Language levels

The concept of offered language courses is based on the principles of the Council of Europe's Common European Reference Framework for Languages, which defines a student's language level.

Placement tests will enable you to find out which level of the Common European Reference Framework you are currently at, based on your current language skills, knowledge and level of mastery.

The Framework divides learners into six language levels, which basically expand traditional categorisation into basic, intermediate and advanced levels.

Language level A1

• He/She understands often used everyday expressions and basic phrases enabling everyday satisfaction of basic needs and knows how to use such phrases and expressions.
• He/She can introduce him/herself and others, he/she knows how to ask about personal details, such as where someone lives, who he/sheknows and things he/she has and knows how to answer similar questions.
• He/She can interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Language level A2

• He/She understands sentences and frequently used expressions related to everyday life (such as basic personal details and information about family, shopping, the place where he lives, employment, etc.)
• He/She can communicate in simple and routine situations, which require simple direct exchange of information about familiar and routine topics.
• He/She can describe in a simple manner his/her education, his/her immediate environment and matters related to direct needs.

Language level B1

• He/She understands main points of information about familiar subjects which he regularly encounters in work, school, free time, etc.provided they are expressed in standard manner.
• He/She knows how to cope with most situations which can arise during travelling in a country where the particular language is spoken.
• He/She knows how to create simple connected text regarding topics which he/she knows well and which interest him personally.
• He/She can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and desires and concisely explain his/her opinions and plans.

Language level B2

• He/She understands the main ideas of difficult texts both with specific and abstract ideas, including expert discussions about areas of specialisation.
• He/She can communicate fluently and spontaneously enough to satisfactorily interact with native speakers without greater effort on either side.
• He/She can formulate a clear detailed text about a wide range of topics, explain a viewpoint regarding particular issues and state the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Language level C1

• He/She understands a wide range of demanding lengthier texts and can recognise hidden meanings.
• He/She knows how to express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without too obvious searching for expressions.
• He/She can use the language flexibly and effectively for social, study and work purposes.
• He/She can formulate a clear and well organised detailed text regarding difficult topics and can demonstrate conscientious use of principles of correct syntax, connecting expressions and means of expressing linked ideas in text.

Language level C2

• He/She easily understands everything that he/she hears or reads.
• He/She can summarise information from various spoken and written sources, reconstruct arguments and explanations and present them in context.
• He/She can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely and understands finer shades of meaning even in more difficult situations.

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