Evidence-aware planner

CEFR Progress Planner

Estimate a study workload between self-assessed CEFR levels using transparent, cautious guided-learning ranges.

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Set a planning range

Use self-assessed levels for planning, not certification.

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Planning estimate

Based on published Cambridge English guided-learning ranges.

Choose a level step and schedule

We will convert the published hour range into a weekly planning window.

Choose the activity before buying another app

The planning range is not a product recommendation. Start with your current skill gap; a longer estimate alone is no reason to buy another subscription.

I need a structured foundationCompare guided starting routes when basic vocabulary and sentence patterns are missing.I need to use what I already knowCompare supported input, structured gap-filling and opportunities for feedback.Help me identify the missing activityChoose by language, level, goal and budget without treating a CEFR estimate as an app endorsement.

Watch the quick explanation · 36 sec

Plan with a range, not a promise

This short explanation uses B1 to B2 and a 30-minute daily study habit to show why a planning range is more useful than a promised deadline. Use the planner above with your own starting point and weekly schedule.

Watch the CEFR planning explanation

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Use the result well

How to turn this estimate into a decision

CEFR planning loop connecting a current skill profile, a target can-do task, guided study hours and a review checkpoint
A CEFR label starts the planning loop; observable can-do tasks and periodic review make it useful.

Read the range as workload, not a deadline

The calculator subtracts published cumulative guided-learning ranges for the selected levels and divides the result by your weekly guided-study time. The wider result is intentional: a single date would imply precision the source does not support.

Cambridge English publishes these estimates for English. Language distance, prior learning, intensity, age and exposure outside guided study can all change the workload for another language.

  • Do not use the result as a fluency promise.
  • Do not treat self-assessment as certification.
  • Do not assume every skill moves at the same speed.

Turn a level into can-do tasks

CEFR describes language activity across reception, production, interaction and mediation. Choose a few observable tasks that matter to your goal—for example, following the main points of a familiar podcast or sustaining a prepared work conversation.

Record the support required. Completing a task with a transcript, repeated playback or preparation is different from completing it spontaneously, but reduced support over time is still useful evidence of progress.

Review before the end of the estimate

Set a short checkpoint rather than waiting for the full planning window. Compare completed guided hours, real can-do performance and the weakest skill. Adjust the activity mix before increasing the total time.

Use a recognised assessment when you need a formal level claim. This planner is designed for workload decisions, not credentials.

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Planning tools provide decision support, not a promise of a learning outcome.