your opinion?
15. “Video games make young people more
violent.”
16. “Smoking should be banned in all
public places.” Do you agree?
(source:
K.S.Wee&A.B.Phua/Ilmu Bakti)
MUET SYLLABUS
MUET Syllabus
The Test Specifications for the Listening Paper:
1 Listening
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
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
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
________________________________________________________
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
phrases, sentences, from the
context
* understanding linear
and
non-linear texts
non-linear texts
* understanding
relationships
* within a sentence
* between sentences
* recognising a
paraphrase
(ii) application
* predicting outcomes
* applying a concept to
a
new situation
new situation
(iii) analysis
* understanding language
functions
* interpreting linear
and non-linear
texts
texts
* distinguishing the
relevant from
the irrelevant
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
point or an argument
* summarising
information
(v) evaluation
* appraising information
* making judgements
* drawing conclusions
* recognising and
interpreting
writers’ views, attitudes or
intentions
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
purpose and audience
* observing conventions
appropriate to a
specific situation or text type
specific situation or text type
(iii) coherence and
cohesion
* developing and
organising ideas
* using appropriate
markers and linking
devices
devices
* using anaphora
appropriately together with
other cohesive devices
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
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
Possible genres:
Report, article, letter, essay
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