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    posted by  Jeff Powell in Germany forum 

    taking a professional exam with the goethe institut would really help. The three "core" grades you can take an exam in are A1, B1, C1

    A1 is essentially the level of a beginner....someone who has perhaps taken a 6-week course in German, and you really know the basics.

    B1 is someone who could go and study in Germany, for example at a German University. If you can pass the B1 exam, you should feel confident enough to have a reasonable conversation with a native speaker, and understand most of what they are saying, as well as be able to get across what you are trying to say.

    C1 is moving towards expert level, and is the equivalent of a German native speaker.

    If you can achieve the B1 certificate, is will help enormously with trying to obtain work in Germany.

    In terms of learning the language, I can highly recommend both the Duo-Lingo and Memrise smartphone apps, and also Membar software (http://www.membar.co.uk), which is an excellent and unique alternative to using flash-cards for vocabulary building.

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