APA ITU MUET? Malaysian University English Test (MUET), first launched in 1999 and administered by Malaysian Examinations Council (Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia), is a test to measure candidates’ English language proficiency. MUET is taken by students who intend to pursue their tertiary education at local public universities since it is a mandatory test to gain entry into degree courses offered at all Malaysian public universities. This test is carried out twice a year, in April/May and October/November. Candidates usually register through their academic institutions while private candidates through State Education Departments (Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri), with a registration fee of RM60. Unlike International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) which are globally accepted as the certification of English language proficiency, MUET is recognized only in Malaysia and Singapore (National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University). MUET consists of four components: listening, speaking, reading and writing. New test specifications have been introduced officially and will apply from MUET October/November 2008 onwards while old test specifications will still apply for MUET October/November 2007 and April/May 2008. The table below shows the detailed comparison between new and old format of MUET. Test Old Test Specifications New Test Specifications Possible Genres Listening (800/1) Duration: Weighting: Number of texts: Number of questions: Question type: 45 marks 30 minutes 15% 3 15 Four-option multiple-choice 45 marks 30 minutes 15% 5 20 - Information transfer - Short answer - Four-option multiple-choice - Three-option multiple choice Lecture, briefing, talk, discussion, interview, telephone conversation, announcement, instructions, advertisement, news, meeting, documentary Speaking (800/2) Duration: Weighting: Number of tasks: Task format: 45 marks 30 minutes 15% 2 A: Individual presentation B: Group interaction 45 marks 30 minutes 15% 2 A: Individual presentation B: Group interaction Contemporary issues Reading (800/3) Duration: Weighting: Number of texts: Number of questions: Question type: 135 marks 120 minutes 45% 4 50 - Cloze - Information transfer - Four-option multiple-choice 120 marks 90 minutes 40% 6 shorter texts (at least one text with graphics) 50 - Three-option multiple-choice - Four-option multiple-choice Articles from journals, newspapers and magazines, academic texts, electronic texts Writing (800/4) Duration: Weighting: Number of questions: Question type: 75 marks 90 minutes 25% 2 Task 1: Summary of not more than 100 words Task 2: Extended writing not fewer than 250 words 90 marks 90 minutes 30% 2 Task 1: Interpretation of information based on specific stimuli provided (no less than 150 words) Task 2: Extended writing based on a given topic (no less than 350 words) Report, article, letter, essay Candidates are rated into six bands – band one being the lowest and band six being the highest -- according to their test scores. The total score is 300 and the table below shows MUET band description.
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