Bbetween Foreign Languages-English B2 - Badge
Name
Bbetween Foreign Languages-English B2.
Issuer
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
Issued since 05 April 2016.
Description
The owner of the Badge Bbetween Foreign Languages-English B2 has a proven proficiency in the English Language corresponding to level B2 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for languages). On December 18th 2006, the Official Journal of the European Union published the RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE concerning key competencies for lifelong learning. Key competencies are skills which all individuals should aim to acquire to assist with their personal fulfilment and development, with their professional development and with their capacity to be active citizens. Knowing a second language and being able to use it to communicate is the second key competency, so this Badge demonstrates a competency which is particularly important in the current European context. The online preparatory language exam courses (which are not obligatory) are supplied by Rosetta Stone® via the Bicocca University of Milan. The courses are adapted to the level of the student and are preceded by a quick entry level test which determines the user's course level. Students who have a level either above or corresponding to that of the final language exam are exempt from taking the final exam and instead the level test will be taken as the qualifying test of their knowledge of the language. For more information see the web page Bbetween Foreing Languages.
Badge Criteria
The owner of this Badge: has (or has had) a @campus. unimib.it or @unimib.it email account (undergraduate or postgraduate students, teaching staff, administrative or technical staff, prospective students, or research assistants, from the Bicocca University Milan); has passed the online Rosetta Stone® B2 English exam, taken at the University under the supervision of an exam supervisor. This Badge, therefore, certifies that the Badge holder has a level of English that corresponds to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) level B2.
Skills
The holder of this Badge: can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation; can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party; 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.
Tags
Foreignlanguage, Languagecertification, EnglishLanguage