MUET WRITING: Syllabus/ Test Specifications

A MUET candidate will be assessed on his or her ability to write various types on text covering a range of rhetorical .possible genres are reports, letter and essays.

                                                                                                                                                                      

       Skill

                         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 and audience

       ·         Observing  conversions appropriate to a specific situation or text type

                      iii.        Coherence and cohesion

       ·         Developing  and  organizing ideas

       ·         Using appropriate markers and linking devices

       ·         Using anaphora appropriately with other cohesive devices

   

                         iv.        Use of language function

       ·         Defining, describing, explaining

       ·         Comparing  and contrasting

       ·         Classifying

       ·         Giving reasons

       ·         Giving opinions

       ·         Expressing relationships

       ·         Expressing agreement and disagreement

       ·          Interpreting information from non-linear texts

       ·         Drawing conclusions

       ·         Stating and justifying  points of view

       ·         Presenting an argument

                        v.        Task fulfilment

       ·         Presenting relevant ideas.

       ·         Showing a mature treatment of the topic.