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NCF Curricular Goals and Competencies for
Middle Stage Language Education
CG-1 C-1.1 Identifies main points and summarizes from a careful listening
Develops the capacity for and reading of the text (news articles, reports and editorials)
effective communication using C-1.2 Listens to, plans and conducts different kinds of interviews
language skills for description, (structured and unstructured)
analysis and response
C-1.3 Raises probing questions about social experiences using
appropriate language (open-ended/closed-ended, formal/informal,
relevant to context, with sensitivity)
C-1.4 Writes different kinds of letters, essays, and reports using
appropriate style and registers for different audiences and
purposes
C-1.5 Creates content for audio, visual, or both, for different audiences
and purposes
CG-2 C-2.1 Identifies and appreciates different forms of literature (prose,
Appreciates the language and poetry, drama) and styles of writing (narrative, descriptive,
literary and cultural heritage expository, persuasive) from various cultures and time periods
in and related to language by C-2.2 Identifies literary devices [simile, metaphor, personification
exploring the various forms of (alankaras), hyperbole (athishayokthi), and alliteration (anuprasa),
literary devices
idioms, proverbs, and riddles] by reading a variety of literature and
uses them in writing
C-2.3 Expresses through speech and writing their ideas and critiques on
the various aspects of their social and cultural surroundings
CG-3 C-3.1 Interprets and understands basic linguistic aspects (rules), such
Develops the ability to recognize as sentence structure, punctuation, tense, gender, and parts of
basic linguistic aspects speech, while reading different forms of literature, and applies
(vocabulary and sentence them while writing
structure) and use them in oral C-3.2 Writes prose, poetry, and drama using appropriate style and
and written expression language
CG-4 C-4.1 Reads, responds to, and critically reviews books of varied genres
Develops the ability to write (fiction and non-fiction)
reviews and uses the library to C-4.2 Uses books and other media resources effectively to find
find references references to use in projects and other activities
CG-5 C-5.1 Understands the phonetics and script of the language, the number
Develops an appreciation of of vowels and consonants, and how they interact and are used
the distinctive features of the C-5.2 Engages in the use of puns, rhymes, alliteration, and other
particular language, including wordplays in the language, to make speech and writing more
its alphabet and script, sounds, interesting and enjoyable
rhymes, puns, and other word-
plays and games unique to the C-5.3 Becomes familiar with some of the major word games in the
language language (e.g., palindromes, spoonerisms, sentences without
given letters or sounds, riddles, jokes, antakshari, anagrams,
crosswords)
