Intermediate level

You can understand frequently used, isolated phrases and expressions about normal, important subjects such as basic personal and family information, purchases, your immediate environment and your job.

You can communicate during basic, ordinary tasks by asking for basic and direct information about familiar and ordinary topics.

You can describe your training and your immediate environment in basic terms and can talk about topics relating to your immediate requirements.

Estimated number of hours to reach the next level:

• Intensive course (20 hours per week): 120 hours over 6 weeks

• Extended course (9 hours per week): 126 hours over 14 weeks

• Evening course (4 hours per week): 138 hours over 32 weeks

Threshold level

Can understand the essential points when clear and standard language is used and the discussion is around familiar topics to do with work, education, leisure, etc. You can cope in most situations that occur while travelling in an area where the target language is spoken.

You can speak in a basic and coherent way about familiar topics and areas of interest.

You can talk about an event, an experience or a dream, describe a hope or a goal and briefly explain your reasons or motivation behind a project or idea.

Estimated number of hours to reach the next level:

• Intensive course (20 hours per week): 160 hours over 8 weeks

• Extended course (9 hours per week): 162 hours over 18 weeks

• Evening course (4 hours per week): 144 hours over 36 weeks

Advanced level

You can understand the fundamental content of concrete or abstract subjects in a complex text, including a technical discussion about your area of knowledge.

You can communicate with a degree of spontaneity and ease, such as talking to a native speaker without any difficulty for either party.

You can express yourself clearly and in detail on a wide range of subjects, and you can give an opinion on a current topic and explain the advantages and disadvantages of different possibilities.

Estimated number of hours to reach the next level:

• Intensive course (20 hours per week): 200 hours over 10 weeks

• Extended course (9 hours per week): 180 hours over 20 weeks

• Evening course (4 hours per week): 160 hours over 40 weeks

Independent level

You can understand a wide range of extended and demanding texts and manage to capture implicit meanings.

You can express yourself spontaneously and fluently without any apparent need to search for your words.

Can use language effectively and flexibly in social, professional or academic life.

You can express yourself on complex subjects in a clear and well structured way and demonstrate a mastery of organised, articulate and cohesive speech.

Estimated number of hours to reach the next level:

Number of weeks to be determined with the teacher

Master level

You can effortlessly understand everything you read or hear.

You can repeat facts and arguments from various written and oral sources by summarising them consistently.

You can express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely and can make distinct nuances of meaning about complex subjects.

Estimated number of hours to reach the next level:

Number of weeks to be determined with the teacher