I spent a semester in a foreign country. The teacher gave me what would translate back as a "C" saying I'd done a great job. Turns out in order to get an A in

I spent a semester in a foreign country. The teacher gave me what would translate back as a "C" saying I'd done a great job. Turns out in order to get an A in "Absolute Beginner's Crash Course In [Language]" you had to be fluent. :-\