A Study on the Relationship between Learners Informal Exposure to English and their Achievement in the Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is an examination or a test taken by ESL tertiary students in Malaysia as a prerequisite to further studies in Bachelors Programs in Malaysian Universities. The aim of this study is to find out whether informal exposure to English Language has a significant positive correlation towards their achievement in the MUET results. This study investigated students who have already passed their MUET examination and are currently pursuing their degree programs. The participants were 50 students who were randomly chosen from Bachelor of Business Administration and Accounting Faculty at MARA University of Technology Johor Branch (UiTMJ). A set of questionnaires were distributed to the students. The questionnaire was first piloted to a group of MUET students before it was deployed. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS. The result revealed that informal exposure to English significantly improves the students achievement in MUET.