École Québec Monde

Levels

Competency levels establish benchmarks which can be referred to in order to evaluate a person’s linguistic abilities. The use of clearly defined benchmarks allows École Québec Monde to:

• better assess French language proficiency of new students;

• better structure course outlines;

• better plan lessons;

• better balance groups.

École Québec Monde offers 6 levels:

Two Levels in the “Débutant” Category

ÉQM 0
ÉQM 1

Two Levels in the “Intermédiaire” Category

ÉQM 2
ÉQM 3

Two Levels in the “Avancé” Category

ÉQM 4
ÉQM 5

These levels are based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks and the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes of the ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion du Québec, as well as the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.