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jane.jiaen: STPM 2nd hand books, <b>past years</b> for sale - Blog Muet

jane.jiaen: STPM 2nd hand books, <b>past years</b> for sale

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:34 PM PDT

i was a 2010/2011 stpm student. i wanted to sell away all my stpm books. e-mail me (jane.jiaen@hotmail.com) if you're interested.

 STPM SYLLABUS BOOKS (international books)
stpm syllabus books simply means stpm textbook. all the information will refer to the stpm textbook instead of reference book if there's any confusion. the informations of stpm reference books are extracted from stpm textbook.
Chemistry: The Central Science (9th ed.)
author: Brown, T. L., LeMay Jr, H. E., Bursten, B. E., &amp; Burdge, J. R.
Publisher: Pearson Education, 2003.
condition: photo stated copy (2 books), clean. 
price: RM 49.90

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Chemistry in Context (5th ed.)
author: Hill G. &amp; Holman J.,
publisher: Nelson Thornes, 2000.
condition: photostated copy(1 book), clean
price: RM 49.90
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Advanced Biology: Principles and Applications (2nd ed,2000)
author: Clegg, C. J. &amp; Mackean, D. G.,
publisher: John Murray
condition: photostated copy (1 book),clean.
price: RM 49.90

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Biological Science 1 (2nd ed, 1990)
author: Green, N. P. O., Stout, G. W., &amp; Taylor, D. J.,
condition: photostated copy (1 book), clean
publisher: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1990
condition: photostated copy (1book), clean
price: RM 44.90

Biological Science 2 (2nd ed, 1990)
author: Green, N. P. O., Stout, G. W., &amp;; Taylor, D. J.,
condition: photostated copy (1 book), clean
publisher: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1990
condition: photostated copy (1book), clean
price: RM 44.90


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STPM reference books 


 federal study aids mathematics T
author: lee ka man, quek suan goen, yong ping kiang
publisher: federal publications 
condition: used, slight pencil stain
price: RM 6

aceahead biology stpm textbook (vol 1) 
author: charlie lok, liew shee leong, nalini, lee soon ching, jacqueline
publisher: oxford fajar
condition: used, clean
price: RM10
-contains actual 2005-2007 past year questions and suggested answers.

MCQ STPM chemistry paper 1, extracted stpm past year questions 1999-2003, longman, RM8
STPM specimen papers Math T, 6 sets of model papers, federal publications, RM3
federal topical tutorial stpm Q and A stpm mathematics T (paper1 and2), RM5

Pengajian am stpm kertas 2, bahagian C&D, federal publications, RM3

teks lengkap stpm pengajian am, contoh karagan laras sastera dan sains, bahagian C&D, federal publications, RM 4

STPM Pengajian am, petikan soalan 1997-2000 berserta jawapan, RM3


MUET ace ahead, textbook, 2nd edition, 2005-2010 official publisher, oxford fajar, RM6
MUET  actual exam papers, 2008-2009 (included suggested answers), oxford fajar, RM6
MUET effective practice, 2005-2010 official publisher, oxford fajar, RM6
explore MUET textbook with exercises, fajar bakti , RM3
MUET model test papers, cerdik publications, RM3

_______________________________
sucess in biology for stpm (vol 2) (SOLD)
federal study aids (organic chemistry) SOLD
chemistry text for pre-u (SOLD)
federal study aids (inorganic chemistry) SOLD
stpm biology volume1, pelangi  (SOLD)
stpm biology volume2, pelangi (SOLD)

stpm chemistry past year, 2005-2008, oxford, (SOLD)

stpm chemistry past year, 1999-2004, oxford, (SOLD)

Q&A STPM chemistry paper 2,long man  (SOLD)

Rujukan PA stpm federal publications, (SOLD)

math T Score A in STPM paper 1, pelangi,(SOLD)

math T Score A in STPM paper 2,  pelangi,( SOLD)

MCQ stpm biology paper 1 , longman (extracts from 1999-2004 stpm papers) (SOLD)

Q & A stpm biology paper 2 , longman (extracts from 1999-2004 stpm papers) (SOLD)

federal stpm model papers mathematic T (SOLD)

PA kertas 1 stpm, federal publications, (SOLD)

soalan ramalan 2011 pengajian am 2 stpm (SOLD), adabi  

effective practice stpm pengajian am kertas 1 stpm (SOLD), oxford fajar 

PA kertas 1 & 2 stpm textbook, fajar bakti, (SOLD)

______________________________________
Dealing method: 

1) bank in, (extra charge for postage, it depends on the location)
2) cash on delivery, 
-pj old town, pj new town, ss14, taman jaya(free of charge) 
-LRT line such as pasar seni, klcc, bangsar, etc (extra charges depends on the location)

Location of seller:
Petaling jaya

Contact method/details:
jane.jiaen@hotmail.com

e-mail me the following details if you're interested.
Item: 
Author: (for books) 
Publisher: (for books) 
Price: 
Name: 
Contact details: 
Address: (included post code) 

(err not really...) | Arimi KimiWarrior - Blog <b>Muet</b> - Blogger - Blog Muet

(err not really...) | Arimi KimiWarrior - Blog <b>Muet</b> - Blogger

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:36 PM PST


Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Yes, I have sat for the exam and scored band 3. Do you think I am qualified to give out some tips?

Well, actually I'm not going to share the tricks for answering MUET papers, but more on sharing my past experience when sitting for MUET. I think this post is very suitable to be read by UIA students especially. If you feel like reading this post is wasting your time and this post isn't helpful, then you are free to leave. Hehe.

For UIA students, err, I'm telling you that MUET isn't that useful in UIA. Although if you scored band 6 either, once you enrolled to UIA, you will need to sit for special English test named English Placement Test (EPT). No automatic exemption for you. For CFS students, you have nothing to worry about if you have been exempted from the test. 

For other public + private institutions, MUET is a MUST for you.

I took my MUET exam last year, final year session, at UIA PJ.

Speaking

My speaking assessment was held earlier than writing and the rest. During speaking test, I was given a topic on how to curb disciplinary problems in school. When presenting my point of view, I was stammering throughout the section A and freely the examiners deducted my marks. So sad.

For speaking test, it consists of two tasks. A and B. (or 1 and 2? forgot already).

  • Task A : You are required to present your point of view based on the topic discussed with your given position. 
  • Task B : Group discussion. You are required to discuss in your group about choosing the best method/suggestion within stipulated time. You may use others' point and argue nicely with correctly used terms e.g. (Sorry for interrupting, but....). Google for more commonly used terms in speaking test! For UIA students who have sat for EPT (English Placement Test), this part is just similar to our speaking test. Just follow the rule! 
Some useful tips:
 
  1. Please! DO NOT CONQUER the whole conversation. The test is for 4 candidates, not for you only. Don't you feel annoyed if someone dominates the talk without giving any chance for you to talk? 
  2. Prioritize your fluency first, then grammar. Although grammar is very important, but don't let it affect your fluency and eloquence. 
  3. If possible, be the one who leads the conversation, this may give you more marks.
  4. The more you counter others' view, the more marks you may get. Make sure your points are logic to counter others' points.
  5. Make sure you do understand the question so that you won't blabber too much with unnecessary points. A girl in my group, she asked the instructors about the topic in which she didn't understand after presenting her point. The instructors gave face gesture among themselves and asked the girl to perform in the next task. Pity on her. 
  6. You can watch some demos on MUET Speaking test at [here].

Writing

For writing, you will need to write two essays.

  • First essay : Analysis essay. You need to study the given stimuli (usually a graph and a table). Then summarize and write about them, in X words (forgot already). If you exceeded the limit, the rest of the points will be left unread. For this essay, you should include the specific way of writing and correct techniques. If you don't follow the techniques, your marks will be deducted despite having good grammar and wide vocabulary. *The most detested part in MUET*
  • Second essay : Opinion-based essay. Writing about argumentative essay. My topic last time was about arranged marriage. Do you agree? lol. Many friends smiled while writing the essay. Huh.

I have no idea about the correct techniques that must be used. Go and find some other resources to know about writing format.

It is good if you read a lot. By reading, you can enrich your general knowledge. This may be useful to relate your essay with additional quotes and facts that you know.

Do more practice on grammar also. Grammar is the backbone of English. 

Reading

Reading part, the part that will make you drowsy. I advise you to bring some drinking water into the examination hall so that you won't have your beauty sleep during the exam.

How to answer reading questions? Simple! You need more exercises. The more exercises you do, the easier for you to tackle the question. Bring some highlighters, and highlight for any hints that you found.

My skill on answering reading paper: I didn't read the whole text, but simply jumped into the questions straight away to avoid reading those that-so-called bed time story, and looked for the answers on the text by using skimming and scanning skill (very important reading skill). Google it!

Listening

The only things that you need are a pencil/pen and an eraser. If possible, you may dig your ear and clean the earwax that blocks/limits your hearing capability because you need your ear and brain to work together.

During the exam, make sure you focus 100% on the radio and let your brain think faster. The radio will read out any conversations, advertisements, podcast, etc. The information that you need to fill up may differ but same meaning, so you need to think very fast. If you missed, don't panic! Just go ahead. The radio will read out twice, so no worry. Use your common sense for the missing parts, don't leave them empty!

*********************************************************************************

These tips perhaps aren't that good and helpful as what you expected them to be, because I'm not a teacher/lecturer/examiner who teaches and marks MUET papers. I'm sharing this based on my previous experience when I was taking MUET. I didn't really put my interest during the exam because it is not really important for UIA students. For us, as long as you have sat for the exam, then you're free to get through your study in UIA. No required bands for us, except for some critical courses: Medical, Dentistry, Pharmacy (minimum band 3). 

For better tips, just google for International English test (IELTS/TOEFL) to see some useful tricks that could be used in MUET.

Good luck anyway! :D

p/s: very bad writing, I know...

9 Faktor Kegagalan Calon Peperiksaan <b>Malaysia University English</b> <b>...</b> - Blog MUET

9 Faktor Kegagalan Calon Peperiksaan <b>Malaysia University English</b> <b>...</b>

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 04:37 PM PST

Nak tahu faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan calon peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET) sebelum ini GAGAL & terpaksa menduduki semula untuk peperiksaan MUET ?

1. Ramai yang GAGAL bukan kerana tidak mampu untuk LULUS tetapi kerana kurangnya persediaan bagi mengenalpasti apakah komponen-komponen penting atau aspek apa yang bakal diuji di dalam peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET) ini.

2. Jika melakukan persediaan pun, tidak melakukannya secara menyeluruh. Anda perlu faham apakah kriteria-kriteria yang ada pada setiap kertas dan barulah anda boleh seimbangkan keputusan untuk setiap kertas peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET).

3. Oleh itu jika anda tanya saya susah atau tidak peperiksaan MUET ini…? Saya akan katakan susah jika tiada persediaan dan bukan mudah namun anda boleh lulus dengan cemerlang dan mencapai Band tertinggi jika anda melakukan persiapan yang rapi menjelang hari peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET).

4. Sebenarnya tiada jalan mudah untuk anda lulus dengan cemerlang dan berjaya memperoleh BAND yang tertinggi dalam Peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET).

5. 90% calon peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET) tidak bersedia atau sambil lewa menghadapi peperiksaan kerana tidak tahu apa yang perlu dilakukan sebelum menghadapinya

6. Kekurangan pengetahuan dan pendedahan tentang teknik dan strategi menghadapi peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET) salah satu sebab mengapa graduan universiti atau kolej gagal dalam peperiksaan.

7. Tidak bersedia dari segi komunikasi atau pertuturan adalah penyebab utama calon peperiksaan hilang idea semasa bercakap di depan panel pemeriksa.

8. Penampilan diri yang salah semasa ujian kertas Speaking juga penyebab calon gagal lulus peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET).

9. Over confident salah satu faktor utama kegagalan calon yang telah menghadiri peperiksaan Malaysia University English Test (MUET).

<b><b>MUET</b></b>, <b><b>tips</b></b> and tricks (err not really...) | Arimi <b>...</b> - Blog Muet

<b><b>MUET</b></b>, <b><b>tips</b></b> and tricks (err not really...) | Arimi <b>...</b>

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:36 PM PST


Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Yes, I have sat for the exam and scored band 3. Do you think I am qualified to give out some tips?

Well, actually I'm not going to share the tricks for answering MUET papers, but more on sharing my past experience when sitting for MUET. I think this post is very suitable to be read by UIA students especially. If you feel like reading this post is wasting your time and this post isn't helpful, then you are free to leave. Hehe.

For UIA students, err, I'm telling you that MUET isn't that useful in UIA. Although if you scored band 6 either, once you enrolled to UIA, you will need to sit for special English test named English Placement Test (EPT). No automatic exemption for you. For CFS students, you have nothing to worry about if you have been exempted from the test. 

For other public + private institutions, MUET is a MUST for you.

I took my MUET exam last year, final year session, at UIA PJ.

Speaking

My speaking assessment was held earlier than writing and the rest. During speaking test, I was given a topic on how to curb disciplinary problems in school. When presenting my point of view, I was stammering throughout the section A and freely the examiners deducted my marks. So sad.

For speaking test, it consists of two tasks. A and B. (or 1 and 2? forgot already).

  • Task A : You are required to present your point of view based on the topic discussed with your given position. 
  • Task B : Group discussion. You are required to discuss in your group about choosing the best method/suggestion within stipulated time. You may use others' point and argue nicely with correctly used terms e.g. (Sorry for interrupting, but....). Google for more commonly used terms in speaking test! For UIA students who have sat for EPT (English Placement Test), this part is just similar to our speaking test. Just follow the rule! 
Some useful tips:
 
  1. Please! DO NOT CONQUER the whole conversation. The test is for 4 candidates, not for you only. Don't you feel annoyed if someone dominates the talk without giving any chance for you to talk? 
  2. Prioritize your fluency first, then grammar. Although grammar is very important, but don't let it affect your fluency and eloquence. 
  3. If possible, be the one who leads the conversation, this may give you more marks.
  4. The more you counter others' view, the more marks you may get. Make sure your points are logic to counter others' points.
  5. Make sure you do understand the question so that you won't blabber too much with unnecessary points. A girl in my group, she asked the instructors about the topic in which she didn't understand after presenting her point. The instructors gave face gesture among themselves and asked the girl to perform in the next task. Pity on her. 
  6. You can watch some demos on MUET Speaking test at [here].

Writing

For writing, you will need to write two essays.

  • First essay : Analysis essay. You need to study the given stimuli (usually a graph and a table). Then summarize and write about them, in X words (forgot already). If you exceeded the limit, the rest of the points will be left unread. For this essay, you should include the specific way of writing and correct techniques. If you don't follow the techniques, your marks will be deducted despite having good grammar and wide vocabulary. *The most detested part in MUET*
  • Second essay : Opinion-based essay. Writing about argumentative essay. My topic last time was about arranged marriage. Do you agree? lol. Many friends smiled while writing the essay. Huh.

I have no idea about the correct techniques that must be used. Go and find some other resources to know about writing format.

It is good if you read a lot. By reading, you can enrich your general knowledge. This may be useful to relate your essay with additional quotes and facts that you know.

Do more practice on grammar also. Grammar is the backbone of English. 

Reading

Reading part, the part that will make you drowsy. I advise you to bring some drinking water into the examination hall so that you won't have your beauty sleep during the exam.

How to answer reading questions? Simple! You need more exercises. The more exercises you do, the easier for you to tackle the question. Bring some highlighters, and highlight for any hints that you found.

My skill on answering reading paper: I didn't read the whole text, but simply jumped into the questions straight away to avoid reading those that-so-called bed time story, and looked for the answers on the text by using skimming and scanning skill (very important reading skill). Google it!

Listening

The only things that you need are a pencil/pen and an eraser. If possible, you may dig your ear and clean the earwax that blocks/limits your hearing capability because you need your ear and brain to work together.

During the exam, make sure you focus 100% on the radio and let your brain think faster. The radio will read out any conversations, advertisements, podcast, etc. The information that you need to fill up may differ but same meaning, so you need to think very fast. If you missed, don't panic! Just go ahead. The radio will read out twice, so no worry. Use your common sense for the missing parts, don't leave them empty!

*********************************************************************************

These tips perhaps aren't that good and helpful as what you expected them to be, because I'm not a teacher/lecturer/examiner who teaches and marks MUET papers. I'm sharing this based on my previous experience when I was taking MUET. I didn't really put my interest during the exam because it is not really important for UIA students. For us, as long as you have sat for the exam, then you're free to get through your study in UIA. No required bands for us, except for some critical courses: Medical, Dentistry, Pharmacy (minimum band 3). 

For better tips, just google for International English test (IELTS/TOEFL) to see some useful tricks that could be used in MUET.

Good luck anyway! :D

p/s: very bad writing, I know...

MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 1st Booklet
Your collage is organising a youth seminar. You are invited to submit some
relevant topics for the seminar.

Discuss which of the following is the most relevant topic for the youth seminar

i. 'Graduating with a degree can help one's future'
ii. 'Young people should serve their community'
iii. 'The importance of teamwork'
iv. 'Being optimistic'
MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 2nd Booklet

Discuss which of the following is the most important factor which contributes to 
good performance in examinations.

i. Self- discipline
ii. Parental support
iii. Experienced teachers
iv. Peer influence

MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 3rd Booklet

Discuss which of the following is the best way to help a country that has just faced a catastrophic natural disaster.

i Doonating a large sum of money
ii Sending food and supplies
iii Providing medical services
iv Sending experts to look for survivors
MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 4th Booklet

Discuss which of the following is the most effective way to prevent burglaries.

i Fasten all doors and windows securely
ii Install a burglar alarm
iii Organise a neighbourhood watch programme
iv Keep the emergency numbers of the police 
MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 5th Booklet
Which of the following is the greatestact of kindness?

i Sending an injured motorcyclist to hospital.
ii Cheering up the elderly at the old folks' home.
iii Helping disaster victims rebuild their village
iv Sponsoring the education of an orphan
MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 6th Booklet
Discuss which of the following is the most useful source of information to help you make your decision on higher education?

i Talking to family members and relatives.
ii Going to education and career fairs.
iii Sourcing for infomation from the media
iv Seeking advice from the career guidance councellor
MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 7th Booklet

Discuss which of the following is the best way to save money.

i Spending less on entertainment
ii Spending less on shopping
iii Growing one's own vegetables
iv Using public transportation

MUET JULY 2012 SPEAKING 8th Booklet

Which of the following is the greatest advantage of being able to speak more than two languages?

i It is an advantage at work.
ii It is an advantage in the community.
iii It is an advantage when travelling.
iv It is an advantage when purchasing items.


MUET SPEAKING -YEAR END 2011

1.People gives the most meaningful contribution to societyA)garbage collectors
B)toilet cleaners
C)road sweepers
D)gardeners

2. Challenges of studying abroadA) homesick
B) language barrier
C) financial problems
D) culture shock

3.Welfare club wants to help children in a hospitalA) read to the children regularly
B) organise games and activities
C) assist the children with their studies
D) collect things like toys and books for the children

4.Sex education should be taught to the young. Who should impart this knowledge? A) teachers
B) parents
C) friends
D) the mass media

5.Which is the most important in life?A)health
B)friends
C)education
D)family

6.What are the qualities that can strengthen a relationship.A)respect
B)honesty
C)generosity
D)tolerance
7.Parents may differ opinions with their teenagers on 
A) choice of friends
B) choice of career
C) extend freedom
D) lifestyle

8. What kind of movies appeal to Malaysian people?A) horror
B) comedies
C) animation
D) action
9. How youth express their feeling:A)face to face
B)sms
C)social networking
D)phone call
10.Qualities of a good team playerA)respect other's point of view
B)strong commitment
C)cooperative
D)communicates well
11.which professions should paid high salaryA)football player
B)singer
C)nurse
D)policeman

12. What is the quality for a team player?A) respect on others view
B) Shows commitment
C) cooperate
D) communicate wells

MUET SPEAKING PAPER 2-MID 2010

1. A person's character is often influenced by other people around him/her. Who has the greatest influence on a person's character?
A)You think that parents have the greatest influence on a person's character.
B)You think that teachers have the greatest influence on a person's character.
C)You think that friends have the greatest influence on a person's character.
D)You think that famous personalities have the greatest influence on a person's character.

2.If you were given the opportunity to serve as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for one term, what would be a great achievement to leave behind?A)A great achievement would be to bring about economic prosperity.
B)A great achievement would be to bring about excellence in sports.
C)A great achievement would be to bring about world class education.
D)A great achievement would be to bring about excellent health facilities.


3.What do teenagers expect from their parents? A)Increase their allowance
B)Give them more freedom
C)Be more understanding
D)Spend more time with them


4.You and your friends are deciding on the choice of universities and programmes of study available. You would like to seek the opinion of others before you make your final decision.
A)You think that it is important to seek the opinion of your parents.
B)You think that it is important to seek opinion of your friends
C)You think that it is important to seek opinion of your teachers
D)You think that it is important to seek  opinion of your career guidance counselor
               
5. You are preparing for your first job interview. There are many things that you should do. What are some of these?A)Get information about the job
B)Obtain information about the organisation
C)Dress appropriately for the interview
D)Improve on your communication skills


6.Everyone has a role to play in making Malaysia a safer place to live in. Suggest what can be done at different levels to achieve this. A)Every individual can play a role in maintaining safety.
B)The community
C)The school or college
D)The government

               
7.Electronic media such as the mobile phone, computer and electronic games has an impact on young people of today. What aspects of their lives are affected?A) Electronic media can affect the study habits of youths. 
B)Daily habits
C)social relationships
D)World view

                
8.In today's society, more people arre trying to lose weight. What could be the reason? A)For health reasons
B)To be fashionable
C)Because of their job
D)Because of social pressure

9.What are the costs-cutting measures that can be taken by a family to reduce expenditure? Give some suggestions. A) Use public transport
B)Spend only on what is needed
C) Carry out their own repair and maintenance work
D)Recycle and reuse household items
              
10.Who do you regard as a successful person? Give your view. A)Someone who is very rich
B)Someone who is very intelligent
C)Someone who is very powerful
D)Someone who is very famous


11.What factors can influence a student's academic performance? A)Study habits
B)Sleeping habits
C)Leisure activities
D)Network of friends
               
12.It is important to be a good neighbour. What are some of the qualities needed?A)Polite and respectful
B)Friendly and caring
C)Helpful and responsible
D)Tolerant and understanding

A quick history of <b>MUET</b> - Around Us - Blogger - Blog Muet

A quick history of <b>MUET</b> - Around Us - Blogger

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:01 PM PST

A quick history of MUET

MUET is t he acronym for Malaysian University English Test, put into place in 1999 by Malaysian Examination Council (MEC), based in Selayang, Selangor. The paper contains four main parts, catering for all much needed communicative skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Since its inception 15 years ago, a number of changes and tweaks had taken place to ensure MUET is kept relevant to the needs of the academia and industries.

In 2008, severa l big changes swept through the constructions of the subject that affects Listening, Reading and Writing. Gone are MCQ-based listening questions, so was summary and also long texts with fewer questions. In their places now are what we all see today which have stayed unchanged since the big sweep in 2008.

In February 2011, another big change took place - prior to that year, MUET exams only took place, in twice, July and November. But since that year, MUET exams can be taken thrice yearly; March, July and November.

It is interesting to note that today, MUET is the only public exam in school which charges RM100 (correct at the time of writing) per sitting in contrast with all the other free public exams.

To a number of universities, MUET band requirements are of utmost importance as the entry requirement for certain courses. For example, a minimum of band 4 is required for Law and Medicine courses, while other universities, exit requirements.

Which means, a student needs to achieve the min mum prof iciency band needed for the course before they can graduate. Hence, MUET exam can be considered as an integral part of any self-respecting Form 6, pre-university or university student.

Today, MUET plays a very important role as a yardstick to gauge the level of English proficiency among students and employers use MUET results to determine their future employee"s ability to communicate effectively in English.

Now let's look at the four papers in MUET that every candidate will sit for. In general, Speaking paper will be held ahead of Listening, Reading and Writing papers by about three weeks.

Listening (800/1)

This paper assess the ability to comprehend various types of oral text of varying length and level of complexity (content and language)

The following areas are tested: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation. Some of the possible genres are lecture, talk, discussion and news.

The format of the question includes MCQ, fill in the blanks and sentence completions.

Speaking (800/2)

This paper assess the ability to make individual presentations (2 minutes) and take part in group discussion (typically 10 minutes) on a wide range of contemporary issues.

The following areas are tested: accuracy,f luency, appropriacy, coherence and cohesion, use of language functions, managing a discussion and task fulfilment. Some of the possible issues are economy, education or health.

The format of the paper includes individual presentations and then group discussion.

Reading (800/3)

This paper assess the ability to comprehend various types of text of varying length and level of complexity (content and language).

The following areas are tested: comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Some possible genres are articles from journals, academic or literature texts.

The format of the questions includes six articles with 7 or 8 questions each (True/False/ Not stated and the standard higher order thinking MCQ questions). Most of the articles are written by native speakers of English with varying content and language complexity.

Writing (800/4)

This paper assess the ability to write various types of text covering a range of rhetorical styles.

The following areas are tested:

- accuracy

- appropriacy

- coherence and cohesion

- use of language functions

- task fulfilment.

The genres are report (question 1) and essay (question 2). The format of question 1 (report) is making analysis and sy nt hesis based on the data given (in the form of table, chart or graphs) all within 200 words and question 2 (essay) is writing an opinion-based essay or argumentative essay.

The Scoring Guide

Here's a quick scoring guide from Band 1 to 6

Aggregated Score Band The User is a.....

260-300 6 highly proficient user

220-259 5 proficient user

180-219 4 satisfactory user

140-179 3 modest user

100-139 2 limited user

below 1 very limited 100 user

Let's take a look how each paper contributes to the aggregated score (in percentage)

Listening - 15%

Speaking - 15%

Reading - 40%

Writing - 30%

In short, Reading paper contributes the biggest percentage towards the 300 score. However, as many candidates who have ta ken t he exam would attest, this paper is probably the most difficult paper to face due to two main factors.

One, the articles are written by native speakers, hence some language expressions, sentence structures and word choices are not very familiar to our candidates. And two, 45 questions with 7 or 8 articles prove a challenge to be completed within 90 minutes since this only give an average of 2 minutes or less for each question to be attempted not including reading the texts. As a result, some candidates give up halfway through the paper.

Well, I think I'll stop here for now. See you in the next pull out. Remember: Practice makes perfect!

~ BH

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Posted: 16 Jan 2014 07:12 PM PST

Assalamualaikum

Today I would like to briefly speak out of my opinion regarding MUET. Darn ! What is MUET? Its' Malaysian University English Test. I have taken this test as I was doing my Foundation TESL in UiTM Kuantan couple of years ago.


Yesterday I saw one of my lecturer stated that more than half of the students who're doing Foundation in Law failed to gain band 4 in MUET and it is one of the requirement for the students to further their studies in higher level IF they wanted to study LAW or TESL.

In my opinion... IN MY OPINION... you can't judge the students ability just with one TEST. Oh no! its FOUR test with speaking, listening, writing and reading. And another "Oh no!" because you can't be too stupid not to get band 4. Yea yea yea! Hell right! Getting band 4 is a piece of cake. Secret recipe cake I guess? Or my future fountain wedding cake? *yummy*

To be honest, my MUET result did not enlighten my world. I can still remember as I was sitting for the listening test. I was not feeling well. I kept coughing. I had fever at that time due to some hard work done for 2 weeks before that. I was too weak. Plus, my mom was not there at that moment. She was in Mekah for a couple of weeks. I coming out non stop and my face turned red as the cili padi. *spicy* I can see Yan looked at me and asked me either I'm doing good. Hey ! Do I need to tell this? The moment I felt my whole body is going to burst out? No no no.. MAJLIS PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA would not like to hear my story. They are only interested my with result. Is it their fault? Of course no. It is my fault. Totally my fault. For not taking care of myself. it is MY FAULT. No doubt !!!

Because of MUET, my TESL's friends went studying separately. Around of applause for those who managed to pursue their bachelor in TESL education. *tepuk amoi-amoi amai-amai*

There was one friend I still wonder what is he doing at this moment. He was quite brilliant. But I am not sure if he managed to continue his study or he stops just right there. *one story telling*

There were also my friends who were very fluent in English. Can't beat them. My english is too simple. I don't really have bombastic words cause I will always forget. *ka-ching* They were very fluent and speak better English but they do not have the chance to study TESL.

So, for those who have the ambition of studying Foundation in TESL or LAW. Prepare yourself from now on. Everything is going to be your responsibility. And your luck. Seriously? Luck? It is actually the will of God.

And MUET, for sending me to UiTM KBM (kota bandaraya Melaka) and MSU (Management and Science University). I should thank you and hug you tighly. *xoxo*

InshaaAllah... The best plan, is the plan of GOD
Allah s.w.t
The One and Only God.
Allahuakbar !

♥ SYUKRAN FOR READING ! ♥

Patience is painful, CSMU battle goes to street | The <b>Malaysian</b> Times

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:22 PM PST

Posted: 1:22 pm, January 18, 2014 by editor
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18: After several attempts to urge Health Ministry to give the recognition to the Crimea State Medical University (CSMU) went fruitless, a group comprised of Non-Government Organisation (NGO) and social network users have decided to take their anger to the street to put more pressure on the ministry.

The event was created in a Facebook, with the title "Peaceful gathering to get CSMU recognition" in order to trigger the Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam to recognise the medical college, located at Ukraine, without wasting more time.

Its organiser A. Elangovan, who is the Malaysian Indian Education Transformation Association (MIETA) chairman, told The Malaysian Times (TMT) that it would be a peaceful protest, which is scheduled on January 26 at Brickfields.

"This is a battle towards opening up an avenue for affordable and quality medical education," he said.

"This is not a political protest. It is for our poor children's future," he said.

By 10.30 am, the event has respondent over 149 Facebook users and the number to join the protest is believed to be increasing, according to Elangovan.

The initiated protest has gone viral on the social medias with its users sharing pictures with the wordings "Recognise CSMU.

CSMU DILEMMA

The CSMU started to enrol students from Malaysia in August 2001.

However, it was derecognised in 2005 by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) as the medical college did not meet the requirements set by the board.

But, on October 9, 2013, the CSMU has agreed to make the changes to meet the conditions set by the body, in its reply to MMC's fax, underlining the areas of concern to be addressed before re-appealing for its recognition.

The fight to get the approval for CSMU has been going on for the past eight years as the fees is lesser compared to other medical colleges, which opens path for students with poor financial background to obtain a medical degree.

The university charges RM110, 000, while other colleges will cost RM300, 000 up to a million.

Despite the derecognition many aspiring students, with poor financial strength, lost an institute to do medicine with a cheaper cost.

The situation worsen when it became an obstacle for a girl named J. Hiranya Dhevi, from Kedah, to do study in the institute without any financial burden.

As reported earlier by TMT, CSMU chancellor Professor A. A. Babanin has offered the 20-year-old girl a free medical seat in the university.

Unfortunately, Hiranya is unable to accept the golden chance as the institute was not sanctioned by the Malaysian government.

It was a sad situation when the girl was earlier offered to do livestock science in a local public university although she has straight A's in SPM, 4.0 CGPA in Matriculation and with a Malaysian University English Test (MUET) full 4 band.

Hiranya is the daughter of a single mother with a household income of RM600.

Her gloomy condition triggered many critics towards the Health Ministry and MMC due to CSMU's derecognition.

TMT also reported that the CSMU has decided to provide one free medical seat in the university for poor student to pursue their higher studies.

Prior to that, Dr Subra, who is also the MIC deputy president, had announced that CSMU will get its recognition back.

However, the verbal promise made by the Health Minister, on November 11, after a meet with Elangovan, is yet to come in action.

Elangovan hoped that the soon to be held protest would be an eye-opener for Dr Subra on the importance of giving back the recognition to CSMU.  – TMT

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Posted: 07 Apr 2011 12:13 PM PDT


Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Yes, I have sat for the exam and scored band 3. Do you think I am qualified to give out some tips?

Well, actually I'm not going to share the tricks for answering MUET papers, but more on sharing my past experience when sitting for MUET. I think this post is very suitable to be read by UIA students especially. If you feel like reading this post is wasting your time and this post isn't helpful, then you are free to leave. Hehe.

For UIA students, err, I'm telling you that MUET isn't that useful in UIA. Although if you scored band 6 either, once you enrolled to UIA, you will need to sit for special English test named English Placement Test (EPT). No automatic exemption for you. For CFS students, you have nothing to worry about if you have been exempted from the test. 

For other public + private institutions, MUET is a MUST for you.

I took my MUET exam last year, final year session, at UIA PJ.

Speaking

My speaking assessment was held earlier than writing and the rest. During speaking test, I was given a topic on how to curb disciplinary problems in school. When presenting my point of view, I was stammering throughout the section A and freely the examiners deducted my marks. So sad.

For speaking test, it consists of two tasks. A and B. (or 1 and 2? forgot already).

  • Task A : You are required to present your point of view based on the topic discussed with your given position. 
  • Task B : Group discussion. You are required to discuss in your group about choosing the best method/suggestion within stipulated time. You may use others' point and argue nicely with correctly used terms e.g. (Sorry for interrupting, but....). Google for more commonly used terms in speaking test! For UIA students who have sat for EPT (English Placement Test), this part is just similar to our speaking test. Just follow the rule! 
Some useful tips:
 
  1. Please! DO NOT CONQUER the whole conversation. The test is for 4 candidates, not for you only. Don't you feel annoyed if someone dominates the talk without giving any chance for you to talk? 
  2. Prioritize your fluency first, then grammar. Although grammar is very important, but don't let it affect your fluency and eloquence. 
  3. If possible, be the one who leads the conversation, this may give you more marks.
  4. The more you counter others' view, the more marks you may get. Make sure your points are logic to counter others' points.
  5. Make sure you do understand the question so that you won't blabber too much with unnecessary points. A girl in my group, she asked the instructors about the topic in which she didn't understand after presenting her point. The instructors gave face gesture among themselves and asked the girl to perform in the next task. Pity on her. 
  6. You can watch some demos on MUET Speaking test at [here].

Writing

For writing, you will need to write two essays.

  • First essay : Analysis essay. You need to study the given stimuli (usually a graph and a table). Then summarize and write about them, in X words (forgot already). If you exceeded the limit, the rest of the points will be left unread. For this essay, you should include the specific way of writing and correct techniques. If you don't follow the techniques, your marks will be deducted despite having good grammar and wide vocabulary. *The most detested part in MUET*
  • Second essay : Opinion-based essay. Writing about argumentative essay. My topic last time was about arranged marriage. Do you agree? lol. Many friends smiled while writing the essay. Huh.

I have no idea about the correct techniques that must be used. Go and find some other resources to know about writing format.

It is good if you read a lot. By reading, you can enrich your general knowledge. This may be useful to relate your essay with additional quotes and facts that you know.

Do more practice on grammar also. Grammar is the backbone of English. 

Reading

Reading part, the part that will make you drowsy. I advise you to bring some drinking water into the examination hall so that you won't have your beauty sleep during the exam.

How to answer reading questions? Simple! You need more exercises. The more exercises you do, the easier for you to tackle the question. Bring some highlighters, and highlight for any hints that you found.

My skill on answering reading paper: I didn't read the whole text, but simply jumped into the questions straight away to avoid reading those that-so-called bed time story, and looked for the answers on the text by using skimming and scanning skill (very important reading skill). Google it!

Listening

The only things that you need are a pencil/pen and an eraser. If possible, you may dig your ear and clean the earwax that blocks/limits your hearing capability because you need your ear and brain to work together.

During the exam, make sure you focus 100% on the radio and let your brain think faster. The radio will read out any conversations, advertisements, podcast, etc. The information that you need to fill up may differ but same meaning, so you need to think very fast. If you missed, don't panic! Just go ahead. The radio will read out twice, so no worry. Use your common sense for the missing parts, don't leave them empty!

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These tips perhaps aren't that good and helpful as what you expected them to be, because I'm not a teacher/lecturer/examiner who teaches and marks MUET papers. I'm sharing this based on my previous experience when I was taking MUET. I didn't really put my interest during the exam because it is not really important for UIA students. For us, as long as you have sat for the exam, then you're free to get through your study in UIA. No required bands for us, except for some critical courses: Medical, Dentistry, Pharmacy (minimum band 3). 

For better tips, just google for International English test (IELTS/TOEFL) to see some useful tricks that could be used in MUET.

Good luck anyway! :D

p/s: very bad writing, I know...

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Posted: 13 Jan 2014 02:07 AM PST

Posted: 6:07 pm, January 13, 2014 by editor
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13: The results of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) for the November 2013 session will be released on Thursday.

A press statement released by the Malaysian Examination Council today said the candidates could get their results at their respective schools or learning institutes beginning at 10am while private students would receive their results by post.

The examination results can also be checked via the Short Messaging Service(SMS) by typing MUET<space>RESULT<space><Identity Card No.> and sending it to  15888 from 12:01am on Thursday or by surfing the Malaysian Examination Council's portal at http://mpm.edu.my from 9am on the same date, reported Bernama.

"Candidates who are dissatisfied with their MUET results can make an appeal for a review by paying a fee of RM70. The closing date for the review is Jan 27," it said.

Meanwhile, MUET registration for the July 2014 Session will be open from Jan 16 until March 17.
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