MATSEC SEC Maltese as a Foreign Language study guide
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The MATSEC Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) in Maltese as a Foreign Language is a school-level qualification awarded through Malta's national examinations system. It certifies that a learner who does not speak Maltese at home can understand, speak, read and write the language at a level comparable to a secondary school leaver. The MATSEC SEC Maltese as a Foreign Language study guide has 5 sections and about 1,553 words.
01Listening comprehension
Listening comprehension in MATSEC SEC Maltese as a Foreign Language tests your ability to follow spoken Maltese in short dialogues, announcements, phone messages and interviews, and to extract specific details such as times, prices, places and speakers' intentions. The speech is graded but natural, so you must recognise connected forms and common reductions, not just isolated vocabulary.
333 words, about 2 min02Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension tests your ability to understand short Maltese texts - notices, adverts, emails, letters, timetables and simple articles - and to locate details, follow sequence, infer meaning and recognise the writer's purpose. You do not need to understand every word; you need to match each question to the relevant line.
308 words, about 2 min03Spoken production and interaction (oral)
Spoken production and interaction assesses your ability to speak Maltese in a short presentation or picture description, a role-play, and a discussion with the examiner. Marks come from pronunciation and intelligibility, range and accuracy of vocabulary and grammar, fluency, and the ability to keep the interaction going.
307 words, about 2 min04Written production (guided and free writing)
Written production has guided tasks such as forms, notes, short messages and postcards, and free writing such as emails, letters, descriptions, short articles or stories. The exam tests whether you can organise a text, address the reader appropriately, use a range of grammar and vocabulary, and spell Maltese accurately.
305 words, about 2 min05Language use: grammar, vocabulary and orthography
Language use tests grammar, vocabulary and orthography through gap-fills, transformations, correction, matching and short answers. The syllabus expects control of the definite article, verb negation, pronoun suffixes, prepositions, plural patterns and the Maltese alphabet.
300 words, about 2 min