French Exams

FRENCH EXAMS

DELF-DALF All Audiences
Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française/ Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française

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The DELF and DALF are diplomas awarded by the French Ministry of Education to prove the French-language skills of non-French candidates. There are six independent diplomas, which correspond, respectively, to the six levels of the Council of Europe' s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).

ADULT EXAMS

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DELF tout public

• Diplôme d'études en langue française
• Public: adults
• Levels evaluated: A1 to B2

DELF Pro

• Diplôme d'études en langue française "option professionnelle"
• Public: candidates seeking initial employment opportunities or promotion within a French-speaking work environment.
• Levels evaluated: A1 to B2

DELF tout public

• Diplôme approfondi de langue française
• Public: adults
• Levels evaluated: C1 to C2

Test d’Evaluation de Français (TEF)

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Created in 1998 by the French Language Centre of the CCI Paris Ile-de- France, the TEF (Test d’Evaluation de Français) is an international benchmark test that measures your level of knowledge and skills in French

What is the TEF?

Officially recognized since 2012 by the French Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research as part of a first registration in undergraduate university studies, the TEF for studies in France assesses your written and spoken French skills.

The TEF for studies in France is compulsory for any foreign candidate student to a first enrollment in the first year license at a university in France.

Applicants must meet the requirements for both oral and written tests of the TEF and obtain at least 14 out of 20 in the written expression test to be eligible in the first year of license.

Why take the TEF?

• To study in France (TEF for studies in France)
• To obtain the French citizenship (TEF for Naturalization)
• To Immigrate to Canada and to obtain the Canadian citizenship (TEF Canada)
• To immigrate to Quebec (TEFAQ)
• To certify one’s level of French at work, to assess the employees’ level of French through recruitment, to position students for training or for study abroad, etc.

What are the tests?

The TEF is conducted electronically (computer-based) or in print. No prior degree is required to sit the exam. The candidate must 16 years and up.

The goal of TEF is to evaluate the French skills of the candidate using a scale of 7 levels that range from 0+ level ( basic skills) to level 6 ( complete control ). This scale refers to:

• 6 skill levels A1 to C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR) of the Council of Europe
• 12 Canadian Language Benchmarks (NCLC-niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens).

The TEF for studies in France is composed of 4 tests:

• Listening Comprehension : 40 min – 60 items
• Reading Comprehension : 60 min – 50 items
• Written Expression : 60 min – 2 topics to complete
• and Structures : 30 min – 40 items

1 test in 5 parts:

3 written tests:

• Reading Comprehension 60 min – 50 items – 300 points
• Written Expression 60 min – 2 topics to complete – 450 points
• Vocabulary and Structures 30 min – 40 items – 240 points

2 oral tests:

• Listening Comprehension 40 min – 60 items – 360 points
• Oral Expression 15 min – 2 topics to complete – 450 points

The procedures vary depending on the chosen version of TEF: