The CEFR is a publication of the Council of Europe that provides a common basis for describing language objectives, contents, teaching methods and assessment for the teaching of foreign languages. It is used for the design, implementation and evaluation of teaching programmes, examinations, textbooks and teacher training programmes throughout Europe. It also defines levels of proficiency, making it possible to assess the progress of each student and compare their qualifications, thus facilitating the mobility of citizens in Europe.

The language ability of students, depending on the degree of response to the 3 areas of language proficiency:

COMPREHENSION (Oral & Written Language),

SPEAKING (Oral Communication & Speech Production), WRITING (Written Speech Production),

is assessed with the following characteristics: