B2 Spanish Courses
Vantage level
B2 is the higher level of the intermediate spectrum. You finally start to experience a more comfortable command. That is why it is called the vantage level.
According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, a B2 student should learn and master these capabilities:
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Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialisation.
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Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
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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.
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 B2 threshold level is about 180 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.