A friendly reminder to all the English Language teachers and students out there. Effective 2011, The Examination Board will make amendment to Section D (English Literature Component) in the SPM 1119/2 paper.
Recent Format | New Format (2011) |
Section D Poem : 5 marks (structured item) Short Story : 5 marks (structured item) Novel: 15 marks (open response) Total : 25 marks | Section D Poem: 5 marks (structured item) Novel: 15 marks (open response) Total: 20 marks |
THE CURRENT ASSESSED GENRE | THE ASSESSED GENRE EFFECTIVE 2011 | ||
Poem | One of the poems studied in Form 4 | Poem | One of the poems studied in Form 4 or Form 5 |
Short Story | One of the short stories studied in Form 4 | Short Story/Drama | Won’t be tested in SPM |
Novel | Novel studied in Form 5 | Novel | Novel studied in Form 5 |
The format for other sections in Paper 2 will remain unchanged. Despite the fact that short stories and drama will not be assessed in public examination, English Language teachers still need to teach the aforementioned genre in the classroom. This is in accordance to the circular No. 7/2009, The 2nd cycle of the Malay and English Literature Component for Secondary School (Form 1 to Form 5). I do wonder why short stories are not assessed any longer, it would be interesting to know the others' views pertaining to this matter.
Addendum : For the circular, you can visit Kak Rahmah's blog.
Addendum : For the circular, you can visit Kak Rahmah's blog.
