SPECIAL ENGLISH AIMS AND OBJECTIVE

1 1 SPECIAL ENGLISHAIMS AND OBJECTIVEAims :-To enable the learner -a)to communicate effectively and appropriately in )to use ENGLISH effectively for study purpose across the )to develop and integrate the use of the four language skills Reading, Listening,Speaking, )to develop interest in and appereciation of )to revise and reinforce structure already )to develop an interest in the appreciation of Literature. Teachers may kindlykeep the following in mind to develop these competencies:Creativity self monitoring:-Students should be encouraged to think on their own and form their ideas using theirexperience, knowledge and imagination than being text or teacher :(1)ReadingBy the end of the course, students should be able to silently at varying speed depending on the purpose of reading;.* different strategies for different types of text, both literary and the organization of a text; the main point of a text; relations between different parts of text through lexical and grammar and predict what will come next in the text;* the meaning of unfamiliar lexical items in a given a dictionary to obtain information on the meaning and use of lexical items;* , interpret, infer (and evaluate) the ideas in the text; an extract from a text information required for a specific purpose (and record itin note form).

2 * information from verbal to diagrammatic form; and synthesise information from a range of reference material using study skillssuch as skimming and scanning;* texts by relating them to other material on the same theme (and to their ownexperience and knowledge*) extensively on their own.(2)ListeningBy the end of the course, students should be able to the course for the purpose of listening (eg. for pleasure, general interest, specificinformation etc.) linguistic and non-linguistic features of the context for understanding and interpretingwhat is heard (eg. cohesion devices, key words, intonation, gestures, back noises); to a talk and understand the topic and main points; for information required for a specific purpose (eg. radio broadcast, commentaries,airport and railway station announcements); main points from supporting details, and irrelevant from relevant information; and interpret messages conveyed in person or by telephone; and respond appropriately to instruction, advice request and warning ; and interpret spontaneous spoken discourse in familiar (1)SpeakingBy the end of the Course, Students should be able to intelligibly using appropriate word stress, sentence stress, and intonation patterns; different strategies to convey ideas effectively according to purpose, topic andaudience (including the polite expressions); events and incidents, real or imaginary in a logical sequence; oral reports or summaries, make announcements, clearly and confidently; and argue a point of view clearly and effectively; active part in group discussion, showing ability to express agreement, argument tosummarise ideas to elicit the views of others and present own ideas.

3 And respond to personal feelings, opinions and attitudes; messages effectively in person or by telephone; questions so as to elicit the desired response and respond appropriately to in spontaneous spoken discourse in familiar social situations.(2)WritingBy the end of the course, students should be able to ideas in clear and grammatically correct ENGLISH , using appropriate punctuationand cohesion devices; in a style appropriate for communicative purposes; , organise and present ideas coherently by introducing, developing and concluding atopic; a clear description ( of a place, a person, an object or a system); a clear account of events ( process, a narrative, a trend or a cause-effectrelationship); and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusion; an argument, supporting it with appropriate examples; an appropriate style and format to write letters (formal and informal); , check and revise written work; notes into a piece of writing; or make notes from a given text; information from one text type to another (eg.)

4 Diary entry to letter, advertisementto report, diagram to verbal form).* objectives which will not be tested in a formal Change :Through the course, the student should be able to -imbibe ethical, moral, national and cultural values through various forms of Experession -During the course, the student should be enabled to write an original, dialogue, storyone-act play, poems SPECIALCLASS X3 hoursOne Paper100 MarksSECTION A : READING30 Marks54 PeriodsThree unseen passages with a variety of comprehension questions including 5 marksfor word attack skills such as word formation and inferring meaning.(1)About 150 words in length(8 Marks)(2)About 200 words in length(8 Marks)(3)About 300 words in length(14 Marks)The total of the three passages will be about 650 words. The passage will include oneeach of the following types:Factual passage, instruction, description, report;Discursive passage involving opinion , argumentative, persuasive or interpretativetextLiterary passage, extract from fiction, drama, poetry essay or biography.

5 In thecase of a poetry, extract the text may be shorter than 150 B: WRITING30 MarksFour writing tasks as indicated below:54 Periods(1)A linguistically controlled task, where a student builds up a composition withguidance;5 marksSpecial EnglishClass 10thOne PaperTime : Hours wise weightageSectionTopicsMarks AReading Skills30(Reading Unseen Passages) BWriting Skills30 CGrammar15 DPrescribed TextBook251005(2)Short composition of not more than 50 words, a note or notice, message,telegram, short post card;5 marks(3)Composition based on a verbal and / or visual stimulus such as an advertisement;notice, newspaper cutting, table, diary extracts, notes, letter or other formsof correspondence;10 marks(4)Composition based on a verbal and / or visual stimulus such as a diagram,picture, graph, map, cartoon, or marksOne of the longer (10 marks) Compositions will draw on the thematic contentof the Main Course least one task will invlove the production of a form of correspondence, aletter, postcard, note or task will involve the production of discursive text in which the student isrequired to express his/her point of view on the topic C: GRAMMAR15 Marks27 PeriodsA variety of short questions involving the use of particular structures within a context ( in isolated sentences).

6 Test types will include, for example , cloze (gap filling exercise withblanks at regular interval), sentences-completion, sentence-reordering, editing, dialogue-completion and sentence grammar syllabus will be sampled each year, with marks allotted for differentareas of the content of the syllabus prescribed for class IX as well as X as detailedbelow:By the end of the course students should be able to use the following accurately andappropriately in formsTenses:Present / Past formsSimple / Continuous formsPerfect formsFuture time referenceModalsActive and Passive voiceSubject Verb agreementNon finite verb forms (infinitive and participles) StrucutureConnectorsTypes of Sentences : affirmative / interrogative sentences, of phrases and clauses:finite and non- finite clauses and phrases,adjective clauses and phrasesadverb clauses and phrasesIndirect AreasDeterminersPronounsPrepositionsSECT ION D: TEXT BOOK 25 Marks 45 periods(1)Two extracts from different poems from the prescribed readers,each followed by two or three questions to test local and globalcomprehension of the set text.

7 Each extract will carry four marks(2)One or two questions based on one of the drama texts from theprescribed reader to test local and global comprehension of theset text. An extract may or may not be marks(3)One question based on one of the prose texts from the prescribedreader to test global comprhension and extrapolation beyond theset marks(4)One extended question based on one of the prose texts from theprescribed reader to test global comprehension and extrapolationbeyond the set marksQuestions will test comprehension at different levels: literal inferential and the end of class X the Board's three hour examination will test reading and writing skillsspecified in the teaching / testing objectives together with representative samples of theliterature and grammar objectives . The structure of the class X examination paper willbe in accordance with the sample paper given in Grammar Work Prescribed Book with Supplementary Book