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Levels
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Course Description
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Category (Proficiency Rating)
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Post Advance
5B
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use the language effectively in most situations with minimal difficulties. Communication is effective and consistent with few hesitations and uncertainty. |
Excellent User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 650 and 601 |
Advance
5A
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use the language competently in a variety of situations but with noticeable faults. Communication is sufficiently effective. When difficulties arise, communication is recovered with ease
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Good User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 600 and 551 |
Pre-Advance
4B
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use the language competently in familiar situations. Frequent faults still happen but messages can be understood easily. |
Competent User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 550 and 501 |
Post Intermediate
4A
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use limited range of language adequately in familiar situations, rather frequent faults but usually succeed in communicating general messages. |
Modest User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 500 and 451 |
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Intermediate 3B
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use limited range of language adequate for basic communication and practical needs. Faults cause frequent breakdown but message usually recovered with repetition and/or assistance. |
Marginal User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 450 and 401 |
Pre-Intermediate
3A
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use limited range of language adequate for survival needs and limited social demands. Basic communication is possible with assistance. |
Basic User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 400 and 351 |
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Post-Basic
2B
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use narrow range of language adequate for basic communication. Basic communication is possible with the extensive assistance. |
Extremely User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 350 and 301 |
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Basic
2A
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Provides learners with the skills needed to use narrow range of language to respond readily only to utterances thoroughly familiar to the learners. |
Intermittent User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 300 and 251 |
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Basic Low
1B
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Provides learners with the restricted range of simple utterances within the most predictable areas of needs in daily life. |
Non-User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 250 and 201 |
Pre-Basic
1A
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Provides learners with the very basic skills needed to use several words or phrases such as greetings and to recognize some public notices or signs. |
Non-User
Equivalent to TOEFL score range of 200 or below |