Learning a New Language - Stage IV: Intermediate Fluency

Stage IV: Intermediate Fluency

At this stage of learning a language, a student will have an average vocabulary consisting of about 6000 active words. They are beginning to use complex sentences when they write and speak. They express opinions and share thoughts. At this stage they will ask questions to clarify what they are learning in class. They can also begin to use literature as a tool for better comprehension. The student will use strategies from their native language to help learn content in the new language.

Students may still have errors when writing during this stage in the process of mastering the grammar and sentence structure of another language. They should be able to form or combine parts and elements of what they have learned to arrive at conclusions while writing and speaking. Students in this stage will also be able to understand more complex concepts.