Maharashtra SSC Syllabus 2022 Fench

Modern Foreign Languages
2.35
French
(Second Language)

Introduction Objectives
The world of the 21st bentury has shrunk The major Objectives of teaching
to become a global village and the individual, foreign language is to make students aware
a global citizen, Interdependence amongst of a foreign culture and its people in order to
nations is an inevitable fact and exposure to promote international understanding and
foreign cultures the need of the hour in order harmony by acquiring the necessary
to promote international understanding and communication skills in the foreign language.
co-operation. General Objectives
Given the scenario, the knowledge of a To enable the students to
foreign language becomes a handy tool for
communication. The study of a foreign 1. acquire basic knowledge of the
language by itself or coupled with other vocaculary and grammatical structures
specialization viz. pure sciences, in the foreign language.
engineering, commerce, 2. understand the foreign language as it
social sciences etc. is a major asset is spoken.
for any individual. Besides offering myriad 3. speak the foreign language with
job opportunities in traditional areas like confidence in simple day to day
industry, trade and commerce, foreign and situations.
tourism, binema, sports and cultural
4. comprehend simple written texts.
exchanges.
5. write in simple and reasonable correct
At a more personal level, the study of a
sentences in the foreign language.
foreign language provides the individual an
unique opportunity to look at the world beyond 6. acquire the necessary communication
his, to learn about other cultures even as he skills which may require for day to day
presents his own to others. In the process, social interaction.
he imbibes the good points from other 7. develop his/her personality and self-
cultures and introspects on his own, thus confidence by inculcating a sense of
enhancing the learning process. Above all, universal values like punctuality,,
the study of a foreign language and the cleanliness and respect for law and
civilization of its people give the young mind order.
an opportunity to dream.
Specific Objectives
“I do not want my house to be walled in
on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I Listening skills
want cultures of all lands to be blown about To enable the students to
my house as freely as possible. But refuse
1. distinguish sounds of the foreign
to be blown off my feet by any.” - M. K.
language.
Gandhi.
2. listen for a global understanding so as

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to able to give main points. 4. read silently, with reasonable speed
3. take dictation in a foreign language. depending on the text.
5. read text silently for overall
4. understand conversations in simple,
understanding (skimming) and for
familiar, day to day situations.
finding & Specific information.
5. listen to and understand a telephonic
6. deduce the meaning of words, phrases
bonversation.
with the help of context.
6. understand the nuanbes bonveyed
7. read notices, advertisements, news
through stress and intonation.
headlines & road signs etc.
Speaking Skills
8. learn to club or group sentences into
To enable the students to - appropriate sense groups/grammatical
1. Pronounce words correctly, in the groups.
foreign language. 9. learn to use a dictionary and reference
material.
2. make meaningful use of words, phrases
and sentences in context. 10. ultimately to read for pleasure and
knowledge.
3. produce simple statements, questions,
commands and requests. Writing Skill
4. express his/her ideas coherently and To enable the student to
logically in simple sentences. 1. master the art of writing including the
5. orally answer questions set on simple use of Punctuation marks, capital letters
texts. and spellings
6. narrate personal experiences incidents, 2. write grammatically acceptable and
and stories in brief. situationally appropriate forms of the
foreign language.
7. describe a situation or to describe a
picture. 3. write answers to question based on the
text or reading material as well as
8. converse appropriately in formal and personal response questions.
informal contexts.
4. frame statements, questions,
9. sing songs in the foreign language. commands and requests for their
Reading Skills appropriate use in different contexts.
To enable the students to 5. develop a paragraph on a given subject
taking into account coherence, logical
1. read aloud, with correct pronunciations, sequences and connective devices.
stress and intonation.
6. write informal letters, e-mails with the
2. read aloud, at an appropriate pace and help of given points.
with pauses, showing awareness of
Punctuation. 7. write essays, compositions with the help
of guidelines.
3. read aloud seen short texts and poems
with appropriate rhythm. 8. describe a situation and events with the
help of given guidelines.

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9. fill up registration/application forms in Immediate Future
French. Recent Past
Weightage to be given to the different skills Partitive Articles
in Std. IX & X
(d) Adjectives-Qualifying, Numerical,
1. Reading and Comprehension Skills Demonstrative and Possessive
30%
(e) Pronouns-Subject
2. Writing Skill 30%
(f) Nouns
3. Translation Skill 20%
Std. X
4. Oral Skill 20%
Course Book : PANORAMA
(Includes listening comprehension writing as
in dictation, reading & speaking skills) 1. Prose
Std. IX Lessons 9 - 16 (Up to page 153)
Course book : PANORAMA 2. Grammar
1. Prose Revisions of grammar done in Std.IX
Lessons 1-8 pages 76 a) Verbs Future Tense

2. Grammar b) Adjectives : Qualifying,
Interrogative, Comparative and
(a) Articles : Indefinite, Definite, Superlative Degree Demonstrative,
Partitive Possessive
(b) Prepositions c) Pronouns - Direct, Indirect Object,
(b) Verbs: Regular and Irregular Emphatic, Relative, Demonstrative,
Indefinite, En, Y.
Reflexive and Non-Reflexive
d) Adverbs
Tenses : Present, Perfect (Passe
Compose), Imperfect

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