How would you describe your proficiency in French?
None: I cannot speak or read French
Novice: I know isolated words, some common phrases and basic courtesies.
Intermediate: I am able to handle simple communicative tasks and social situations. I can ask and answer questions and participate in simple conversations on topics beyond the most immediate needs and write in simple sentences and complete forms.
Advanced (professional working knowledge): I can speak coherently linking sentences together smoothly so that the response is more than just a collection of sentences. I can verbalize my ideas and thoughts clearly and logically and handle uncomplicated, routine business correspondence.
Advanced-Plus: I can speak at length about a topic using both main and supporting arguments. I can provide detailed explanations, descriptions and narration and discuss a wide range of interests.
Superior and/or Native Speaker: I can present arguments convincingly and explain complicated or technical procedures and processes. I possess the language skills to negotiate, advise, persuade and propose and defend a course of action effectively. I have the grammar and vocabulary to verbalize ideas and thoughts ranging from the concrete to the conceptual. I can express myself in most formal and informal writing on practical, social and professional topics.