Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis
Fluency in English is a major yardstick by which the marketability of a graduate is assessed. In gearing graduates towards world class standards, competency in the English language has always been stressed upon. As such, the English Language has been an essential component of the academic curriculum...
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| description | Fluency in English is a major yardstick by which the marketability of a graduate is assessed. In gearing graduates towards world class standards, competency in the English language has always been stressed upon. As such, the English Language has been an essential component of the academic curriculum in tertiary institutions. Among the many courses offered are the basic language and proficiency courses. The aim of this paper is to examine the difficulties faced by undergraduates and examiners while undertaking the MUET Speaking Test in tertiary setting. The results show it would help if the papers set were of the level of the students' ability. The paper also provides suggestions and guidelines about how the Speaking test in tertiary setting may be improved. |
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| spelling | my.uitm.ir-58922023-03-29T01:47:12Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/5892/ Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis DeAlwis, Caesar Institutions of higher education Modern English Fluency in English is a major yardstick by which the marketability of a graduate is assessed. In gearing graduates towards world class standards, competency in the English language has always been stressed upon. As such, the English Language has been an essential component of the academic curriculum in tertiary institutions. Among the many courses offered are the basic language and proficiency courses. The aim of this paper is to examine the difficulties faced by undergraduates and examiners while undertaking the MUET Speaking Test in tertiary setting. The results show it would help if the papers set were of the level of the students' ability. The paper also provides suggestions and guidelines about how the Speaking test in tertiary setting may be improved. 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/5892/2/5892.pdf Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis. (2011) |
| spellingShingle | Institutions of higher education Modern English DeAlwis, Caesar Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis |
| title | Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis |
| title_full | Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis |
| title_fullStr | Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis |
| title_short | Oral competency test: difficulties in the MUET preparatory course in tertiary setting / Caesar DeAlwis |
| title_sort | oral competency test: difficulties in the muet preparatory course in tertiary setting / caesar dealwis |
| topic | Institutions of higher education Modern English |
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