The University of Edinburgh rough guide on equivalent grading of our language courses to the CEFR scale The University of Edinburgh awards grades on the basis of its own marking schemes. While it does not currently subscribe to any international schemes for the assessment of language ability, such as the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the following ‘Can Do’ Statements provide a rough guide to the equivalent competencies that might be expected of Edinburgh students passing this course at the levels given below. Further information on the CEFR can be found on the Council of Europe’s website: CEFR, levels of proficiency and profiles Foundation 1 (CEFR: A1) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing Foundation 1. Foundation 2 (CEFR: A2/1) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing Foundation 2. Foundation 3 (CEFR: A2) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing Foundation 3. First Year Language 1/1A (CEFR: B1) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing First Year Language 1/1A. First Year Language 1B (CEFR: B1+) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing First Year Language 1B. Second Year Language (CEFR: B2) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing Second Year Language. Third Year Language (CEFR: C1) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing Third Year Language. Fourth Year Language Paper 1 and Oral (CEFR: C1+/C2) Descriptors providing an indication of the passive and productive abilities of students passing Fourth Year Language Paper 1. This article was published on 2024-08-13
