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A1
Access

The capability to understand and use common everyday expressions such as simple phrases to handle spur of the moment situations.
To be able to ask for and give basic personal information about the students home, belongings and people he or she knows.
To have an elementary conversation with someone speaking slowly and clearly and is willing to cooperate.

A2
Platform

Have the capability to understand frequently used phrases and expressions in relevant fields (basic personal information, information about his or her family, shopping, places of interest, jobs etc.)
Knowing how to communicate when doing basic everyday tasks that require basic conversational exchanges.
Can describe, using basic terms, things about his or her surroundings in relation to immediate necessities.

B1
Threshold

The capability to clearly understand the most important parts of a text in standard language about familiar matters whether to do with work, study or free time.
To manage the majority of situations that could come up while on a trip to an area where the language is used.
To be able to produce simple and coherent texts about familiar matters or of personal interest.
Can describe experiences, events, wishes and aspirations and so briefly justify his or her opinions and explain plans.

B2
Advanced

To have the ability to understand the main ideas of complex texts about abstract themes as well as the technical nature that are in the students field of specialization.
To be able to speak with a sufficient degree of fluency to native speakers and to do it in a natural way as not to require effort from either party.
Produce clear and detailed texts relating to diverse themes such as defending a point of view on general topics and giving the pros and cons of different opinions.

C1
Efficient
speaker

To be able to understand a wide variety of high level extensive texts and be able to identify implicit meanings.
The ability to express himself/herself in a fluent and spontaneous way without showing evident effort in finding the correct expression.
To use the language in a flexible and effective way in social, academic and professional situations.
To produce clear, well structured and detailed texts about complex themes showing the correct use of organizational mechanisms, articulation and cohesion.

C2
Master

Understanding with ease practically all that is heard and read.
Knowing how to reconstruct information and arguments from different sources, whether it be spoken or written, and presenting it in a cohesive and summed up way.
To spontaneously express himself / herself, with a high level of fluency and a degree of precision which allows students to differentiate between nuances in meaning as well as in very complex situations.

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