Levels and Learning Outcomes

CUPS LANGUAGE PROGRAM LEVELS

Beginner

Elementary

Pre-Intermediate

Intermediate

BREAKTHROUGH

WAYSTAGE

THRESHOLD

VANTAGE

CUPS LEVEL-BASED OUTCOMES

BEGINNER LEVEL

By the end of the Beginner
Level program, the learners will be able to ….

READING	LISTENING	SPEAKING	WRITING
understand short texts on common, everyday matters.	understand and respond to straightforward and basic messages on common everyday matters during immediate encounters.	convey straightforward and basic messages on common everyday matters during immediate encounters.	write accurate informative sentences and edit them.

ELEMENTARY LEVEL

By the end of the Elementary
Level program, the learners will be able to ….

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READING	LISTENING	SPEAKING	WRITING
understand texts on common, everyday matters.	understand and respond to straightforward and basic messages on common everyday matters.	make short, informative speeches, convey their opinions on common, everyday matters at the basic level.	convey their messages in short paragraphs.

PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

By the end of the Intermediate
Level program, the learners will be able to ….

READING	LISTENING	SPEAKING	WRITING
understand and process content from technical, academic, literary and rhetorical texts.	understand and respond to extended messages on a variety of common social and academic matters.	engage in detailed informative talk and get involved in basic exchange of ideas.	write coherent and cohesive paragraphs of various functional purposes and express themselves comfortably on social media.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

By the end of the
Advanced Level program, the learners will be able to ….

READING	LISTENING	SPEAKING	WRITING
handle authentic texts on a wide range of issues with various styles and purposes and employ critical thinking strategies to evaluate the texts.	understand and process complex content from authentic sources.	engage in formal and informal spoken interaction, exchange ideas in an extended way and make detailed descriptions on concrete and abstract topics in social and academic setting.	write coherent and cohesive essays facilitating the functional strategies gained at lower levels.