The QERL – Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment is the document prepared by the Council of Europe that unifies guidelines for language teaching and learning in the European context and provides a common basis for the preparation of language programmes, curriculum guidelines, exams, manuals, etc. across Europe.
The objective of this common basis for the description of objectives, contents and methodology is to overcome the barriers produced by the different European educational systems that limit communication between professionals working in the field of modern languages. It integratively describes what language learners need to learn in order to use a language to communicate, as well as the knowledge and skills they need to develop to act effectively.
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| English | Young Learners Starters/Movers | Key English Test (KET) | Preliminary English Test (PET) | First Certificate in English (FCE) | Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) | Certificate of Proeficiency in English (DSE) |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| German | Goethe-Zertifikat A1 | Goethe-Zertifikat A2 | Goethe-Zertifikat B1 | Goethe-Zertifikat B2 | Goethe-Zertifikat C1 | Goethe-Zertifikat C2 – Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS) |
| Start Deutsch 1 | Start Deutsch 2 | Zertifikat Deutsch (ZD) | Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB) | Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (ZMP) | Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP) | |
| Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (KDS) |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| Spanish | Initial Spanish Certificate (CIE) | Basic Spanish Diploma (DBE) | Superior Diploma of Spanish (DSE) |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| French | Certificat dÉtudes de Français Pratique 1 (CEFP1) | Certificat dÉtudes de Français Pratique 2 (CEFP2) | Diplôme de Langue Française (DL) | Diplôme Supérieur d’Études Françaises Modernes (DS) | Diplôme de Hautes Etudes Françaises (DHEF) |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| Italian | CELI – Impacto | Certificato di Conoscenza della Língua Italiana Livello 1 (CELI 1) | Certificato di Conoscenza della Língua Italiana Livello 2 (CELI 2) | Certificato di Conoscenza della Língua Italiana Livello 3 (CELI 3) | Certificato di Conoscenza della Língua Italiana Livello 4 (CELI 4) | Certificato di Conoscenza della Língua Italiana Livello 5 (CELI 5) |
| CILS A1 | CILS A2 | CILS 1 | CILS 2 | CILS 3 | CILS 4 | |
| PLIDA A1 | DELI A2 | DILI B1 | DILI B2 | DALI C1 | PLIDA C2 | |
| PLIDA A2 | PLIDA B1 | PLIDA B2 | PLIDA C1 |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| Portuguese | Initial Certificate of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (CIPLE) | Elementary Diploma of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (DEPLE) | Intermediate Diploma of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (DIPLE) | Advanced Diploma of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (DAPLE) | University Diploma of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (DUPLE) |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| Chinese | Chinese Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 1 | Chinese Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 2 | Chinese Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 3 | Chinese Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 4 | Chinese Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 5 | Chinese Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 6 |
| Prova de Chinês como Língua Estrangeira (TOCFL) (Taiwan) – Nível 1 | Prova de Chinês como Língua Estrangeira (TOCFL) (Taiwan) – Nível 2 | Prova de Chinês como Língua Estrangeira (TOCFL) (Taiwan) – Nível 3 | Prova de Chinês como Língua Estrangeira (TOCFL) (Taiwan) – Nível 4 | Prova de Chinês como Língua Estrangeira (TOCFL) (Taiwan) – Nível 5 | Prova de Chinês como Língua Estrangeira (TOCFL) (Taiwan) – Nível 6 |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| Russian | ТЭУ Элементарный уровень | ТБУ Базовый уровень | ТРКИ 1 – Тест по русскому языку как иностранному / (TORFL 1 – Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) | ТРКИ 2 – Тест по русскому языку как иностранному / (TORFL 2 – Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) | ТРКИ 3 – Тест по русскому языку как иностранному / (TORFL 3 – Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) | ТРКИ 4 – Тест по русскому языку как иностранному / (TORFL 4 – Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) |
| Level 1 (Initiation) | Level 2 (Threshold) | (Independent) | Level 4 (Advanced) | Level 5 (Superior) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| Japanese | Certificação de Aptidão de Língua Japonesa – JLPT N5 | Certificação de Aptidão de Língua Japonesa – JLPT N4 | Certificação de Aptidão de Língua Japonesa – JLPT N3 | Certificação de Aptidão de Língua Japonesa – JLPT N2 | Certificação de Aptidão de Língua Japonesa – JLPT N1 | |
| Prova da Fundação Japão para o Japonês Básico – JFT Básico | Prova da Fundação Japão para o Japonês Básico – JFT A2 | Prova da Fundação Japão para o Japonês Básico – JFT B1 | Prova da Fundação Japão para o Japonês Básico – JFT B2 | Prova da Fundação Japão para o Japonês Básico – JFT C1 | Prova da Fundação Japão para o Japonês Básico – JFT C2 | |
| Certificate of Japanese as a Foreign Language (J-cert A2.1 / J-cert A2.2) | Certificate of Japanese as a Foreign Language (J-cert B1) | Certificate of Japanese as a Foreign Language (J-cert B2) | Certificate of Japanese as a Foreign Language (J-cert C1) | Certificate of Japanese as a Foreign Language (J-cert C2) |