what do the pink and green bars mean?
Hello,

I am looking at the list of language teachers and they have languages indicated beside their names. Beside the language is either a scale with pink, green or no bars. Some have a few bars and some have a lot.

What does this signify? I cannot find the explanation on your website.

Thanks.

Rosemary

Question

what do the pink and green bars mean?
Hello,

I am looking at the list of language teachers and they have languages indicated beside their names.  Beside the language is either a scale with pink, green or no bars.  Some have a few bars and some have a lot.

What does this signify?  I cannot find the explanation on your website.

Thanks.

Rosemary

Answer

One thing to bear in mind about the bars, though, is that they are self-assessed, so not always reliable!

Answer

Green is the person's native language; pink represent the other languages known. 
The number of bars represent the proficiency in a language based off of the Common European Framework of Languages, you can look up their Wikipedia article for a better explanation of their gradings:
 - 0 means someone knows some words, can maybe say a few phrases, but not much more.
 - 5 means native or near-native fluency.