hey guys, I would like to share some experiance taking malaysian university english test, MUET for short.
I believe some of people out there are still searching for the information regarding the test, how it gonna be, what to do, is there any preparation before entering the examination room.
so, here we go.
first thing first, you gotto check the schedule, when is the important date that you need to take note, like, when to register, when to buy the pin number and so on.
so, first thing first, you have to buy the pin number at any BSN counter or straightly go to any BSN atm to buy the pin number, this is what I done. owh, btw, that will cost you rm100 + rm 1 for service charge.
then, log on to majlis peperiksaan malaysia(MPM) to register. but, please confirm the date first, or else, you might register in wrong session. you can choose the venue or test center, some say better to choose somewhere pedalaman, in hope, your groupmate will somehow like, not fluently speaking. so, the choice is in your hand. I choose UiTM jengka, since that wont cause any trouble if the date for speaking clash with my final exam's date. owh, yeah, you cant choose the date for speaking, but still, you can ask to change the date with appropriate reasons.
as far as I know, there will be 2 session for each day. 7.30am and 11am. please come early so that you cn calm yourself, meeting your groupmate, say hi and all that.so, mine was 2nd session which is at 11am. they will gather all candidates in a room, so-called-bilik kuarantin at 11am. you have to sign 3copies of slip as a prove of attandence. upper 4 names will be in one group, then, followed by next 4 names. if one of the member didnt show up during the day, then, your group will be in 3 persons. like my group~ then, the examiner will tell you about the rules and regulations, take all your gadgets~ phones, tab, notes, mp4, camera and, finally, open the question booklet. the question for speaking test will be the same for every group in one session. but, still, no soalan bocor since all your devices to connect with the previous group have been taken by the invilligator. it only being return to you after you have finished the test :)
then, they will call up the group to the next room, where you gonna sit for the test, the arrangement will be this way,,
owh, yeah, no free sitting! listen to the examiner where is your place. then, read the question paper. depan belakang okay! task A is on the front page, while task B will be at the back.
the examiner is not going to be too cruel, so, you can ask any question that you dont understand. tapi biasalah, melayu kan pemalu, afraid of being labeled as noob by asking silly question perhaps. then, you will be given 2 minutes to prepare your point, eh, elaboration to your point since the point have been given. make it in point form, to avoid from reading the text while speaking. ( it wont call speaking test if you read the text right?reading test ke hape?) then, the bell ring, candidate A will starts first, after 2 minutes, followed by candidate B and so on. you can stop early(not completing the 2 minutes given) but, you cannot exceed the time given. then, you will be given another two minutes to prepare for the discussion part. once the bell ring, you may start the discussion. anyone can start first :) AVOID from conquer the discussion. give others chance to speak too, it wont give you extra mark pun kalau mendominasi :) and, from my experiance, no need to use all the 'skema' word, like, 'I can see your point, but.." "I'm sorry to interrupt, but.." erk~sangat x natural, that's obviously will not happen while you discuss with someone in real life right? but still you can use that words if you're lack of ideas to speak, and wanna waste some times saying those weirdo word~heheh,,
the discussion part will end in 10 minutes. then, you may get lost from the freakin room ! done with 1 task :) then, wait for the written test pulakk :)
