Is SPM English same with SPM English 1119 ? What does GCE-O stands for ? Is it same with English 1119 ? So confused

Ya... same one...

At the end, you will get 2 result for your English... One is SPM level, one is O-level.

But the result is different rite ? One of UK uni requirement is to have at least C for the Malaysian English 1119.. So, which one they are referring to ? SPM level or O-level ?

I suppose they are referring to SPM one... Well, not sure about that though.

From what i understand, 1119 is just your essay part and it was sent to UK to be graded.

The normal English is the normal one.

I have seen cases where an A1 English student scored a B4, C5 in their 1119. But some of my friends were able to get A1 or A2 also.

So study hard and aim for the best =)

Don't worry about your 1119 I took SPM last yr, both 1119 and SPM english got A1

I've already took my SPM paper, just wondering which one does 1119 referring to because English subject code is already 1119.. Some said 1119 is this, some said that.. That's why I ask

1119 is the essay part

your result slip, on the right is your normal English result and the one in another column on the left is your 1119 result, the essay part.

This post has been edited by greedy5513: Aug 1 2008, 12:15 AM

my friend said our Malaysian Education/Examination department hire or invite the British examiners come to Malaysia to mark the English paper instead of really sending it to real England, haha........... is it true?

i think it is quite logic becoz sending it to England is more costly than hire or invite the British examiners come here to mark........



This post has been edited by marine88: Sep 2 2008, 07:46 PM

Basically the 1119 grade is based on the marking of your essay by UK examiners hired by our Malaysian examinations board. You will also receive a certificate showing the grade you obtained.

1119 is an attempt at international benchmarking of the spm english........the actual spm english marking scheme is pretty lenient and easy to get high grades........it after all is a good example of the mediocrity of the lowest common denominator.......

1119 is the same paper being marked up to gce-o level standard, ie marked based on the british 0 levels scheme.........it may be by british examiners, or locals, but the important thing is not who marks, but what standard it is marked at.........

there is of course significant difference in standard between the two, the most extreme is someone who got a 2a for spm, and a 5 for 1119.........many who scored 1 or 2 at spm will be getting 3 or 4 in 1119......

Just because you got both A1s does not mean everybody will be in the same situation. What a sensible post!

he's just showing off

yeahh.. that makes sense

anyone pls help me grammar??..thx

actually to get 1119 A1 is not too hard. Anyways they hire British examiners to grade the papers according to the British O-level standard

ok lesson one its MY instead of me
LOL

huh?? MY?i wan to know how to use have been, have and all the others

This post has been edited by vick5821: Sep 3 2008, 02:12 PM

I am a A Level student, if you want to get A1 for 1119, be in mind that you must understand what ang mo wants.

The fundamental skill you need in writing is to be mature and specific. Preferably you write facts rather than fictions. Write facts with concrete evidence, express your opinion very very very maturely.

And i tell you, even if you use very simple english, i mean simple vocab, you can get 1A already. But be sure that you are strong in your grammer. If your grammer suck, gone case...

I had this fren who scored A2 for his 1119 but only managed to get B4 for the normal one.
Weird eh ?
We had fun laughing non-stop though