The Common European Framework Levels
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A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
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A1.0 |
A1.1 |
A1.2 |
A2.1 |
A2.2 |
B1.1 |
B1.2 |
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
Class 5 |
Class 6 |
Class 7 |
These levels cover the common reference levels for a Basic User (A1 &
A2) and an Independent User (up to B1). Learners can subsequently take
the examination Zertifikat Deutsch.
Level A1 (Breakthrough) is made up of three classes, a stage
where according to CEF the learners should be able "to interact in
a simple way, ask and answer simple questions about themselves, where
they live, people they know, and things they have, to initiate and respond
to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics..."
(CEF p. 33)
Level A2 (Waystage) represents the next two classes at the GIIN Bucharest. What according to CEF is "the level of the majority of descriptors stating social functions", is described as the level when the learners are likely to "use simple everyday polite forms of greeting and address; greet people, ask how they are and react to news; handle very short social exchanges; ask and answer questions about what they do at work and in free time; make and respond to invitations; discuss what to do, where to go and make arrangements to meet; make and accept offers." (CEF p. 33)
Level B1 (Threshold), that is the last two pre-Zertifikat classes at the GIIN Bucharest, is determined by two features:
Level A1
This is what a student can do on leaving:
Class 1 (A1.0): introduce him/herself and others when meeting someone;
place an order in a restaurant and ask for the bill; have a simple conversation
when shopping
Class 2 (A1.1): ask for simple information while travelling, write
a short postcard while on vacation
Class 3 (A1.2): give a brief account of something in the past by
making use of a series of simple sentences; exchange pros and cons in
a simple dialogue; extract important information of simple texts
A1: Current vocabulary, basic language awareness,
simple interaction related to concrete daily topics provided the interlocutor
is willing to talk slowly
Level A2
This is what a student can do on leaving:
Class 4 (A2.1): give a basic description of his/her family, profession,
home; write a simple personal letter, e.g. in order to express thanks
Class 5 (A2.2): understand a more complex description if asking
one's way and explain the same in simple terms; exchange information in
shopping conversation; give the description of processes he is familiar
with
A2: Simple phrases and sentences related to areas
of daily relevance (dressing, daily schedules, lodging), exchange of information
on general or known topics
Level B1
This is what a student can do on leaving:
Class 6 (B1.1): participate as a host/guest in common table conversation;
express dreams/hopes and aims in life or write about them a short text
made up of a series of sentences
Class 7 (B1.2): embrace one's own viewpoint in a conversation;
write a personal letter; understand fictional texts written in a simple
language
B1: Understanding of the key information and
taking part in discussions on familiar topics; mastering of most of the
situations occurring while travelling