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| Abstract : Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun |
| This study was conducted with the purpose of identifying the performance ofthe pre-university students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Khir Johari, Tanjong Malim, Perak, in the writing component of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET), also known as MUET Paper 4. This part of the paper comprises summary writing and extended writing that contribute 25% of the over all scorein MUET.As awhole, MUET consists of four components. Being second in importance interms of marks distribution, the writing component offers a substantial amount of marks that is capable of affecting the overall score. Past MUET scores indicate that a great number of students did not fare well in this component, thus affecting their overall MUET scores. Resultant of this, a study is deemed appropriate in identifying the problematic areas in the MUET writing component itself. Therefore, data were analysed based on the students' English language proficiency that is represented by their SPM English grades, and their MUET writing scores obtained in this study. The findings show that the students' SPM English grades are not the defining ability oftheir MUET writing performance. In addition, summary writing turns out to be the most difficult question with a majority of its components identified as the key problems. Presumably, the outcome of this study would indicate a on bearing certain pedagogical requirements. |
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