{"id":39539,"date":"2026-07-03T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/?page_id=39539"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:23:09","slug":"level-descriptions-cefr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/en\/level-descriptions-cefr\/","title":{"rendered":"Level descriptions CEFR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"header-single   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image hidden lg:block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inverted\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3635def.jpg\" alt=\"Babel Language Courses\" title=\"IMG_3635def\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" class=\"aligncenter size- wp-image-36373 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3635def.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3635def-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3635def-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3635def-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3635def-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the-breadcrumb burgundy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" role=\"navigation\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><ol><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"px-2 breadcrumb-separator\"><svg class=\"icon-breadcrumb\" width=\"5\" height=\"8\" viewBox=\"0 0 5 8\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0.5 7.16667L3.83333 3.83333L0.5 0.5\" stroke=\"#A64B63\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">Level descriptions according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does it mean to have a particular language level? The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) describes what you are able to do when you have a specific language level. Below is an overview of the different levels and what you can understand and use in a foreign language at each level.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"difficulty-level bg-white  \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">What is the CEFR?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When determining a student\u2019s language level, we use the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a guide. In English, this is known as the CEFR: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This framework describes, for each language level, what a person should be able to do in a foreign language. There are six levels of language proficiency, ranging from beginner (A1) to very advanced (C2).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Language levels explained<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"timeline relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dots\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-timeline flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-header flex flex-row items-start lg:items-center justify-between mb-2 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Beginner<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"level\"> <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i> A1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">You can understand familiar everyday words and short, simple sentences when someone speaks slowly and clearly. You can introduce yourself and ask and answer simple questions about personal details, such as where you live and who you know. You can communicate at a basic level, provided the other person speaks slowly and is willing to help you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dots\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-timeline flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-header flex flex-row items-start lg:items-center justify-between mb-2 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Beginner<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"level\"> <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i> A2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">You can understand common phrases and expressions on topics related to your daily life, such as family, work, shopping and your immediate surroundings. You can grasp the main points of short, clear messages. You can communicate in simple, everyday situations where you exchange information directly. You can also talk about your background and daily life in simple terms.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dots\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-timeline flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-header flex flex-row items-start lg:items-center justify-between mb-2 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Upper-intermediate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"level\"> <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i> B1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">You can understand the main points of clear, standard language on familiar topics such as work, school and leisure. You can follow the main points in many radio and TV programmes when people speak fairly clearly. You can manage in most situations when travelling. You can also write coherent texts on topics that interest you, explaining your opinions, experiences and plans.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dots\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-timeline flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-header flex flex-row items-start lg:items-center justify-between mb-2 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Advanced<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"level\"> <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i> B2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">You can grasp the main ideas of more complex texts and well-structured presentations on both concrete and abstract topics. You can follow discussions within your field and understand most news and current affairs programmes and films in standard language. You can communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers. You can also write clear, detailed texts in which you support a viewpoint with arguments.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dots\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-timeline flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-header flex flex-row items-start lg:items-center justify-between mb-2 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Advanced<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"level\"> <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i> C1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">You can understand longer, demanding texts and conversations, and recognise implicit meanings. You express yourself fluently and spontaneously without a noticeable search for words. You use language flexibly and effectively in social, academic and professional contexts. You can also write well-structured and detailed texts on complex topics.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dots\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-timeline flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-header flex flex-row items-start lg:items-center justify-between mb-2 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Expert<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"level\"> <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i> C2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">You understand virtually everything you hear or read with ease, even when people speak quickly or have an unfamiliar accent (after a short period of adjustment). You can summarise and logically reconstruct information from a variety of spoken and written sources. You express yourself very fluently, spontaneously and accurately, and can distinguish subtle nuances of meaning, even in complex situations.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"grid-2cols-card bg-cream   \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">What level of language proficiency do I need?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The level of language proficiency you need depends on your personal goals. Do you want to communicate more effectively at work? Study in the Netherlands? Or get by more easily in everyday life? Each goal requires a suitable level of language proficiency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title\">Dutch language courses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like to improve your Dutch? At Babel, we offer:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"custom-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-content flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Group courses and private lessons in Dutch for comprehensive language development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-content flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Dutch language courses for integration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-content flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Dutch exam preparation for medical professionals wishing to work in the healthcare sector in the Netherlands<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/course\/dutch\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" target=\"_self\">View our Dutch language courses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title\">English language courses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Babel also offers a range of options for English:\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"custom-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-content flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Group courses and private lessons in English for comprehensive language development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-content flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Courses in Business English, Spoken English and Academic English for confident communication in the workplace<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-content flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">English exam preparation (e.g. IELTS or TOEFL)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/test-babel.u-digital.nl\/en\/course\/english\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" 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