{"id":12099,"date":"2024-04-22T09:53:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T08:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/?post_type=portfolio&p=12099"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T10:34:21","slug":"what-are-all-the-levels-in-isi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/what-are-all-the-levels-in-isi\/","title":{"rendered":"What are all the levels in ISI?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What are all the levels in ISI?<\/h1>\n

The levels at ISI are aligned to CEFR, “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment<\/a>“. The levels are as follows:<\/p>\n

A: \u202fBasic User<\/h3>\n

Pre-A1 Beginner<\/p>\n

A1 Elementary<\/p>\n

A2 Pre-Intermediate<\/p>\n

B: \u202fIndependent User<\/h3>\n

B1 Intermediate<\/p>\n

B2 Upper-Intermediate<\/p>\n

C: \u202fProficient User<\/h3>\n

C1 Advanced<\/p>\n

C2 Proficiency<\/p>\n

What can I do at each of the levels?<\/h2>\n

Basic user –\u00a0Pre-A1 – A1<\/h3>\n

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic\u202fphrases to communicate what they need. Can introduce\u202fthemself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal\u202fdetails such as where he\/she lives, people he\/she knows and things he\/she\u202fhas. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and\u202fclearly and is prepared to help.<\/p>\n

A2<\/h3>\n

Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of\u202fmost immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information,\u202fshopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and\u202froutine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of\u202finformation on\u202ffamiliar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his\/her\u202fbackground, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.<\/p>\n

Independent user<\/h3>\n

B1<\/h3>\n

Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters\u202fregularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most\u202fsituations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is\u202fspoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or\u202fof personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes &\u202fambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.<\/p>\n

B2<\/h3>\n

Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract\u202ftopics, including technical discussions in his\/her field of specialisation. Can\u202finteract with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular\u202finteraction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.\u202fCan produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a\u202fviewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of\u202fvarious options.<\/p>\n

Proficient user<\/h3>\n

C1<\/h3>\n

Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise\u202fimplicit meaning. Can express him\/herself fluently and spontaneously\u202fwithout much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly\u202fand effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce\u202fclear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled\u202fuse of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.<\/p>\n

C2<\/h3>\n

Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can summarise\u202finformation from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing\u202farguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Can express him\/herself\u202fspontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of\u202fmeaning even in more complex situations.<\/p>\n

How long?<\/h2>\n

Your stating level will be based on your online test results, and your speaking test on your first day at ISI.<\/p>\n

Cambridge exams estimate that each level is reached with the following guided learning hours: A1, 90 to 100; A2, 180\u2013200; B1, 350\u2013400; B2, 500\u2013600; C1, 700\u2013800, and C2, 1,000\u20131,200.<\/p>\n

Individual learners will progress differently depending on many factors, hours attended at school, exposure to the language and culture, motivation, and opportunities to practise English outside of class. You can expect to move through the basic levels quickly. In the other levels, you should except move up at least one level by the end of your six-month course.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What are all the levels in ISI? The levels at ISI are aligned to CEFR, \"Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment\". The levels are as follows: ...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10809,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12099","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-handbook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12099"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12135,"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12099\/revisions\/12135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}