Which Level is More Than Enough for a Target Language
Few days ago I saw the following tweet about language level, especially those for European languages. The person said B1 level is more than enough because A1 and A2 also mean nothing, while B1 and B2 differ not much.
However, I tweeted back since I had different opinions. Now I would like to explain more in the following paragraphs.
Define “Enough”: What You Want to do with the Language
Before we argue which level is enough, we should start with what you want to do with the language: to introduce yourself, to communicate with store keeps when traveling, to speak to native speakers while working, to express your opinions on books, movies, or certain topics. The “enough” differs from person to person.
It matters where you will need to use the target language.
The Framework Can’t be Applied to Every Language
This framework aims to provide an overall and quick understanding for people to get to know how fluent you are in a European language. In Korean and Japanese proficiency test, they have…
