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Definition of Language Proficiency: Level 5 Level 4

The document defines levels of language proficiency from 0 to 5. Level 5 indicates native or bilingual proficiency, with complete fluency accepted by native speakers. Level 4 indicates full professional proficiency, with only minor errors in pronunciation and grammar. Level 3 indicates professional working proficiency, with the ability to participate effectively in most conversations on practical topics using broad vocabulary and good grammar.

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Definition of Language Proficiency: Level 5 Level 4

The document defines levels of language proficiency from 0 to 5. Level 5 indicates native or bilingual proficiency, with complete fluency accepted by native speakers. Level 4 indicates full professional proficiency, with only minor errors in pronunciation and grammar. Level 3 indicates professional working proficiency, with the ability to participate effectively in most conversations on practical topics using broad vocabulary and good grammar.

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Definition of Language Proficiency


Level 5 Has a speaking proficiency equivalent to that of an educated native speaker
Native or bilingual proficiency • Has complete fluency in the language, such that speech on all levels is fully accepted by educated
native speakers in all of its features

Level 4 Able to use the language fluently and accurately on all levels
Full professional proficiency • Can understand and participate in any conversations with a high degree of fluency
• Makes only quite rare and minor errors in pronunciation and grammar

Level 3 Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate
Professional working proficiency effectively in most conversations on practical, social, and professional topics
• Has general vocabulary which is broad enough that he or she rarely has to search for a word; has
good control of grammar and comprehension of other’s speech
• Has an accent which may be obviously foreign but easily understood by native speaker

Level 2 Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements
Limited working proficiency • Can handle with confidence most basic social situations
• Can handle limited work requirements
• Can usually handle elementary constructions quite accurately but does not have thorough or
confident control of the grammar

Level 1 Can fulfill traveling needs and conduct themselves in a polite manner
Elementary proficiency • Able to use questions and answers for simple topics within a limited level of experience
• Able to understand basic questions and speech, which allows for guides, such as slower speech or
repetition, to aid understanding
• Has a vocabulary only large enough to communicate the most basic of needs

Level 0 Oral production limited to occasional, isolated words


No proficiency • May be able to ask questions or make statements with reasonable accuracy
• Unable to read connected prose but may be able to read numbers, isolated words and phrases,
personal and place names.

*Source: "ILR scale." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 4 Dec. 2017. Web.

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