Changes in the format of the English Lit Component in SPM 111/2

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)
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 or Form 5
Short story/Drama Won’t be tested in SPM
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).

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