Examples of spoken proficiency in 5 languages and for 6 levels
Calibrated examples of spoken proficiency in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish with regard to the six levels of the Common European Framework of Reference are the result of a cross-language benchmarking seminar organised at the Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques (CIEP) in Sèvres, France, on 23-25 June 2008 in cooperation with various partners.
Two DVDs with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe
Reports with comments on the performances and the justification for the assigned levels are available as pdf documents:
A DVD (2004) with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe. This DVD is now included in the "Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues" published by Editions Didier.
A second DVD (2006) with illustrations of spoken proficiency in French illustrating levels A1 and A1.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference is also available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe
A DVD with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European levels of the CEFR levels can be ordered directly from Langenscheidt. The title is: MÜNDLICH: Mündliche Produktion und Interaktion Deutsch. Illustration der Niveaustufen des Gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmens. ISBN 978-3-468-49409-3
The DVD was the product of two seminars to calibrate samples of spoken production in German.
A DVD with samples of spoken proficiency illustrating the European levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is available at the Language Policy Unit of the Council of Europe.
