Apa itu CEFR?

CEFR adalah kependekan dari Common European Framework of Reference. Singkatnya, CEFR berfungsi untuk memberikan
keseragaman standard yang jelas dan objektif tentang kemampuan bahasa Inggris seseorang.

Ada 6 aras dalam CEFR, mulai dari A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, sampai C2. Berikut penjelasan masing-masing level yang saya ambil dari
Wikipedia.

level level group

level level name description
group name

 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

 Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about
A1 Breakthrough or beginner personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she
has.

 Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and
is prepared to help.
A Basic User
 Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most
immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping,
local geography, employment).

A2 Way stage or elementary  Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct
exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

 Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment

and matters in areas of immediate need.
  Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly
encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

 Can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in an area where the
language is spoken.
B1 Threshold or intermediate
 Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.

Independent  Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give
B reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
User
 Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract
topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.

Vantage or upper  Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction
B2 with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
intermediate

 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.
 Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit
meaning.

 Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for
expressions.
Effective Operational
C1
Proficiency or advanced  Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional
purposes.

C Proficient User  Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing
controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
 Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.

 Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources,

C2 Mastery or proficiency reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.

 Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating

finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.
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berdasarkan CEFR. Contohnya silakan buka di site Cambridge English.

Walaupun CEFR ini dibuat oleh Council of Europe namun ianya sudah dipakai di seluruh dunia, bukan hanya di negara-negara
Eropah saja. Standard ini memudahkan IPTuntuk menetapkan standard minimum bagi calon .

Common European Framework of Reference Levels (CEFR)

Common European Framework of Reference Levels (CEFR)

El Marco Común Europeo de Referencia (MCER) se usa para describir el grado de competencia en el uso de un idioma. La cuadrícula que aparece
abajo indica lo que deberías ser capaz de hacer en inglés en cada nivel.
 Reception Interaction Production
CEFR
Spoken Written Spoken Written
Level Listening Reading
Interaction Interaction Production Production
C2 I have no I can read with I can take part I can I can present I can write
difficulty in ease virtually effortlessly in express a clear, clear, smoothly
understanding all forms of the any myself with smoothly- flowing text in
any kind of written conversation clarity and flowing an appropriate
spoken language, or discussion precision, description or style. I can
language, including and have a relating to argument in a write complex
whether live or abstract, good the style letters, reports
broadcast, even structurally or familiarity addressee appropriate to or articles,
when delivered linguistically with idiomatic flexibly and the context which present
at fast native complex texts expressions effectively and with an a case with an
speed, such as and in an effective effective
provided I havemanuals, colloquialisms. assured, logical logical
some time to specialised I can express personal, structure structure,
get familiar articles and myself fluently style. which helps which helps
with the literary works. and convey the recipient the recipient to
accent. finer shades of to notice and notice and
meaning remember remember
precisely. If I significant significant
do have a points. points. I can
problem I can write
backtrack and summaries and
restructure reviews of
around the professional or
difficulty so literary works.
smoothly that
other people
are hardly
aware of it.
 I can I can I can express I can present I can express
understand understand myself fluently clear, detailed myself in clear,
extended long and and descriptions well-structured
speech even complex spontaneously of complex text,
when it is not factual and without much subjects expressing
clearly literary texts, obvious integrating points of view
structured and appreciating searching for subthemes, at some length.
when distinctions of expressions. I developing I can write
relationships style. I can can use particular detailed
are only understand language points and expositions of
implied and notspecialised flexibly and rounding off complex
signalled articles and effectively for with an subjects in an
C1 explicitly. I can longer social and appropriate essay or a
understand technical professional conclusion report,
television instructions, purposes. I can underlining
programmes even when they formulate what I consider
and films do not relate to ideas and to be the
without too my field. opinions with salient issues. I
much effort. precision and can write
relate my different kinds
contribution of texts in a
skilfully to style
those of other appropriate to
speakers the reader in
mind.
B2 I can I can read I can interact I can write I can present I can write
understand articles and with a degree letters clear, detailed clear, detailed
extended reports of fluency and highlighting descriptions text on a wide
speech and concerned with spontaneity the personal on a wide range of
lectures and contemporary that makes significance range of subjects related
follow even problems in regular of events subjects to my interests.
complex lines which the interaction and related to my I can write an
of argument writers adopt with native experiences. field of essay or report,
 provided the particular speakers quite interest. I can passing on
topic is stances or possible. I can explain a information or
reasonably viewpoints. I take an active viewpoint on giving reasons
familiar. I can can understand part in a topical issuein support of or
understand contemporary discussion in giving the against a
most TV news literary prose. familiar advantages particular point
and current contexts, and of view.
affairs accounting for disadvantages
programmes. I and sustaining of various
can understand my views. options.
the majority of
films in
standard
dialect.
B1 I can I can I can deal with I can write I can connect I can write
understand the understand most situations personal phrases in a straightforward
main points of texts that likely to arise letters simple way in connected text
clear standard consist mainly whilst describing order to on topics,
speech on of high travelling in an experiences describe which are
familiar frequency area where the and experiences familiar, or of
matters everyday or language is impressions. and events, personal
regularly jobrelated spoken. I can my dreams, interest.
encountered in language. I can enter hopes &
work, school, understand the unprepared ambitions. I
leisure, etc. I description of into can briefly
can understand events, feelings conversation give reasons
the main point and wishes in on topics that and
of many radio personal letters are familiar, of explanations
or TV personal for opinions
programmes on interest or and plans. I
current affairs pertinent to can narrate a
or topics of everyday life story or relate
personal or (e.g. family, the plot of a
 professional hobbies, work, book or film
interest when travel and and describe
the delivery is current my reactions.
relatively slow events).
and clear.
I can I can read very I can I can write I can use a I can write a
understand short, simple communicate short, series of series of
phrases and the texts. I can find in simple and simple notes phrases and simple phrases
highest specific, routine tasks and sentences to and sentences
frequency predictable requiring a messages describe in linked with
vocabulary information in simple and relating to simple terms simple
related to areas simple direct matters in my family connectors like
of most everyday exchange of areas of and other „and”, „but“
immediate material such information on immediate people, living and „because“.
personal as familiar topics need. I can conditions,
relevance (e.g. advertisements, and activities. Iwrite a very my
very basic prospectuses, can handle simple educational
A2
personal and menus and very short personal background
family timetables and social letter, for and my
information, I can exchanges, example present or
shopping, local understand even though I thanking most recent
geography, short simple can’t usually someone for job
employment). I personal letters understand something.
can catch the enough to keep
main point in the
short, clear, conversation
simple going myself.
messages and
announcements
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