ISC Class 12 Syllabus 2027 Modern Foreign Languages

ISC YEAR 2027

INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION

MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES

February 2025
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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 LANGUAGES

Papers on the following Modern Foreign Languages will be set on application:
(a) Chinese (826), (b) French (828), (c) German (829), (d) Tibetan (835), (e) Spanish (836)

CLASSES XI & XII
There will be two papers in the subject:
Paper I - Theory: 3 hours…… 80 Marks
Paper II - Project Work ……. 20 Marks

PAPER I (THEORY): 80 Marks
There will be one paper of three hours duration of In Foreign languages for which texts are not
80 marks. available, Part 4 will consist of -
(a) one passage for translation from the language
1. A short composition in the language. A choice of into English.
subjects will be given.
(b) one passage for translation from English into the
2. A passage in the language for unprepared language.
translation into English.
Schools that have candidates offering a foreign
3. An unseen passage in the language with language should consult/contact the CISCE in time,
questions based upon it. Candidates may be regarding prescribed textbooks.
required to make a summary in the language of
part of the passage and to answer other questions NOTE: The Class XII - ISC examination paper will
of the following types: explanation of individual be set on the entire syllabus prescribed for the
words or phrases or sentences; questions to test subject.
comprehension. Questions of all these types will The Class XI examination is to be conducted on the
not necessarily be set at any one given portion of this syllabus that is covered during the
examination. academic year.
4. Questions on prescribed textbooks. Candidates The CISCE has not prescribed bifurcation of the
will be required to answer two questions on one syllabus prescribed for this subject.
or two of the prescribed textbooks.
For list of Prescribed Textbooks see Appendix I.

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PROJECT WORK FOR CLASS XII
Project Work in Class XII comprises of assessment Writing Skills (Language/Literature): to be assessed
of candidates in three projects, one each on externally by the Visiting Examiner
Listening, Speaking and Writing Skills.
Candidates will be required to undertake one written
Listening and Speaking skills are to be assessed assignment of about 250 words on any aspect of
internally, by the School in Class XII. Language /Literature syllabus covered in Class XII.
Writing Skills are to be assessed externally by the List of suggested assignments for Project Work:
Visiting Examiner, appointed locally and
approved by the CISCE. 1. Summarising / paraphrasing of the chosen text.
Details of assignments for Project Work are given 2. An autobiographical experience.
below: 3. Review of a book/serial/play/performance.
Listening Skills (to be internally assessed by the
subject teacher) 4. Writing a short story based on a poem.
An unseen passage of about 500 words or a poem (of 5. Writing a poem based on a story.
appropriate length) may be read aloud, twice, the first 6. Analysing the relevance of a selected
time at normal reading speed and the next time at a story/couplets in the present-day context.
slower speed. The passage/poem may be taken from
any book, newspaper, magazine, journal and so on 7. Imagining an alternate outcome or ending or
but not from an ICSE or ISC textbook. A suitable extension of the chosen text and its impact on the
audio clip may also be used. plot/setting/characters/mood and tone.
Students may make brief notes during the 8. Imagining oneself as one of the main characters
readings/playing of the audio clip, followed by of the story/novel/drama and describing what one
answering objective type questions based on the would like to change in the story/novel/drama,
passage/poem/audio clip, on the paper provided. giving reasons for the same.
Speaking Skills (to be internally assessed by the 9. Analysing the theme of the story/poem/novel and
subject teacher) expressing one’s opinion on the same.
Students are to be assessed through an individual
presentation, e.g. extempore speaking, declamation, EVALUATION
recitation, debate, of about three minutes followed by
a discussion with the subject teacher, for another two Marks (out of a total of 20) should be distributed
or three minutes. as given below:
List of suggested assignments for Project Work: 1. Internal Evaluation by the
1. Narrating an experience Teacher* 5 Marks
2. Giving directions or instructions on how to make Listening Skills (Aural) 5 Marks
or operate something Speaking Skills (Oral)
3. Providing a description
2. External Evaluation by the 10 Marks
4. Giving a report Visiting Examiner of Writing
5. Expressing an opinion or a theme-based Skills**
conversation
TOTAL 20 Marks
6. Giving a speech on a selected topic.

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*Internal Evaluation by the Teacher (10 Marks) **Evaluation by the Visiting Examiner
(10 Marks)
S. Assessment Description Marks
No. Criteria Assessment Criteria and Description Marks
1. Listening Skills Response to 5 1. Title and introduction 1
(Aural) questions
based on 2. Presentation 3
listening (Overall formatting: headings/ sub-
comprehension headings, paragraphing, writing within
Speaking Skills Content, the word limit and providing a
2. 5
(Oral) Fluency, separate title page)
Vocabulary, 3. Content 5
Sentence
(Present an organized and well-
structure,
structured complete assignment with
Confidence
proper introduction, main body and
TOTAL 10 conclusion/comments)
4. Originality 1
TOTAL 10

NOTE: No question paper for Project Work will be set by CISCE.

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