303 Level award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong

Talk about routine tasks: Using simple words, you can talk about things you do often—like what you do at work or hobbies you enjoy in your spare time.

Tell others about personal history: You can tell people where you come from and where you’ve lived. You can describe your education and work history. You can now also talk about your family in more detail.

Talk about the past, present and future: You know basic English verb tenses. You use verbs correctly when you speak about what happened last year, last week or yesterday. You can talk clearly about what’s happening right now and what will happen tomorrow or next month.

Use proper prepositions: Prepositions can be tricky for beginning English learners—but at the A2 level, you’re understanding them much better. You know how to use the proper prepositions when you talk. You know that you’re responsible for yourself, that you put your coffee on the table and that you start work at nine o’clock in the morning.

Read and write simple sentences: At the A2 level, you can read easy texts. You can understand short sentences in a simple story, such as a fairy tale or a children’s book. You can also write basic sentences, spell English words correctly and use the right verb tenses and prepositions. Your meaning in written English is clear.

Level: B1-B2 (Intermediate)

A B1 level of English would be sufficient for interactions with English speakers on familiar topics. In the workplace, people at a B1 level of English are able to read simple reports on familiar topics and write simple e-mails on subjects in their field. However, a B1 level is not adequate to function fully in the workplace in English.
According to the official CEFR guidelines, someone at the B1 level in English:

1. 
   Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
   
2. 
   Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling
   
3. 
   Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
   
4. 
   Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
   

A B2 level of English would allow you to function in the workplace in English, and indeed, many non-native English speakers in international workplaces have this level of English. A person working in English at a B2 level will, however, lack nuance particularly outside his own field. He may also miss some of the subtleties and implied meanings in conversation.

According to the official CEFR guidelines, someone at the B2 level in English:

1. 
   Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
   
2. 
   Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
   
3. 
   Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.