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Malaysian University English Test (<b>MUET</b>) Guide | Malaysia Students - Blog Muet

Malaysian University English Test (<b>MUET</b>) Guide | Malaysia Students

Posted: 28 Jul 2007 08:58 AM PDT

Ranking: 5 Students

Posted by Chong

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.
Band Aggregated Score Description
6 260 - 300 Very good user - Very good command of the language. Highly expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language: hardly any inaccuracies. Very good understanding of language and contexts. Functions extremely well in the language.
5 220 - 259 Good user - Good command of the language. Expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language but with minor inaccuracies. Good understanding of language and contexts. Functions well in the language.
4 180 - 219 Competent user - Satisfactory command of the language. Satisfactory expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with occasional inaccuracies. Satisfactory understanding of language and contexts. Functions satisfactorily in the language.
3 140 - 179 Modest user - Modest command of the language. Modestly expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with noticeable inaccuracies. Modest understanding of language and contexts. Able to function modestly in the language.
2 100 - 139 Limited user - Limited command of the language. Lacks expressiveness, fluency and appropriacy: inaccurate use of the language resulting in breakdown in communication. Limited understanding of language and contexts. Limited ability to function in the language.
1 Below 100 Extremely limited user - Poor command of the language. Unable to use language to express ideas: inaccurate use of the language resulting in frequent breakdowns in communication. Little or poor understanding of language and contexts. Hardly able to function in the language.

Students that have taken MUET are eligible to be enrolled into degree courses offered at local public universities as long as their CGPA for Diploma STPM or Malaysian Matriculation examinations are good enough to fulfil the entry requirement. The difference between all these bands is that students from band 1 and 2 have to take two extra English courses during holidays while band 3 and 4 students take one extra course. Students with band 5 or 6 can skip the extra English course. Some competitive degree courses like medicine and pharmacy, however, require students to get band 5 or 6 in MUET.

Online Resources for MUET
MUET Tips by Melanie, MUET Listening Tips, MUET Speaking Tips, MUET Reading Tips and MUET Writing Tips

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Posted: 28 Aug 2014 12:53 PM PDT

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KUCHING: The Malaysian University English Test (Muet) format might undergo a refinement to match the international standard that would afford acceptance for tertiary education abroad.

HRH Raja Nazhatul, accompanied by Yap (second left), visits the exhibition booths set up in conjunction with the conference. Also seen is Ganakumaran (left).

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching said the review to improve Muet standard would see Malaysian students not having to sit for IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or Toefl (American Test of English as a Foreign Language) as a prerequisite to enrol in a foreign university.

"Muet has a purpose to enhance English language ability of six formers and other pre-university students, and to equip them with appropriate level of proficiency in English in preparation for tertiary education. Since its implementation, Muet is accepted as a credible and reliable instrument to measure candidate's English language proficiency.

"As a measure for improvement, the Examination Council is calibrating Muet Bands and Description against the CMR Bands and Description," Yap said when delivering her keynote address at the 23rd Malaysia English Language Teaching Association (Melta) and 12th Asia TEFL (Teaching English as Foreign Language) International Conference 2014 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching here yesterday.

Also present were Her Royal Highness (HRH) Raja Puan Mahkota Perak Raja Nazhatul Shima Sultan Idris Shah who is a strong supporter of Melta, association president and conference organising chairman Assoc Prof Dr Ganakumaran Subramaniam and Asia TEFL president Prof Lee Hyo-Woong.

Over 1,000 delegates from 78 countries attended the three-day conference that started yesterday and will end this Saturday.

At a press conference held after the opening ceremony, Yap said the review of Muet was currently in progress. She explained that the study would take time as the ministry would need to analyse the programme thoroughly.

"It does not necessarily be an overhaul but the ministry needs to consider all factors and at the same time use the Blue Ocean Strategy to see what items to be eliminated, areas needed to be increased or reduced and what items needed to be introduced to students," she said.

She further said the ministry's seriousness in improving English language proficiency culminated in the appointment of a seven-member independent professional body called the National Council for English Language Quality and Standard.

Entrusted to review and monitor current programmes while advising future ones, she elaborated the council was tasked to undertake the development of a national English language roadmap which charts curriculum, teacher learning and assessment from preschools to university, including teacher education.

An exchange of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) also took place at the press conference between Melta, represented by Ganakumaran, and the Teacher Education Institute Campus for International Language, represented by its director Rohana Kamaruddin, detailing collaboration between the two organisations.

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