The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR or CEF for short) is a standardized guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe and beyond. At Deutschable, we follow these guidelines in all of our German classes, including level C1 in German. (Not sure about your level? Test it here now for free.)

How Does it Work?

These levels are classified as A1 for beginners, A2 for elementary, B1 for intermediate, B2 for upper intermediate, C1 as advanced, and C2 as mastery.

Deutschable, like many other language schools, splits these levels in half to accommodate students' time and budget planning (e.g. level A1 is split into A1.1 and A1.2). This framework is one of the best to learn German for beginners.

To start with level A1, you are expected to have no knowledge of German.

What Does it Mean for You?

After completing level C1, you'll be able to:

• understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning.
• express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
• use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes and produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

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Read more about the other German CEFR levels and see which one best matches your current skillset in German:

 A1.1, A1.2, A2.1, A2.2, B1.1, B1.2, B2.1, B2.2, C1, C2.