B1 Spanish Courses
Threshold Level
B1 is the start of the intermediate levels, that is why it is called the threshold. It is a transition level and it is, of all six levels, the most time consuming one.
According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, a B1 student should learn and master these capabilities:
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Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
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Can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in an area where the language is spoken.
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Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
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Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
The number of hours that a student requires to cover each level varies depending on different factors like:
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How closely related the native language and the language that the student wants to learn are.
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If this is the first foreign language the student learns (foreign languages are languages we learn as adults), or if on the contrary the student speaks other foreign languages.
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Motivation.
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Dedication.
The suggested number of hours to cover the B1 threshold level is between 180 and 240 hours.
Students might cover this level in more or less hours than this suggested number by Instituto Cervantes depending on factors like the ones listed above.
The most recognized tests that prove Spanish competence and locate students' level are the DELE and SIELE exams.
Students can split the coverage of these hours in as many courses they wish and the school, teacher, method and pace that works best for them.