ICSE Class 10 Spanish Syllabus 2024-25: Download Class 10 Spanish Syllabus Free PDF

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May 29, 2024, 15:41 IST
ICSE Class 10 Syllabus for students of Spanish subject is given here.
ICSE Class 10 Syllabus for students of Spanish subject is given here.

ICSE Class 10 Spanish Syllabus 2024-25: To make the learning process exciting and engaging, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Board, lets students choose from a number of foreign languages. Spanish is one of the modern languages offered to students of ICSE Class 10. Here we have given the syllabus for ICSE Class 10 Spanish Syllabus 2024-25. 

ICSE Class 10 Spanish Syllabus Aims are: 

To develop and integrate the use of the four language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing; To use the language effectively and appropriately on topics of everyday life situations; To develop an interest in the appreciation of Spanish; To develop an intercultural awareness; To enhance the ability of the candidates to express their ideas and feelings in their own words and for them to understand the use of correct language; To appreciate the language as an effective means of communication; To understand language when spoken at normal conversational speed in everyday life situations; To understand the basic structural patterns of the language, vocabulary and constructions. 

ICSE Class 10 Spanish General Guidelines are: 

There will be one paper of three hours duration carrying 80 marks and an Internal Assessment of 20 marks.

Candidates opting for a Modern Foreign Language as a Second Language in Group I may not opt for the same language under Modern Foreign Languages in Group II and Group III.

ICSE Class 10 Spanish Syllabus 2024-25

1. Composition
Candidates will be required to write, in Spanish, one short composition which may include short explanations, directions, descriptions or narratives. There will be a choice of subjects which will be varied and may be suggested by language or other stimuli such as pictures or objects.
2. Letter
Candidates will be required to write a letter from a choice of either a formal or an informal letter. Suggestions may be given. The layout of the letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment. 
3. Comprehension
An unseen passage of about 150 words will be given in Spanish. Questions based on the given passage will be set, to be answered in Spanish, so as to test the candidates’ understanding of the content of the passage.

4. Grammar
This will consist of tests in vocabulary, syntax and idiom, e.g., synthesis in sentence construction, formation of sentences in Spanish correctly embodying given words or forms. The question will not require detailed knowledge of grammatical definitions. The questions on grammar will include the following:
Nouns:
gender
singular and plural forms

Articles:
definite and indefinite

Adjectives:
agreement
position
lo plus adjective
comparative and superlative: regular and mayor, menor, mejor, peor
demonstrative (este, ese, aquel)
indefinite (cada, otro, todo, mismo, alguno)
possessive, short and long forms (mi, mío)
interrogative (cuánto, qué, donde etc.)

Adverbs:
formation
comparative and superlative: regular
interrogative (cómo, cuándo, dónde)
adverbs of time and place (aquí, ahi, allí, ahora, ya)
common adverbial phrases
Quantifiers/Intensifiers:
(muy, bastante, demasiado, poco, mucho)

Pronouns:
subject
object – direct & indirect
position and order of object pronouns in a
sentence and with commands
reflexive
relative: que,
relative: quien, el cual, la cual etc., lo que,
disjunctive (conmigo, para mí )
demonstrative (éste, ése, aquél, esto, eso)
indefinite (algo, alguien)
interrogative (cuál, qué, quién)

Verbs:
Regular and irregular forms of verbs, radical
changing and reflexive verbs all persons of the
verb, singular and plural
radical-changing verbs
negative forms
interrogative forms
reflexive constructions (se puede, se necesita, se habla)
uses of ser and estar

tenses: present indicative
present continuous
preterite
imperfect:
imperfect continuous
immediate future
future
conditional:
perfect
pluperfect
passive voice
gerund

imperative: common forms including negative
impersonal verbs: most common only
present subjunctive: imperative, affirmation and
negation, after verbs of wishing, command,
request, prohibiting, emotion and to express
purpose (para que)
After cuando
imperfect subjunctive and in conditional clause
Time:
Use of desde hace with the present and imperfect
tense
Llevo + time+ gerund
Prepositions:
common, including personal a
uses of por and para
Conjunctions
Most common ones including y, pero, cuando, o,
porque, como, sin embargo.
Numbers
Quantities
Dates

5. Translation and/or Dialogue Writing:
One short passage will be set for translation from Spanish into English.  
One passage will be set for translation from English into Spanish.  
Dialogue writing (Around 150 words) based on situations faced in everyday life. Hints may be given.
Annexe
Communication (oral and written) skills that can be covered from any book used for teaching: 
1. Topic A - Myself
Self, Family and Friends  
Important Events  
Interests and Hobbies  
Home and Locality  
Daily Routine  
School
2. Topic B - Holiday Time & Travel
Travel, Transport and Tourism  
Accommodation  
Restaurant  
Directions  
Holiday 
Activities  
Services
3. Topic C - Work & Lifestyle
Home Life  
Everyday Living and Health  
Work Experience  
Leisure  
Shopping  
The Environment
Teaching and study resource books:
Espanol Sin Fronteras Bk 2 
Workbook Nuevo ven Bk 2
Pasaporte Bk 2

Internal Assessment - 20 marks
Schools will prepare, conduct and record assessments of the Listening, Speaking and Creative Writing Skills of candidates as follows:

Class X: Two assessments in the course of the year.

Pattern of Assessment
a) Listening Skills 
A passage of about 300 words is read aloud by the examiner twice at normal reading speed (about 110 words a minute). Candidates may make brief notes during the readings. They then answer an objective type test based on the passage, on the paper provided.
b) Speaking Skills
Each candidate is required to make an oral presentation for about two minutes, which will be followed by a discussion on the subject with the examiners, for about three minutes.
Subjects for presentation may include narrating an experience, providing a description, giving directions, expressing an opinion, giving a report, relating an anecdote or commenting on a current event.
A candidate may refer to brief notes in the course of the presentation but reading or excessive dependence on notes will be penalised.
It is recommended that candidates be given an hour for preparation of their subject for presentation and that they be given a choice of subject, on a common paper.
c) Creative Writing Skills
Each candidate is required to write short compositions based on the suggested assignments.
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