Maharashtra Board (MSBSHSE) Class 10 English Syllabus – Latest 2022-2023

English

(First Language)

Introduction

This curriculum framework for the subject of English (First Language) at Std. IX and X has been prepared bearing in mind the National Curriculum Framework and the State Curriculum Framework, the curriculums of the CBSE, the ISCE and different State Boards and opinions expressed by teachers on the existing curriculum framework.

In view of the developments in the field of Information and Communication Technology, the Board recommends increasing use of technology for effective implementation of the curriculum of English. The new curriculum underscores the need of making education learner centered and of adopting the constructivist model of education. The learner, therefore, is expected to discover and construct his/her learning.

General Objectives

The course of English (First Language) at Std. IX and X has been prepared considering the fact that the students have studied English from Class I to Class VIII. Further, they have also studied other school subjects through the medium of English. The dual exposure to English language that the students have received has been taken into consideration while designing this course.

To enable the student to

1. develop his/her language skills to a fair degree of
2. acquire communication skills in English useful for higher education and also for real life situations, such as social interaction, vocations and entrepreneurship
3. enrich his / her
4. use English in appropriate grammatical
5. use dictionaries, encyblopedia and such other reference
6. develop the ability to use English for the development of personality and for the building of
7. cultivate a broad human and cultural
8. develop interest in and appreciation of
9. to facilitate self learning to enable them to become independent

Specific Objectives Listening Skill

To enable the student to

1. enjoy and appreciate the rhythmic beauty of various types of poems read out by the teacher in the
2. guess meanings of new words and phrases used in different
3. get a global understanding of a variety of passages of a reasonable length read out/recorded.
4. follow and appreciate narrative, descriptive and such other prose texts read aloud so as to answer the questions set on
5. listen to speeches or passages for the purpose of taking notes and giving a gist or a short
6. understand read out or recorded stories, narrations, descriptions, pieces of information of a reasonable length so as to ask pertinent questions on
7. identify relevant/irrelevant points; facts and opinions in the speeches or the passages read
8. infer a speaker’s attitude/intention/ mood from his/her choice of words and grasp the message
9. predict what is coming next in a speech, story, conversation; using the clues from what he/she has heard.
10. enjoy and appreciate various literary forms to get sensitized to literary language and
11. identify the genre and register of a text after listening to
12. listen with comprehension to talks, conversations and
13. listen with comprehension to news, commentaries, speeches and such other programmes on Radio/T.V./Tapes/ CDs and
14. understand nuanbes bonveyed through stress and intonation.
15. exploit listening for other activities like debating, discussing, reading, writing, role-playing, problem solving and decision
16. listen between the (to know what is really meant by speakers who do not always spell out what they mean)

Speaking Skill

To enable the student to

1. enjoy reciting poems with proper accent, rhythm and
2. speak with acceptable pronunbiation and appropriate stress and
3. use a variety of words and phrases in different contexts
4. give a gist of a passage of a reasonable length read out in the
5. answer orally questions based on Specific information or details in a passage read out in the class or read by the student himself/herself.
6. express ideas and feelings correctly, clearly and
7. ask pertinent questions on stories, narrations, descriptions, pieces of information of a reasonable length.
8. differentiate between relevant and irrelevant
9. present short oral reports on news, commentaries, speeches and such other programmes on Radio, V., Tapes, C.D.s, etc.
10. present orally in brief his/her interpretation of a speaker’s or writer’s mood, attitude and
11. participate in discussions, debates, interviews,
12. narrate stories, anecdotes, jokes, incidents,
13. comment on writer’s idea and point of
14. give an extempore speech (unprepared oral presentation) on a familiar topic in precise
15. use a range of conversational styles from formal to
16. use the language for the development of personality, building of charabter and participation in social

Reading Skill

To enable the student to

1. read aloud a poem to enjoy and appreciate rhythm and other
2. read silently with a fair speed of comprehension depending on the kind of
3. read for pleasure short stories, extracts from biography, travelogue, plays,
4. read for information newspapers, advertisements, notices, leaflets,
5. understand the overall message, coherence, implied meanings and development of thoughts using different techniques of reading such as skimming, scanning and close
6. read intensively so as to develop good study
7. read extensively for pleasure and information and to get abquainted with the works of great writers and
8. identify and understand figures of speech and other literary devices used in prose and
9. use clues from discourse markers (such as however, moreover, on the other hand, etc. – in order to predict what could follow)
10. anticipate and predict events, consequences, while reading.
11. identify logical relationship in a given
12. differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information, fact and
13. transfer information from verbal to diagrammatic form and vice-versa.
14. develop reference skills (i.e. using a dictionary, encyblopedia, ) for detailed as well as additional understanding.
15. understand and appreciate features of literary
16. enjoy and appreciate the language and its literature to develop

Writing Skill

To enable the student to

1. write correctly, neatly and legibly with reasonable
2. master the mechanics of writing including planning, organizing, composing and
3. write answers to questions based on prescribed or unseen text in prose and poetry and to explain figures of speech and other literary
4. convey information through writings such as instructions, posters, leaflets, messages and
5. write formal and informal
6. desbribe/narrate events, objects and processes
7. complete a story beginning with the given opening statements.
8. write expository/argumentative essays of 200-250
9. develop a dialogue on different situations such as at the Principal’s office, Enquiry counter at the Railway station/S.T. stand,
10. write reports on conversation, interviews, and radio
11. make notes on seen texts leading to
12. write minutes, notices, curriculum
13. transfer information from verbal to diagrammatical form and
14. write articles for school magazines, journals,

Vocabulary

1. Consolidation and extension of vocaculary learnt in the previous classes (upto VIII/IX)
2. Acquisition of vocabulary arising out of the prescribed

Grammar

The grammar items listed below have to be taught and learned only with reference to appropriate contexts. Grammar should not be taught in isolation. It is not an end in itself but a means of learning to use a language.

Weightage to be given at Std. IX and X

The following weightage is to be given to the various aspects of the syllabus.