Your Language Level

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop

— Confucius.

SURVIVAL

1. Basic Survival

You can identify and be able to reproduce loose words or memorized expressions that help you solve certain basic situations.

2. Survival

You can introduce yourself and be able to answer simple questions about your centres of interest. You understand short sentences and are able to express you basic needs.

3. Transactional

You are able to manage your daily routines and satisfy limited social needs, using colloquial language.

SOCIAL

4. Basic Social

You are able to satisfy your transactional and social needs and build simple arguments in those contexts.

5. Social

You are able to express yourself spontaneously in most everyday life topics.

6. Communicative

You are able to perform in most part of the informal and formal situations related to your social life, personal transactions and leisure. In a conversation you are able to talk about a wide range of topics.

PROFESSIONAL

7. Basic Professional / Cultural

You are able to perform effectively in basic business situations. You can take part in long conversations and discuss abstract or cultural topics with relative fluency.

8. Professional / Cultural

You are able to perform effectively in business situations. You can take part in long conversations and discuss abstract or cultural topics with fluency and a wide range of vocabulary.

9. Native

Proficiency equivalent to that of a native speaker of the same socio / cultural background.

Destinations