Levels and Placement Tests
Courses are offered at different levels so find your level in the chart below. We also offer a self-assessment tests, please see the bottom of this page to download or come on Campus.
| Course title | Level | Who should join the course? |
| Year 1 Stage 1 | Total beginner | You have never learnt the language before or you may have attended a short course a while ago but remember very little. |
| Year 1 Stage 2 | Beginner part 2 | You have done a six month course and can structure simple sentences but you still need to work on the present tense and essential topics to get by. |
| Year 2 Stage 1 | Post beginner | You have done the equivalent of a 60 hour course or learnt the language at a higher level but need to revise a range of practical topics and learn to use past and future tenses. |
| Year 2 Stage 2 | Post beginner | You have done the equivalent of an 80 hour course or may have learnt the language at a higher level but need to revise essential grammatical structures, past and future tenses. |
| Year 3 | Lower intermediate | You have learnt the language for two years but you still need further practice to use future and past tenses confidently. |
| Year 4 | Intermediate | You have learnt the language for three consecutive years and feel comfortable with main tenses. |
| Intermediate conversation | Intermediate | You have learnt the language for four consecutive years and wish to focus more on everyday conversation. |
| Lower advanced conversation | Lower advanced | This is a continuation to the intermediate conversation course with a stronger emphasis on cultural aspects of the language. |
| Advanced conversation | Advanced | You have studied the language at degree level or you have been studying at RACC or another centre for at least six years. |
| Advanced grammar | Advanced and above | You are a fluent speaker and you wish to focus more on the grammar side of the language. |
Self Assessment Tests
