SPANISH
CLASS IX
One Paper 3 hours Marks : 100 Suggested
Periods
1. Aims and objectives
A. To develop the following skills.
Listening, speaking, reading and writing. Learner should be able to:
(a) Listen and comprehend elementary structures of the spoken
language of every day use.
(b) Converse about everyday life situation using simple structures.
(c) read simple texts correctly and fluently.
(d) write short paragraph and dialogues (using simple sentences)
on topics of everyday life situations.
Note: Efforts should be made to supply basic information about the
historico-geographical specificities of the Spanish Speaking word.
Course Content
Phonetics (To be tested internally and informally)
(i) Sounds and the alphabet
(ii) Accent
(iii) Intonation Patterns
(A) Grammar 50 100
(Morphology and Syntax)
1. (a) Nouns and articles, gender and number
(b) Pronouns: personal, possessive, direct and indirect pronouns
(c) Adjectives and adverbs
(d) Verbs: All types of verbs
(e) Tenses: Present Imperative mood
(f) usage of "tener" and "hacer"
(B) Writing skills 35 60
(a) Guided paragraph writing on topics of everyday life situations 15
(b) Simple Dialogue writing on matters related to everyday life 10
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(c) Description of pictures 10
(C) Comprehension 15 50
Simple answers to be formulated on simple passages related
to everyday life situations.
Prescribed book:
'Espanolen Directo' level LA, (15 lesson) by Sanchez, Rios
Dominguez SGEI, Madrid, 1988.
Recommended book:
ASI es el espanlo basico', by authors Various, Edi. 6. 1988.
CLASS X
One Paper 3 hours Marks: 100
Aims and objectives
The objectives of the course should be to strengthen the basic
knowledge of the language imparted in class X and develop
further the acquired skills.
The course would, therefore, aim at strengthening the following
language skills:
(a) Listening: aural comprehension of texts with new lexical items.
(b) Speaking: conversation on general topics.
(c) Reading : reading and understanding simple tests
(d) Writing simple essays, description of persons and places.
Note: Efforts should be made to supply basic information about the
historico-geographical specificities of the Spanish speaking world.
Course Content:
Phonetics: Reading of simple texts of prose and verse with the aim
of learning intonation patterns. (To be tested internally and informally)
(A) Grammar 50 100
Morphology and Syntax
(i) (a) Revision of grammar done in class IX 10
(b) Verbs: Reflexive Special emphasis to be given on the 10
verb "Gustar"
(c) Tense: Present perfect continuous, Future, Imperfect past, 20
Past Historic, Introduction to subjunctive Mood
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(d) Idiomatic expressions 10
(B) Writing Skills
(i) Guided essay writing on topics of everyday life situations 15 30
(ii) Simple dialogue on topics related to every day life situation 10 25
(iii) Description of pictures 10 25
(C) Comprehensions 15 30
Simple answers to be formulated on passages related to
everyday life situations.
Prescribed book:
(i) 'Espanol en Directo' level A, (15 lesson) by Sanchez,
SGEI, Madrid 1988
(ii) Level A last five lessons
(iii) Level I B - First 16 lessons
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