Detailed Information
Le TCF, c'est quoi ?
Le TCF est un test de langue proposé par le Ministère français de l'Éducation.
Il s'agit d'untest d'évaluation qui s'adresse à ceux qui n'ont pas le français comme langue maternelle et qui souhaite
Obtenir rapidement, simplement, efficacement et avec précision une évaluation de leur compétence linguistique que ce soit pour des raisons professionelles ou personelles.
Le TCF suit l'échelle des six niveaux de compétences du Conseil de l'Europe (CECRL).
Pour quelles raisons passer le TCF?
Personnelles - obtenez une évaluation de vos quatre compétences en français : compréhension écrite et oral, expression écrite et orale. Le TCF vous fournit une image de votre niveau de français à un moment donné.
Professionnelles- the TCF certificate is a benchmark of your language abilities and may be used to endorse job applications or applications for internal promotion.
Study - the certification process is designed according to international standards and is recognized by French universities and Grandes Ecoles as meeting French language requirements for entry.
Candidates who have never taken the DALF exam and who wish to register as undergraduates in a French College or in a school of architecture should register to take the TCF-DAP (Demande d'Admission Préalable).
About the test
TCF has three compulsory tests (1.5 hours) and two optional ones (2 hours)
Compulsory tests: listening comprehension, language structures, reading comprehension.
Optional tests: oral expression, written expression.
Each candidate is promptly awarded a certificate featuring the test results valid for two years.
TCF-DAP has four compulsory tests: Listening, Language Structure, Reading and Writing
Where and when to take the test?
Tests are given at the Alliance Française Halifax.
There is one session a year, before the end of Febuary.
If you want to register for the premier cycle or first stage of undergraduate studies
(green or white form) or for a school of architecture (yellow form) in France
and you do not have the DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française,
or advanced diploma in French language),
you must take the specific TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français, or French competency test)
called the "TCF pour la DAP" or TCF for DAP (Demande d'Admission Préalable,
or preliminary admission application).
More information: Click here
Who is the TCF for?
Any non-French-speaker who, for personal, academic or professional reasons,
wants to have their competency in French assessed and certified reliably
and by way of a recognised test.
Please note: The TCF was designed to be taken by older teenagers
(aged 16 or over) and adults
Fees
Option A
Compulsory test only |
Option B
Compulsory test + oral exam |
| $125 |
$190 |
Option C
Compulsory test + written exam
|
Option D
Compulsory test + written + oral |
| $190 |
$230 |
Notes:
The fees are subject to change according to the value of the Euro
around the time of the exam.
It is possible to register for the optional tests alone. This option
is available to you when you have already taken the compulsory sections
of the TCF no more than 2 years before taking the optional ones. Rates
are as follows: $65 for the written test and $65 for the oral test.
Payments must be made in full at the time of registration. No refund
or credit will be made under any circumstances once the registration
is processed, unless Alliance Française has to cancel a session of tests
(in which case you will be fully refunded). Visa / Mastercard/ Interac
/ Certified Cheque or Personal Cheque are accepted.
How to prepare for the TCF?
Although no class specifically prepares to the TCF, any course will help
your comprehension and conversation skills. Please contact us if you need
advice on the course(s) you may need.
Please contact Anne-Geneviève Guiot, directrice pédagogique:
(902) 455-4411 or afhalifax@ns.aliantzinc.ca.
How to register?
Please contact Anne-Geneviève Guiot, directrice pédagogique:
(902) 455-4411 or afhalifax@ns.aliantzinc.ca.
