Spanish Levels
All of our courses are organized into 6 Spanish levels, which are then further divided into sub-levels to ensure that every student has a "perfect fit". This six-level structure adheres to the requisites and guidelines established by the Instituto Cervantes as well as the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Further more, it is designed to match up to the U.S. university system, meaning that in many American universities you can get course credits for the courses you take with Enforex Spanish schools in Spain.
Your Spanish level will be determined on the very first day of class with a written and oral placement test. Results are immediate, meaning just minutes later you will be in the classroom learning!
Level 1 ("A1"): Basic
Incoming student profile:
- Students taking a Spanish course for the very first time
Objectives:
- Learn to form fundamental communicative and grammatical structures- greetings, giving opinions, present tense verb conjugations, describing yourself and others.
- Acquire a general understanding of Spanish society and culture.
Level 2 ("A2"): Elementary
Incoming student profile:
- Students with some knowledge of basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary
Objectives:
- Increase level of vocabulary and grammar and be able to express yourself in communicative contexts.
- Acquire a greater awareness of Spanish culture and society
- Make comparisons, express opinions, understand the difference between estar and ser, conjugate verbs in the present and past tense, form commands.
Level 3 ("B1"): Intermediate
Incoming student profile:
- Students with a decent vocabulary base and a general command of some of the language's more complex structures
Objectives:
- Achieve a certain level of fluency
- Acquire a greater understanding of the Spanish way of life
- Review past and present tenses, use conditional and future tenses, express courtesy, use the subjective to express needs and desires, form negative commands.
Level 4 ("B2"): Advanced
Incoming student profile:
- Students who speak with a certain degree of fluency and feel fairly comfortable communicating in social situations
Objectives:
- Express detailed opnions and expand ability to partake in debates
- Cohesively link sentences and phrases
- Converse and opine about more complex and specific topics
- Dominate the subjective in all contexts, debate, narrate a story, express hypotheses in teh past and present, employ the passive voice, use periphrases, express feelings in depth
Level 5 ("C1"): Superior
Incoming student profile:
- Students with a solid grasp of the language and can communicate effectively
Objectives:
- Perfect grammar skills and dominate idioms
- Increase familiarity and knowledge of Spanish cultural topics
- Express ideas at a more abstract level
Level 6 ("C2"): Proficiency
Incoming student profile:
- Students with a high command of the language who are looking to perfect all linguistic aspects
Objectives:
- Refine oral and written skills
- Develop a global perspective of Spanish cutlure
