Different level of Deutsch certificate:
The framework specifies different ability levels for every language and is roughly divided as follows: A for beginners, B for intermediate levels, and C for advanced levels.
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• Level A1: Beginners and False Beginners. Upon completion of this level, you can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases. …
• Level A2: Basic German Knowledge. …
• Level B1: Pre-Intemediate. …
• Level B2: Intermediate. …
• Level C1: Upper-Intermediate. …
• Level C2: Advanced.
Each level group (A-B-C) is then divided into two levels: A1+A2, B1+B2, and C1+C2 resulting in a total of 6 language levels. In short, the FSI estimated that learning German will take approximately 30 weeks (750 hours) for English speakers. This may seem like a lot of time, but it’s a fraction compared to languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic, which took students up to 88 weeks to learn.