Le Cadre européen commun
de référence pour les langues
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages – Learn, Teach, Assess (CEFR or CEFRL / CECR or CECRL in French) was published by the Council of Europe in 2001 and describes 6 levels of a foreign language proficiency through “can-do” descriptors in various areas of competencies. These 6 levels are: A1 and A2 (basic user), B1and B2 (independent user), C1 and C2 (proficient user).
Estimation of the necessary cumulative hours of study to reach the 6 levels:
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
| 60–100 hours | 160–200 hours | 360–400 hours | 560–650 hours | 810–950 hours | 1060–1200 hours |
