ICSE Class 9 Syllabus 2027 Modern Foreign Languages Group III

ICSE YEAR 2027

INDIAN CERTIFICATE OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION
EXAMINATION

MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
GROUP- III

February 2025
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children, through high quality educational
endeavours, empowering them to contribute towards
a humane, just and pluralistic society, promoting
introspective living, by creating exciting learning
opportunities, with a commitment to excellence.

ETHOS OF CISCE

Trust and fair play.
Minimum monitoring.
Allowing schools to evolve their own niche.
Catering to the needs of the children.
Giving freedom to experiment with new ideas
and practices.
Diversity and plurality - the basic strength for
evolution of ideas.
Schools to motivate pupils towards the
cultivation of:
Excellence - The Indian and Global
experience.
Values - Spiritual and cultural - to be the bedrock
of the educational experience.
Schools to have an 'Indian Ethos', strong roots in
the national psyche and be sensitive to national
aspirations.

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
(Under Group – III)

Candidates opting for a Modern Foreign Language as a Group III subject may not opt for the same language
under Modern Foreign Languages as a Group I and Group II subject.

Papers will be set in French (53), Spanish (54), 2. To acquire knowledge of the elements of the
German (55) and other foreign languages on request. language.
Aims: 3. To develop an interest in the language.
1. To appreciate the language as an effective means 4. To understand the language when spoken at
of communication, particularly the spoken normal conversational speed.
language.
5. To understand the basic structural patterns of the
language, the vocabulary and constructions.

CLASSES IX AND X
There will be one paper of two hours duration Question 4: An unseen passage of about 150 words
carrying 100 marks and Internal Assessment of will be given in the language. Questions in the
100 marks. language will be set, to be answered in the language,
designed to test the candidate’s understanding of the
THEORY – 100 Marks context of the passage.
All questions will be compulsory.
Question 5: There will be a number of short answer
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write, in questions to test the candidate’s knowledge of
the language, one short composition of 250 words functional grammar, structure and usage of the
approximately, that may include short explanations, language.
directions, descriptions or narratives. There will be a
Suggested textbooks for French:
choice of subjects that will be varied and may be
suggested by language or other stimuli such as pictures 1. Point de Depart – Herbert F. Collins, Mac Millan
or objects.
2. En Avant- Herbert F. Collins, Mac Millan
Question 2: Candidates will be required to write a 3. Allons Redecouvrir le Francais – A Mugve
letter of approximately 150 words from a choice of
two subjects. Suggestions may be given. The layout of
the letter, with address, introduction, conclusion, etc.
will form part of the assessment.

Question 3: One short passage will be set for
translation from the language into English.

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT – 100 Marks Aural: Listening to a conversation/talk/reading of a
short passage and then writing down the relevant or
Candidates will be required to complete a minimum of
main points in the specified number of words and
five assignments each for Classes IX and X as
assigned by the teachers. answering the given questions.

The assignments should cover the following areas:
EVALUATION
1. Creative writing.
The assignments/project work are to be evaluated by
2. Aural comprehension.
the subject teacher and by an External Examiner. The
3. Oral. External Examiner may be a teacher nominated by the
4. Research projects. Head of the school, who could be from the faculty, but
Suggested Assignments not teaching the subject in the section/class. For
example, a teacher of Language of Class VIII may be
Creative Writing: Students are to write short deputed to be an External Examiner for Class X,
compositions the stimuli being: Language projects.
(i) a piece of recorded music; The Internal Examiner and the External Examiner will
(ii) a recorded series of sounds; assess the assignments independently.
(iii) a picture/photograph; Award of Marks (100 Marks)
(iv) an opening sentence or phrase; Subject Teacher (Internal Examiner): 50 marks
(v) a newspaper/magazine clipping or report; External Examiner : 50 marks
One piece of factual writing which should be The total marks obtained out of 100 are to be sent to
informative or argumentative; one piece of expressive
CISCE by the Head of the school.
writing which is descriptive and imaginative;
preparation of a film/book review. The Head of the school will be responsible for the
online entry of marks on CISCE’s CAREERS portal
Oral: Prepared speech/ declamation; impromptu
by the due date.
speech / debate / discussion; report / interview;
elocution; role-play / general conversation on selected
topics.

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GUIDELINES FOR MARKING WITH
GRADES
CREATIVE WRITING
Grade Content/Analysis of Idea, Expression/ Effective Structure/ Organisation Vocabulary/ Use of Originality/ Marks
Thought/ Feeling. Expression of Idea of Material Words, Phrases Imaginative/
Innovative
I The candidate analyses the ideas, The candidate expresses The work is very well The use of vocabulary The work is 4
feelings and experiences the ideas, thoughts and structured with a sense of exhibits a high level of imaginative
effectively. feelings effectively. beginning, middle and competence in handling interesting and
Reasoning is logical and effective. conclusion, paragraphing language. engrossing.
and appropriate sentence
structures.
II The candidate analyses the ideas, The candidate expresses The work is very well The vocabulary exhibits The candidate's 3
feelings and experiences with the ideas, thoughts and structured with some sense competence of word work is quite
well-defined explanations, feelings well and with of conclusion and of usage; correctness of interesting and
reasoning is logical and clarity. paragraph lengths. grammar and spelling. engrossing.
persuasive.
III The candidate analyses the idea, The candidate expresses The work is fairly well The candidate uses The candidate 2
feelings and experiences with a the ideas, thoughts and structured; straightforward demonstrates the
fair degree of detail and feelings fairly well and Candidate follows simple vocabulary and fairly ability to sustain
explanation. Reasoning is fairly with a fair degree of paragraphing. good pattern of the interest of the
logical and persuasive. clarity. spellings. reader.
IV The candidate attempts to analyze The candidate expresses The work shows some The candidate's The candidate is, to 1
ideas, feelings and experiences the idea, thoughts and understanding of vocabulary is limited some extent, able
with simple explanation and feelings intelligibly and paragraphing and structure. and the spelling, to sustain the
detail. Reasoning and arguments in simple language. punctuation and interest of the
are not very convincing. grammar is sometimes reader.
poor.
V The candidate attempts a basic The candidate is unable The candidate does not There is consistent The candidate is 0
analysis of ideas, feelings and to expresses the ideas, display an understanding of weakness in spelling, unable to sustain
experiences with few simple thoughts and feelings, structure, paragraphing. punctuation and the interest of the
explanations and few details. Is uses simple language and grammar. reader.
unable to present proper work is not very
arguments. intelligible.

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GUIDELINES FOR MARKING WITH
GRADES
ORAL ASSIGNMENT
Grade Fluency of Language Subject Matter Organization Vocabulary/ Understanding Gesture Marks
Delivery
I Speaks with fluency and Matter is relevant, Content is well Uses appropriate While speaking, the Uses natural and 3
has full operational rich in content and sequenced and well vocabulary and candidate emphasizes spontaneous
command over the original. organized. pronounces words the important points. gestures that are
language. correctly. not out of place.

II The candidate speaks The subject matter The content is The candidate While speaking the Uses some natural 2
with fairly good fluency is mostly relevant, satisfactorily pronounces most candidate emphasizes gestures.
and has reasonable consisting of a sequenced and well words correctly and most important points.
operational command of few original ideas. organized. uses simple
the language. vocabulary.

III The candidate speaks The subject matter The subject content is The candidate While speaking, the Uses very few 1
with poor fluency and is irrelevant and very poor and lacks pronounces many candidate emphasizes natural gestures.
does not communicate lacks originality. organisational words incorrectly and some important
except for the most basic structure. uses inappropriate points.
information. vocabulary.

IV The candidate cannot The subject matter The subject content The candidate is While speaking, the Uses no natural 0
communicate even the is negligible. comprises of mere unable to correctly candidate is unable to gestures.
most basic information. words with no pronounce most words emphasize important
structured sentences. and has a limited points.
vocabulary.

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GUIDELINES FOR MARKING WITH
GRADES
AURAL ASSIGNMENT
Grade Understanding/ Recall Vocabulary Context/ Correlation to Other Marks
Comprehension Main Idea, Areas
Central Theme
I The candidate accurately The candidate recalls all the The candidate uses appropriate The candidate clearly 3
understands the central idea of the important points made (written/ and correct vocabulary while understands the context and can
passage as well as the relevant verbal). recalling the points made. widely correlate the passage to
points in the selected passage/ the other areas.
talk.
II The candidate gives ideas fairly The candidate recalls some of the The candidate uses correct but The candidate can moderately 2
close to the central / main idea of important points made (written/ simple vocabulary while understand the context of the
the passage as well as understand verbal). recalling the points made. passage and can moderately
some of the relevant points heard correlate the passage to the other
in the selected passage/ talk. areas.

III The candidate cannot fully The candidate recalls very few of The candidate makes various The candidate can only faintly 1
comprehend the passage and the important points made errors in vocabulary while understand the context of the
gives only a few ideas related to (written/verbal). recalling the points made. passage and relate it to the other
the central theme of the passage. areas.

IV The candidate is neither able to The candidate is unable to recall The candidate uses incorrect The candidate is unable to 0
understand the central/main idea the important points made vocabulary while recalling the understand the context of the
of the passage; nor able to (written/verbal) points made. passage and is unable to correlate
understand relevant points heard the passage to the other areas.
in the passage/talk.

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