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Posted: 09 Feb 2014 07:12 PM PST

The first post in 2014, shall be dedicated to my MUET results!

I don't know how to describe my feelings. Take for granted? Relieved? Happy? Satisfied?

Anyways, I do feel very grateful for it. Many friends of mine got Band 4, and some even scored Band 3 (which really kicks them down into the abyss of depression). Sigh, what to do? MUET is a very standardised exam with a strict marking scheme where only the strong ones will survive, unlike any other typical matriculation exam for which the standard is always dependent on average nationwide results.

Knowing that my standard will be about a high Band 4, so I just tell the world I'm aiming for Band 4, with a "I-don't-give-a-damn" look, but who knows my little pump inside me is pounding like crazy! Deep down I really hoped to get a Band 5, and I did! Before this I tend to screw Reading and Writing Task 1 up, but seems like that day when I sat for the exam I didn't (if I did, at least not too much!). I thought I did better in speaking, but turns out the score ain't that high.

Band 5 ranges from 220 - 259. So my score is just merely higher than 220. Praise the Lord! I shall throw my own party!

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Blabbers: College #10 @ Malaysian University English Test MUET

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 07:35 PM PST

I don't know how to describe my feelings. Take for granted? Relieved? Happy? Satisfied?

Band 5 ranges from 220 - 259. So my score is just merely higher than 220. Praise the Lord! I shall throw my own party!

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Posted: 03 Feb 2014 11:12 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 ! ♥

Dr Habibullah Pathan is Director of English Language Development ...

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:40 AM PST

Written by | February 10, 2014 |

Dr Habibullah Pathan is Director of English Language Development Centre (ELDC) of MUET, Jamshoro. He has honor of being first PhD in the field of Linguistics in the history of the University and youngest Director at MUET. He did his first Masters from University of Sindh and secured position.

After serving Mehran University as Lecturer for four years he was award full scholarship under FDP Program of MUET Jamshoro to complete his Masters and PhD in Linguistics from University of Glasgow UK. Dr Pathan came back to MUET Jamshoro after successful completion of his studies and joined as Director of ELDC.

He is not only serving MUET Jamshoro but also offering his expert service to various universities of Pakistan as expert selection board, board of studies and curriculum review committees. He is also a resource person at US Consulate, HEC and CERIC Mehran University. Dr Pathan has widely published his research in national and international journals of repute. Majority of his papers are published in ISI indexed Journals (Thomson Reuters Master list).

Dr Pathan has also been invited as keynote speaker at various conferences. At MUET, Dr Pathan is actively engaged into organizing interactive sessions for Mehranins some of his efforts are Mehran Youth Leadership Conference, Public Speaking Workshop etc. With the efforts of Dr Pathan MUET is starting first MS research program in field of Linguistics at ELDC which is a great achievement.

( Humans of MUET is proud to have Dr Pathan MUET, He is role model of many people , I (admin) follow him too ).

It's being informed you all that Shoaib Shaikh student of 14th Batch from Department of Civil Engineering MUET, along with his mother died in a car accident.
Its a request to you all please Recite Surah Ikhlaq for them.
May Almighty gives them the best place in Jannah. (AAMEEN)

A quick history of MUET - Around Us - Blogger - Blog Muet

A quick history of MUET - 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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I Like English!: MUET SPEAKING- PAST YEAR QUESTIONS

A quick history of MUET - Around Us - Blogger - Blog Muet

Posted: 23 Jan 2014 09:42 PM PST

A quick history of MUET

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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%

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

~ BH

jane.jiaen: STPM 2nd hand books, past years 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., & 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. & 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. & Mackean, D. G.,
publisher: John Murray
condition: photostated copy (1 book),clean.
price: RM 49.90

user posted image

Biological Science 1 (2nd ed, 1990)
author: Green, N. P. O., Stout, G. W., & 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., &; 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

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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)

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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:
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Price:
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I Like English!: MUET SPEAKING- PAST YEAR QUESTIONS

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 06:52 AM PST

Here are some of the past year questions for 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?

Candidate A: You think that parents have the greatest influence on a person's
                    character.
Candidate B: You think that teachers have the greatest influence on a person's
                   character.
Candidate C: You think that friends have the greatest influence on a person's
                   character.
Candidate D: You think that famous personalities have the greatest influence on a
                   person's character.

                   Elaborate.

2) If you were given the opportunity to serve as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for one term, what would be a great achivement to leave behind?

Candidate A: A great achivement would be to bring about economic prosperity.
Candidate B: A great achivement would be to bring about excellence in sports.
Candidate C: A great achivement would be to bring about world class education.
Candidate D: A great achivement would be to bring about excellent health
                   facilities.

                   Elaborate.

3) What do teenagers expect from their parents?

Candidate A : Increase their allowance
Candidate B: Give them more freedom
Candidate C: Be more understanding
Candidate D : Spend more time with them

Elaborate.

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.

Candidate A: You think that it is important to seek the opinion of your parents.
Candidate B: You think that it is important to seek opinion of your friends
Candidate C: You think that it is important to seek opinion of your teachers
Candidate D: You think that it is important to seek opinion of your career
guidance counsellor
Elaborate.

5) You are preparing for your first job interview. There are many things that you should do. What are some of these?

Candidate A: Get information about the job
Candidate B: Obtain information about the organisation
Candidate C: Dress appropriately for the interview
Candidate D: Improve on your communication skills

Elaborate.

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.
Candidate A: Every individual can play a role in maintaining safety.
Candidate B: The community
Candidate C: The school or college
Candidate D: The government

Elaborate.

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?
Candidate A: Electronic media can affect the study habits of youths.
Candidate B: Daily habits
Candidate C: social relationships
Candidate D: World view

Elaborate.

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

Elaborate.

9) What are the costs-cutting measures that can be taken by a family to reduce expenditure? Give some suggestions.
Candidate A: Use public transport
Candidate B: Spend only on what is needed
Candidate C: Carry out their own repair and maintenance work
Candidate D: Recycle and reuse household items
Elaborate.

10) Who do you regard as a successful person? Give your view.

Candidate A: Someone who is very rich
Candidate B: Someone who is very intelligent
Candidate C: Someone who is very powerful
Candidate D: Someone who is very famous

Elaborate.

11) What factors can influence a student's academic performance?
Candidate A: Study habits
Candidate B: Sleeping habits
Candidate C: Leisure activities
Candidate D: Network of friends
Elaborate.

12) It is important to be a good neighbour. What are some of the qualities needed?

Candidate A: Polite and rescpectful
Candidate B: Friendly and caring
Candidate C: Helpful and responsible
Candidate D: Tolerant and understanding
Elaborate.

Blabbers: College #10 @ Malaysian University English Test MUET - Blog MUET

Blabbers: College #10 @ Malaysian University English Test MUET

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST

The first post in 2014, shall be dedicated to my MUET results!

I don't know how to describe my feelings. Take for granted? Relieved? Happy? Satisfied?

Band 5 ranges from 220 - 259. So my score is just merely higher than 220. Praise the Lord! I shall throw my own party!

A quick history of MUET - Around Us - Blogger - Blog Muet

A quick history of MUET - Around Us - Blogger

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:01 PM PST

A quick history of MUET

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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%

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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