Maharashtra SSC Syllabus 2022 Russian

2.39 Russian
(Second Language)

Introduction harmony by abquiring the necessary
The world in the 21st Century has communication skills in foreign language.
bebome a global village. Young Indian To enable the students to
professionals are fanning out across the 1. acquire basic knowledge of the
globe for taking up assignments in different vocabulary & grammatical structures in
fields, be it finance, engineering or research the foreign language.
in pure cbiences. Whereas, earlier the
exodus was mainly to the UK and the USA, 2. understand the foreign language as it
today, South Ameriba, Europe, Japan, China is spoken.
and the Far-East are also popular 3. speak the foreign language with
destinations. Today, even those who do not confidence in simple day to day
venture overseas need to know a foreign situations.
language in view of the lucrative jobs
4. comprehend simple written texts
opportunities offered by Call centers and
BPOs. In the context, the role of foreign 5. write simple reasonably correct
languages for the purpose of communication sentences in the foreign language
cannot be overemphasized. The learning of 6. acquire the necessary communication
foreign languages therefore assumes great skills which they may require for day to
importance. What better way than to “Catch day social interaction.
them young” as is being done in the base of
English language teaching. Exposure to 7. develop his/her personality & self
foreign languages at an early age helps the confidence by inculcating a sense of
student develop an understanding of a universal values like punctuality,,
foreign culture, the good points of which can cleanliness & respect for law & order.
be adapted and inculcated in one’s own life Specific Objectives
and approach to problems. It helps the
Listening Skills
youngster to reappraise his/her own
perspectives in the global context. Learning To enable the students to
of a foreign language at an early age 1. distinguish sounds of the foreign
facilitates the acquisition of language skills language.
e.g. students pick up the right accent at an
early age with minimal interference from the 2. maintain his/her attention for a
mother tongue. reasonable length of time.

Objectives 3. take dictation in a foreign language.

The major Objective of teaching a 4. follow simple texts, read aloud so as to
foreign language is to make students aware answer simple questions set on them.
of a foreign culture & its people in order to 5. understand conversation in simple,
promote international understanding & familiar day to day situations.

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6. listen to and understand simple texts 7. Learn to club or group sentences into
on the Cassette/CD. appropriate sense groups/grammatical
groups.
7. understand the nuances conveyed
through stress and intonation. 8. Learn to use a dictionary and reference
material.
Speaking Skills
Writing Skills
To enable the students to
To enable the students to
1. Pronounce words correctly in the foreign
language. 1. master the art of writing including the
use of Punctuation marks, capital letters
2. Make meaningful use of words, phrases and spellings.
and sentences in context.
2. write grammatically acceptable and
3. Produce simple statements, questions, situationally appropriate forms of the
commands and requests. foreign language.
4. Express his/her ideas coherently and 3. write answers to questions based on
logically in simple sentences. the texts or reading material as well as
5. Answer questions on simple texts orally. to personal response questions.

6. Narrate personal experiences, incidents 4. frame statements, questions,
and stories in brief. commands and requests for their
appropriate use in different contexts.
7. Desbribe a situation or to describe a
5. develop a paragraph on a given subject
picture.
taking into account coherence, logical
8. Converse appropriately in formal and sequence and connective devices.
informal contexts.
6. write informal letters with the help of a
Reading Skills given points.
To enable the students to 7. develop a story with the help of given
outlines/points.
1. Read aloud, with correct pronunciation,
stress and intonation. 8. write essays, compositions with the help
of guidelines.
2. Read aloud, at an appropriate pace
and with pauses, showing awareness 9. describe a situation and events with the
of Punctuation. of given guidelines.
3. Read aloud, short texts, poems with 10. answer questions based on charts,
appropriate rhythm. timetables, maps, etc.
4. Read silently with reasonable speed Std. IX
depending on the text. Text : Pages 50
5. Read texts silently for overall 1. Revision of covered topics.
understanding (skimming) and for 2. Imperative mood and demonstrative
finding Specific information. pronouns.
6. Read notices, advertisements, news 3. Declension of noun in the
headlines, road signs etc. Prepositional (Singular and Plural)

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and Accusative base (singular, 3. Verbs on motion - idti and yekhat.
plural with and without preposition) 4. Formation of adjectives from nouns.
4. Past tense of verbs. 5. Reflexive verbs.
5. Reflexive verbs. 6. Use of conjunctions Kotoriy, Yesli
6. Adjectives in Nominative base and in the subordinate clause and use
their composition with adverb. of word.
Recommended text book ‘Russian’ Recommended text book ‘Russian’ by V.
by V. N. Wagner and Y. G. Ovsienko. N. Wagner and Y. G. Ovsienko.
7. Oral/Conversational skill. Oral/Conversational skill.
Std. X
Text : Pages 50
1. Revision of covered topics.
2. Aspect of verbs.

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