The CEFR organises language proficiency in six levels, A1 to C2, which can be regrouped into three broad levels: Basic User, Independent User and Proficient User, and that can be further …

It presents the key aspects of the CEFR for teaching and learning in a user-friendly form and contains the complete set of extended CEFR descriptors, replacing the 2001 set.

The CEFR is used in teacher education, the reform of foreign language curricula, the development of teaching materials and for the comparability of qualifications.

It is important to distinguish between the CEFR descriptors, which have been through an extensive process of validation and consultation, and supplementary descriptors, which have …

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR) is a key instrument for establishing a European educational space in the field of …

CEFR Descriptors The CEFR Common Reference levels are fully defined in a structured set of illustrative ‘can-do’ descriptors for many different categories.

Such a simple ‘global’ representation will make it easier to communicate the system to non-specialist users and will provide teachers and curriculum planners with orientation points. …

Structured overview of all CEFR scales The copyright of the descriptive scales and the illustrative scales (in all languages) reproduced in this document belongs to the Council of Europe.

The self-assessment grid illustrates the levels of proficiency described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It presents 34 scales of listening, reading, …

CEFR descriptors search The CEFR provides a common basis for the elaboration of language syllabuses, curriculum guidelines, examinations, textbooks, etc. across Europe.