MUET Examination Format

MUET exam comprises four papers and it is compulsory for candidates to sit for all papers. The papers and the details are stated below:

Paper 1: Listening (800/1)

Weighting: 15%

Duration: 30 minutes

Number of texts: 5

Basic criteria for text selection: Length, level of compelxity (content and language), text type

Possible genres: Lecture, briefing, talk, discussion, interview, telephone conversation, announcement, instructions, advertisement, news, meeting, documentary

Number of questions: 20

Possible questions type: Information transfer, Short- answer questions, 3 option multiple-choice questions, 4 option multiple-choice questions

Paper 2: Speaking (800/2)

Weighting: 15%

Duration: 30 minutes

Number of tasks: 2

Topic: Contemporary issues

Task format: Task A (Individual Presentation)- preparation: 2 minutes, presentation: 2 minutes (take down notes as others present as it can be used in group discussion)

Task format: Task B (Group Interaction; 4 candidates to a group)- preparation: 2 minutes (prepare points to support or oppose other candidates' views/ opinions)

Discussion: 10 minutes (try to come to a consensus)

Paper 3: Reading (800/3)

Weighting: 40%

Duration: 90 minutes

Number of texts: 6 (at least one text with graphics)

Basic criteria for text selection: Length (200-700 words), level of complexity (content and language), text type

Possible genre: Articles from journals, newspapers and magazines, academic texts, electronic texts

Rhetorical style: Analytical, descriptive, persuasive, argumentative, narrative

Number of questions: 45

Possible questions type: 3 option multiple-choice questions, 4 option multiple-choice questions

Paper 4: Writing (800/4)

Weighting: 30%

Duration: 90 minutes

Number of questions: 2

Possible genres: Report, article, letter, essay

Rhetorical style: Analytical, descriptive, persuasive, argumentative

Task: Question 1- Interpretation of information based on specific stimuli provided (between 150- 200 words)

Task: Question 2- Extended writing based on a given topic (not less than 300 words)

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ESL Top 5 Learning Motivation Tips

Motivation is one important factor that goes around our life in everything and anything that we do almost every day. Well, ESL Learning is not an exception when we talk about motivation or stimulus factor. I have figured out some motivational acts that I can practice in my ESL classes in order to motivate ESL learners to learn and stay interested. Below are 5 of them.

1. Instead of stating the students are wrong for example in writing or sentences construction, tell them nicely on how they can change or repair the sentences appropriately without leaving the original meaning.

2. Praise the students once they have successfully completed a task. Give them the credits especially when they are trying their best in ESL activities for example in oral activities. Praising technique is the simplest way that an ESL teacher can do to boost students’ morale and it works all the time.

3. Check their works from time to time and give proper comments. Basically people will appreciate attention and so do ESL learners in our classes. This way can somehow motivate ESL learners to participate more seriously in the future and gain something useful for themselves.

4. Allow students to make comments or suggestions for a change. Take those comments or suggestions that are acceptable and brilliant. Please don’t straightly deny comments that you think as inappropriate, just tell the students that you’ll think of the comments and will get back to them later on. Make sure you as teacher has a written record. Once students believe that you as teachers can accept their way of thinking, it will somehow can motivate them to learn and continuously participate in your next class.

5. Last but not least ESL teachers can publish students’ work in their ‘ESL and More’ website and inform the students that their work are being published and can be read all over the world. Personally for me if my ESL teacher told me that my work is being published, I will feel very proud and this can encourage me to love the target language more than before.

ESL Top 10 Enquiries about Jobs via Phone Calls

Making brilliant enquiries is one of the skills that students need to master in order to get a job in the future once they are done with their college /education. Listed below are Top 10 Enquiries about Jobs that student can ask their future employer in order to be well- informed and be prepared for future jobs undertakings.

1. What are the working hours like?

2. Are there any chances of working for extra hours (over time) to gain extra money?

3. How long will it take for my application to be processed?

4. Can you please tell me some details for the job that I applied?

5. How many employees that work in your company?

6. Is it being a computer literate an advantage?

7. What benefit that I can get if I were accepted to be your employee?

8. Do you require any working experience?

9. What are the services provided by your company?

10. How many vacancies available for this position alone?