Class levels

This framework is developed by Council of Europe and concerns all modern languages. It allows having an idea about the student general and communicative language competences.

It is essential to allow assessment, coordination and dialogue between the learners and help us to plan learning programs for classes and determine the level of proficiency acquired by each student.

Going from one level to another will depend on each student ability, motivation, and prior skills in French. Note that the higher the level, the more challenging are the tasks to be undertaken.

Absolute beginner, or beginner with very limited knowledge of French. After about 50 hours of study you should be able to :

• use basic structures to talk about oneself
• make contact with others
• obtain information
• fill in a form
• make purchases
• order in a restaurant…

A1: False beginner/Elementary level After about 100 hours of study you should be able to :

• comprehend very simple situations in everyday life
• deal with administrative matters
• start a conversation and participate in it…

A2: Elementary/Intermediate 1 level After about 200 h of study you should be able to :

• comprehend simple subjects about everyday life
• communicate during a trip
• talk about a project, an idea, ones job, pastimes, studies, etc using several tenses…

B1: Intermediate 1 level After about 300-400 h of study you should be able to :

• comprehend complex texts
• talk about a variety of subjects
• give opinions and debate
• express oneself in a spontaneous way

B2: Intermediate 2 /Advanced level After about 500-600 h of study you should be able to :

• communicate in a spontaneous way in social and professional contexts
• be comfortable using all tenses…

C1/C2: Advanced / Proficiency level 700-1000 h of study you should be able to :

• easily comprehend any type of document
• speak fluently
• handle the subtleties of the language