MUET Listening Paper 800/2 Introduction.pptx

Introduction to what MUET Listening is all about.

1. LISTENING EXAM TECHNIQUES

2. The Current Syllabus (2008)

3. The Revised Listening Test No. Item Description 1 Weighting 25% 2 Duration Approximately 50 minutes (Test takers will listen to each text twice) 3 Number of texts 7 texts (Parts 1 to 4 – 1 text each; Part 5 – 3 short texts) 4 Basic criteria for text selection Topics - typical of the academic and educational environment involving familiar and unfamiliar topics in different academic areas; related to but not limited to people and culture, financial awareness and consumerism, science and technology, health and environment, and education. Level – meets the CEFR level as specified in the different parts of the test 5 Possible text types Dialogue (conversation / interview / discussion) and monologue (lecture / announcement / talk / briefing / instructions) 6 Number of questions 30 7 Possible question types 3-option Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs); 5-option MCQ 8 Skills tested To test test takers’ ability to understand spoken discourse in the higher education context, covering both monologues and dialogues

4. Part 1 – Text 1 (Items 1 to 7) Test format A dialogue followed by 7 MCQs. Each MCQ has 3 options. Duration Approximately 10 minutes Standard rubrics Each task comes with the following standard rubrics: “Listen to a conversation/interview… As you listen, choose the correct answer for questions 1 to 7. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet.” Word count 600 to 650 words CEFR level Between A2 and B1 Vocabulary level Words used in the items are mostly in CEFR levels B1 and below. Refer to English Vocabulary Profile at http:// www.englishprofile.org /wordlists Listener-Speaker relationship The speakers are named and their roles are specified. Test focus Each item may test one of the following skills: identifying general and specific information, understanding simple phrases and expressions, understanding main ideas made in clear standard speech on familiar matters. Response For each question, select option A, B or C, and indicate the answers on the answer sheet.

5. Part 2 – Text 2 (Items 8 to 14) Test format A monologue followed by 7 MCQs. Each MCQ has 3 options. Duration Approximately 10 minutes Standard rubrics Each task comes with the following standard rubrics: “Listen to a talk/ briefing/ lecture... As you listen, choose the correct answer for questions 8 to14. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet.” Word count 600 to 650 words CEFR level Between B1 and B2 Vocabulary level Words used in the items are mostly in CEFR levels B2 and below . Refer to English Vocabulary Profile at http://www.englishprofile.org/wordlists Listener-Speaker relationship The speaker s are named and their roles are specified. Test focus Each item may test some of the following skills: identifying general and specific information, understanding simple phrases and expressions, understanding main ideas made in clear standard speech on familiar matters, understanding main ideas in linguistically complex speech, understanding familiar and unfamiliar topics, following extended speech and complex lines of argument on reasonably familiar topics. Response For each question, select option A, B or C, and indicate the answers on the answer sheet.

6. Part 3 – Text 3 (Items 15 to 17) Test format Monologue spoken by 3 different speakers on the same topic, followed by 5-option MCQs Duration Approximately 6 minutes Standard rubrics Each task comes with the following standard rubrics: “Listen to the three people, (name of the people), talking about … For questions 15 to 17, choose from the list A to E the (topic of speech). Use the letters only once. There are two extra options which you do not need to use. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet.” Word count The 3 texts should be of approximately similar length, and amount to 350 to 400 words in total. CEFR level B2 Vocabulary level Words used in the items are mostly in CEFR levels B2 and below. Refer to English Vocabulary Profile at http://www.englishprofile.org/wordlists Listener-Speaker relationship The speakers are named and their roles are specified. Test focus Each item may test some of the following skills: understanding main ideas in linguistically complex speech, understanding familiar and unfamiliar topics, following extended speech and complex lines of argument on reasonably familiar topics. Response For each question, select options A, B, C, D or E, and indicate the answers on the answer sheet.

7. Part 4 – Text 4 (Items 18 to 24) Test format A dialogue followed by 7 MCQs. Each MCQ has 3 options. Duration Approximately 10 minutes Standard rubrics Each task comes with the following standard rubrics: “Listen to a conversation/discussion/interview about… As you listen, choose the correct answer for questions 18 to 24. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet.” Word count 650 to 700 words CEFR level B2 Vocabulary level Words used in the items are mostly in CEFR levels B2 and below. Refer to English Vocabulary Profile at http:// www.englishprofile.org /wordlists Listener-Speaker relationship The speakers are named and their roles are specified. Test focus Each item may test some of the following skills: understanding main ideas in linguistically complex speech, understanding familiar and unfamiliar topics, following extended speech and complex lines of argument on reasonably familiar topics. Response For each question, select option A, B or C, and indicate the answers on the answer sheet.

8. Part 5 – Texts 5 to 7 (Items 25 to 30) Test format Three unrelated dialogues each of which is followed by 2 MCQs. Each MCQ has 3 options. Dialogue 1 – Questions 25 and 26 Dialogue 2 – Questions 27 and 28 Dialogue 3 – Questions 2 9 and 30 Duration Approximately 3 minutes (60 seconds per dialogue) Standard rubrics Each task comes with the following standard rubrics: “Listen to a conversation between … talking about ... As you listen, choose the correct answer for questions 25 and 26/ 27 and 28/ 29 and 30. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet.” Word count The 3 texts should be of approximately similar length, and each text consists of 250 to 300 words. CEFR level Between B2 and C1 Vocabulary level Words used in the items are mostly in CEFR levels C1 and below. Refer to English Vocabulary Profile at http://www.englishprofile.org/wordlists Listener-Speaker relationship The speakers are named and their roles are specified. Test focus Each item may test one of the following skills: – understanding main ideas in linguistically complex speech, understanding familiar and unfamiliar topics, following extended speech and complex lines of argument on reasonably familiar topics, following extended speech on abstract and complex topics outside field of study and confirming occasional details, following less structured implied messages in extended speech, understanding idiomatic expressions, colloquialisms and variation in language use Response For each question, select option A, B or C, and indicate the answers on your answer sheet

9. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: Skim through all the questions and the answer options to get a general idea of the texts that you are going to listen to Underline the key words in the questions, so that you know what to listen for later on Listen for the specific information you need to answer the questions. Pay attention to the content and the flow of ideas/information as delivered by the speaker(s) Carefully check each possible option. Remember that some of the most likely answers may be paraphrased. Some vocabulary given in the options may be found in the text

10. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: Choose the most suitable answer to the question If you are unable to answer a question, attempt it again during your second listening of the text. If time permits, carry out a final check of your selected answers. Make sure all the questions are answered.

11. HELPFUL HINTS – Dos and Don’ts Do Concentrate and listen actively Read and listen to the instructions Read ahead to be prepared Use the pause to check your answers Don’t Get distracted Spend too much time on one question Panic if you miss a question – continue with the next question and return to the missed question later Leave any question unanswered

12. So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. - Jiddu Krishnamurthy

13. To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well - John Marshall

14. In English you have the wonderful difference between listening and hearing – and that you can hear without listening and you can listen and not hear - Daniel Barenboim

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