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    Level group Level Description

    Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
    A1 Can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they
    Breakthrough or beginner have.
    Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
    A
    Basic user
    Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information,
    A2 shopping, local geography, employment).
    Waystage or elementary Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
    Can describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

    Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
    B1 Can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
    Threshold or intermediate
    Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
    B Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
    Independent
    user
    Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
    B2 Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
    Vantage or upper intermediate
    Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various
    options.

    Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
    C1
    Effective operational proficiency or Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
    advanced Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
    C Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
    Proficient user

    Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.


    C2
    Mastery or proficiency Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
    Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.

    These descriptors can apply to any of the languages spoken in Europe, and there are translations in many languages.

    Relationship with duration of learning process


    Educational bodies for various languages have offered estimates for the amount of study needed to reach levels in the relevant language.

    Cumulative hours of study to reach level


    Body Language Ref
    A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

    150 (A2.1) 300 (B1.1) [7]


    DW Akademie German 75
    225 (A2.2) 400 (B1.2)

    Goethe-Institut German 80-200 200-350 350-650 600-800 800-1000 1000 [8]

    Cambridge English Language Assessment English 180–200 350–400 500–600 700–800 1,000–1,200 [9]

    Alliance Française French 60–100 160–200 360–400 560–650 810–950 1060–1200 [10]

    Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge Irish 80–100 160–200 350–400 500–600 1000+ 1500+ [11]

    Certification and teaching ecosystem enabled by the CEFR

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