5

Native

Able to speak like an educated native speaker

4+

4

Distinguished

Able to speak with a great deal of fluency, grammatical accuracy, precision of vocabulary and idiomaticity

3+

3

Superior

Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations

2+

Advanced Plus

Able to satisfy most work requirements and show some ability to communicate on concrete topics

2

Advanced

Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements

1+

Intermediate - High

Able to satisfy most survival needs and limited social demands

1

Intermediate - Mid

Intermediate - Low

Able to satisfy some survival needs and some limited social demands

Able to satisfy basic survival needs and minimum courtesy requirements

0+

Novice - High

Able to satisfy immediate needs with learned utterances

0

Novice - Mid

Novice - Low

0

Able to operate in only a very limited capacity

Unable to function in the spoken language

No ability whatsoever in the language