ICSE Class 9 Syllabus 2027 Modern Foreign Languages Group II

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INDIAN CERTIFICATE OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION
EXAMINATION

MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
GROUP-II

February 2025
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MISSION STATEMENT

The Council for the Indian School Certificate
Examinations is committed to serving the nation's
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 LANGUAGE
(Under Group – II)
Candidates opting for a Modern Foreign Language as a Group II subject may not opt for the same language
under Modern Foreign Languages as a Group I and Group III subject.
Papers will be set in French (77), German (80), 2. To acquire knowledge of the elements of the
Spanish (85), and other Foreign Languages on request. language.
Aims: 3. To develop interest in the language.
1. To appreciate the language as an effective means 4. To understand the language when spoken at
of communication and in particular, 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 Note: No textbooks are prescribed.
carrying 80 marks and Internal Assessment of
20 marks. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
All questions will be compulsory. The minimum number of assignments for each
academic year
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write,
in the language, one short composition of 250 Class IX: Two or three assignments of reasonable
words approximately, which may include short length/duration.
explanations, directions, descriptions or narratives. Class X: Two or three assignments of reasonable
There will be a choice of subjects which will be length/duration.
varied and may be suggested by language or other
stimuli such as pictures or objects. Suggested Assignments
Class IX
Question 2: Candidates will be required to write
Creative writing: Students are to write short
a letter of approximately 150 words from a choice
compositions, the stimuli being;
of two subjects. Suggestions may be given. The
layout of the letter, with address, introduction, (i) a piece of recorded music;
conclusion, etc. will form part of the assessment. (ii) a recorded series of sounds;
(iii) a picture/photograph;
Question 3: This will consist of tests in (iv) an opening sentence or phrase;
vocabulary, syntax and idiom, synthesis in sentence (v) a newspaper/magazine clipping or report; one
construction, formation of sentences in the piece of factual writing which should be
language correctly embodying given words or informative or argumentative; one piece of
forms. The question will not require any knowledge expressive writing which is descriptive and
of grammatical terms. imaginative; preparation of the film/book
review.
Question 4: An unseen passage of about 150 Class X
words will be given in the language. Questions
in the language will be set, to be answered in the Oral: Prepared speech/ declamation; impromptu
language, designed to test the candidate’s speech / debate / discussion; report / interview;
understanding of the context of the passage. elocution; role-play / general conversation on selected
topics.
Question 5: One short passage will be set
for translation from the language into English.

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Aural: Listening to a conversation/talk/reading of a The Internal Examiner and the External Examiner will
short passage and then writing down the relevant or assess the assignments independently.
main points in the specified number of words and
answering the given questions. Award of Marks (20 Marks)
Subject Teacher (Internal Examiner) 10 marks
EVALUATION
External Examiner 10 marks
The assignments/project works are to be evaluated by
The total marks obtained out of 20 are to be sent to
the subject teacher and by an External Examiner. (The
CISCE by the Head of the school.
External Examiner may be a teacher nominated by the
Head of the school, who could be from the faculty, but The Head of the school will be responsible for the
not teaching the subject in the section/class. For online entry of marks on CISCE’s CAREERS portal
example, a teacher of Language of Class VIII may be by the due date.
deputed to be an External Examiner for Class X,
Language projects.)

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GUIDELINES FOR MARKING WITH GRADES (CLASS IX)
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 conclusion, paragraphing language. engrossing.
effective. 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 the
explanation. Reasoning is fairly with a fair degree of paragraphing. good pattern of 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 to
with simple explanation and feelings intelligibly and paragraphing and structure. and the spelling, sustain the interest
detail. Reasoning and arguments in simple language. punctuation and of the reader.
are not very convincing. grammar is sometimes
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 the
experiences with few simple thoughts and feelings, structure, paragraphing. punctuation and interest of the
explanations and few details. Is uses simple language grammar. reader.
unable to present proper and work is not very
arguments. intelligible.

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