What level am I honestly at?
Hello! I've been learning German for a long time and I'm not sure what level I'm currently at. I'm talking about the letters used to determine my level. I appreciate the criticism, too. I'm including my short text below, which I wrote myself. Someone told me I'm still at level A1. His opinion is very high for me, but I'd like to hear other opinions as well. Thanks.
"I find German culture truly beautiful and interesting because I'm a musician and know many folk songs. I've been listening to German folk songs for a long time, and they always lift my spirits. I even really like the German language, as it sounds wonderful and pleasant, even if not too melodic. Sometimes I dream about speaking with real Germans, but I'm not sure how advanced I am in that sense. I usually enjoy going out into nature, where I ride my bike or motorcycle. I sometimes make up poems in German that other people don't find too bad. That's my whole life, and I think it's good."
This text is very simple, but I did it deliberately to show you my true level, without any clever tricks. Was this person right when he gave me A1? I also wrote the contribution statement myself. If there are any specific methods to determine my level precisely, I will use them, but unfortunately, I know almost nothing about them right now. Thanks.
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No, A1 is too low. A1 means that you can say simple, memorized sentences. No lyrics like you.
I’d arrange it somewhere at least A2, rather B1. In my opinion, B2 is not enough (so that abstract/complex texts are to be made clear and specialist discussions can be held).
To improve formulations, I recommend you have a set of you improved by ChatGPT. Here as an example:
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Is the following sentence OK or can you better formulate it?
I find German culture really beautiful and interesting because I am a musician and know many folk songs.
— ChatGPT
The sentence is understandable, but it can be formulated more fluidly and more precisely. Here is an improved version:
“As a musician, I find German culture really beautiful and interesting because I know many folk songs.”
This version makes it clear that your enthusiasm for German culture results from your experience as a musician and your knowledge of many folk songs.
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You only need to copy the next sentence to the ChatGPT write field, ChatGPT remembers that you want to check its formulation as before.
Of course, you can also have a whole text corrected by ChatGPT.
You can also explain unknown words in ChatGPT.
Write in ChatGPT:
“Please formulate – if necessary – the following sentence better” … and then describe anything in your words, whether in good or in broken German.
ChatGPT will then give you a possibly better formulation that you can compare with your original set.
If ChatGPT gives you an incomprehensible explanation, ask for requests.
Question ChatGPT e.g. “What does broken German mean?”
Or “How do you say if you need a paper to go bus?”. ChatGPT will then get what it is about and explain to you that you need a ticket or ticket that you get to pay for a best price on the ticket machine.
After that you can ask: “What is the difference between ticket and ticket?” and again you get information from ChatGPT that will keep you linguistically.
Or you ask ChatGPT something in your native language and give ChatGPT the instruction to give the answer in your native language and in German.
ChatGPT is great to learn a language.
Hello! Yeah, I’m sure ChatGPT can give you some help when you learn the languages. But I must say that I knew that myself and I don’t think ChatGPT can give a real help. This is a common toy for me, which can only explain the simple and understandable sentences. If you need something better, you can look for real native speakers and they could really help. In reality, there were no possibilities like ChatGPT before, but that looks primitive to me. Incidentally, there are many different channels in Youtube, where real mother tongue students explain the meaning of the words. For example, I know a German woman who leads a channel for the Russians. Her name is “Bozena Korn”. Many videos are free and I also find them better than GPT. But I thank you for your tip.
I just let ChatGPT improve your text.
But if you don’t realize any improvement in it, and if you don’t get the modification that you can get in seconds, you just have to look for native speakers to improve your German.
I, as a German native speaker, always use ChatGPT to get better formulations and technical expressions, but if everything is just “toys” for you, then not.
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Here is the text in an improved formulation:
“I find German culture really beautiful and interesting, as I know many folk songs as a musician. For a long time I have heard German folk songs that always lift my mood. I also like the German language very much; it does not sound particularly melodic, but nevertheless pleasant and friendly. Sometimes I dream about talking to real Germans, but I am uncertain how good my language skills are. I also like to go to the nature where I often travel by bike or motorcycle. Sometimes I think of poems in German that other people do not find so bad. This is my life, and I find it really good.”
No, what a nonsense. I would even classify you subjectively at B2 level. You can do free online tests on the Internet to roughen you.
You improve in a language when you not only learn it, but live. Examples: Go to a German supermarket and name certain goods. Many TV shows and videos on YouTube are displayed with subtitles. Read with and try to understand the text.
Good luck.
On the basis of your text, I would arrange you with B2.
A1 is definitely too low.
You can’t really cling to such a text, but that you’re clearly over A1 is quite clear. Take this little grammar test here:
https://eng.lingolia.com/en/test
It’s just a rough assessment, but there’s already a point of reference where you’re about to stand.