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8/10/2019 MUET Syllabus

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The Complete MUET Syllabus

The Test Specifications for the Listening Paper:

1 Listening

Candidates are assessed on their ability to comprehend various types of oral texts ofvarying length and level of complexity (content and language).

Assessment will cover the following:

(i) knole!ge 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

(i") analysis understanding language functions

distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant

distinguishing fact from opinion

drawing inferences

identifying roles and relationships

(") synthesis following the development of a point or an argument

summarising information("i) e"aluation appraising information

maing !udgments

drawing conclusions

recognising and interpreting speaers" views, attitudes or

intentions

Possible genres:

#ecture, briefing, tal, discussion, interview, telephone conversation, announcement,instructions, advertisement, news, meeting, documentary

# The Speaking Syllabus $ The Test Specifications


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Candidates are assessed on their ability to mae individual presentations and to taepart in group discussions on a wide range of contemporary issues.


(i) accuracy using grammatically correct language

using correct pronunciation, stress and intonation

(ii) fluency speaing 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

(i") coherence an!cohesion

developing and organising ideas

using appropriate marers and lining device

using anaphora appropriately together with other cohesive

devices

(") use oflanguagefunctions

defining, describing, explaining comparing and contrasting

Classifying

giving reasons

giving opinions

expressing relationships

maing suggestions and recommendations

expressing agreement and disagreement

seeing clarification

asing for and giving information

persuading

drawing conclusion stating and !ustifying points of view

presenting an argument

("i) managing a!iscussion

initiating

turn$taing

interrupting

prompting

negotiating

closing

("ii) task fulfilment presenting relevant ideas

providing ade%uate content

showing a mature treatment of topic

Possible issues:&ocio$cultural, economic, science and technology, sports, environment, education,

health

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%ea!ing Test Specifications are as the folloing:

Candidates are assessed on their ability to comprehend various types of text of varyinglength and level of complexity (content and language).


(i) comprehension simming and scanning

extracting specific information

identifying main ideas

identifying supporting details

deriving the meaning of words

phrases, sentences, from 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

maing inferences

(iv) synthesis

relating ideas and concept within a paragraph between

paragraphs following the development of a point or an argument

summarising information

(v) e"aluation appraising information

maing !udgements

drawing conclusions

recognising and interpreting writers" views, attitudes or

intentions

Possible genres:

Articles from !ournals, newspapers and magaines, academic texts, electronic texts.

Specifications &or 'riting The Test Components:

Candidates are assessed on their ability to write various types of text covering a range ofrhetorical styles.Assessment will cover the following:


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(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 andaudience

observing conventions appropriate to a specific situation or

text type

(iii) coherence an!cohesion

developing and organising ideas

using appropriate marers and lining devices

using anaphora appropriately together with other cohesive

devices

(i") use of languagefunctions

defining, describing, explaining

comparing and contrasting

Classifying

giving reasons

giving opinions

expressing relationships

maing suggestions and recommendations

expressing agreement and disagreement

ersuading

interpreting information from non$linear texts

drawing conclusions

stating and !ustifying points of view

presenting an argument

(") task fulfillment presenting relevant ideas

providing ade%uate content

showing a mature treatment of topic

Possible genres:

*eport, article, letter, essay

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MUET Paper 1: Listening(30 minutes)

Candidates will be required to listen to recorded texts twice and answer questions on

them.
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There is a total of 20 questions consisting of information transfer, short-answer questions,

3-otion multile-choice questions and !-otion multile-choice questions.

MUET Paper 2: Speaking(30 minutes)

Candidates will be required to erform two tas"s# indi$idual resentation and grouinteraction.

%or the indi$idual resentation, candidates will be gi$en 2 minutes to reare for thegi$en tas" and 2 minutes to resent. Candidates will also listen to the other candidates

while the& are ma"ing their resentations and ta"e down notes for the grou interaction.

%or the grou interaction (! to a grou), candidates will be gi$en 2 minutes to reare

oints to suort or oose the other candidates' $iews. fter listening to e$er&one in the

grou, candidates will tr& to come to a consensus. The grou will be gi$en 0 minutes forthe grou interaction.

MUET Paper 3: Reading(*0 minutes)

This aer comrises !+ multile-choice questions based on assages from texts which

ma& be ta"en from ournals, newsaers, magaines, and academic and electronic

sources. uestions are in the form of 3-otion multile-choice and !-otion multile-

choice questions.

MUET Paper 4: Writing(*0 minutes)

This aer comrises two writing tas"s# transferring information from a non-linear source

to a linear text and a iece of extended writing. The stimulus ma& ta"e the form of linear

and/or non-linear texts.
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