THE SCHOOL-BASED ORAL ENGLISH TEST: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN OPINION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

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  • Zaitun Binti Abdul Majid Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Muar, Malaysia Author
  • Arshad Bin Abd Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia image/svg+xml Author
  • Mazanah Binti Muhamad Universiti Putra Malaysia image/svg+xml Author
  • Malachi Edwin Vethamani Wawasan Open University, Malaysia Author

Abstract

The school-based Oral English test was introduced to Malaysian Form 4 and 5 students in 2002. A qualitative study was undertaken to investigate the implementation of the test in selected Maktab Rendah Sains MARA schools. Thirty students from three different schools comprising 5 focus groups were interviewed, and 14 teachers from the same schools were either observed in the classrooms and/or interviewed over the course of 7.5 months. This paper examines the question: Are there any similarities and differences in opinion between students and teachers regarding the revised school-based Oral English Test? Recommendations are then made based on the results.

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Published

2011-06-01

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Vol. 40 No. 1 (2011): The English Teacher Volume 40, Issue 1

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The English Teacher © 1971 by Malaysian English Language Teaching Association is licensed under CC BY 4.0

How to Cite

Zaitun Binti Abdul Majid, Arshad Bin Abd Samad, Mazanah Binti Muhamad, & Malachi Edwin Vethamani. (2011). THE SCHOOL-BASED ORAL ENGLISH TEST: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN OPINION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. The English Teacher, 40(1). https://meltajournals.com/index.php/TET/article/view/168