Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR)
The Common European Framework of Reference gives a detailed description of learner level by skill, in a language-neutral format. It is a useful reference document for school directors, syllabus designers, teacher trainers and proficient learners.
The CEFR has three broad bands - A, B, C. Very loosely, you can see these as similar to Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced - though the CEFR levels are more precise than these terms (and calls them Basic, Independent and Proficient). Each of those bands is divided into two, giving us six main levels.
Why do we need the CEFR?
Even among teachers of the same language in similar contexts there can be a lot of variety in what is meant by terms like ‘beginner’, ‘intermediate’ or ‘advanced’. This variability increases significantly across different languages, in different countries, with different age ranges of learners, etc.
The CEFR makes it easier for everyone to talk about language levels reliably and with shared understanding.
Is it just about levels?
The CEFR has been very significant in language learning and teaching because its impact goes beyond merely describing learner levels. It has underpinned a particular approach to language learning as the one most commonly recommended or expected in language teaching today. This approach is based on the notion of communicative proficiency -the increasing ability to communicate and operate effectively in the target language. The descriptions of levels are skilled-based and take the form of Can Do statements. These descriptions of ability focus on communicative purpose and make for a very practical approach, which looks at what people can do - rather than on specific linguistic knowledge. Check the levels of proficiency described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in the following pages (Level A1, Level A2, Level B1, Level B2, Level C1 and Level C2).
https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/?
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