FIAF
View Calendar view
calendar
Join FIAF Mailing List / Receive FIAF Newsletter receive
newsletter
Watch FIAF's Latest Videos! Become a fan on Facebook! Follow FIAFNY on Twitter! Tell a Friend / Send an Email!
About Us Cultural Events Language Center Haskell Library Membership Support Rentals
Language
Center
General Information
Session Dates
Class Registraion
Adults
Kids & Teens
Toddlers
Corporate Instruction
Private French Lessons
Private English Lessons
New Jersey Classes
Teachers' Workshops
Le Club Théâtre
Study French in France
For Current Students
Language Center Office
22 East 60th Street
3rd floor
646 388 6612
languagecenter@fiaf.org

fiaf.org > Language Center > Proficiency Exams

Proficiency Exams
Test de connaissance du français (TCF)

Pick a question:
- What is the TCF?
- Why take the TCF?
- How much does it cost?
- When is the next session?
- How do I register? Contact info?

What is the TCF? 

The Test de connaissance du français (TCF), designed by the CIEP (Centre international d’études pédagogiques) and accredited by the French Ministry of Education, is a French language proficiency test for non-native speakers of French who wish to evaluate and have their level of proficiency certified for professional, academic or personal reasons.

In general, the TCF grades and ranks candidates at one of the six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 or C2) on a scale defined by the Council of Europe (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). TCF grade results are reliable measurements for determining proficiency. Each candidate is awarded a certificate which is valid for two years.

The TCF is a multiple-choice test with 80 items that cover reading comprehension, command of grammatical structures and listening comprehension (duration: 1.5 hours). It also includes optional tests for written (1.45 hours) and oral expressions (15 minutes).

For more information about TCF, visit www.ciep.fr/en/tcf/tcf.php.

  | Top |

Why take the TCF?

Work: a TCF certificate is a proof of your language knowledge and abilities to support job applications.

Study: the TCF meets French language requirements for application to graduate studies at French universities.

Personal: each person can obtain an evaluation of his/her speaking, writing and comprehension skills in French with a TCF test.

  | Top |

How much does it cost?

  FIAF members Non-Members
Compulsory Tests only $200 $215
Oral Expression $100 $115
Written Expression $100 $115
Compulsory Tests + Oral + Written $350 $385

Fees must be paid in full at time of registration.
Exam fees are not refundable once registered.
You may pay by credit card (Visa, MasterCard & American Express) in person or over the telephone, or by check or money order (to FIAF).

  | Top |

When is the next session?

2010 Exam Dates Registration
Friday, October 22
Deadline: Thursday, September 30, 2010

Venue:
French Institute Alliance Francaise
22 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022

  | Top |

How do I register? Contact Info?

Please download and complete the following registration form.

 Registration Form (doc)

 Registration Form (pdf)

Mail: Mrs. Voahangy Siraisi,
FIAF Language Center, 22 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
Fax: 212 527 2678
E-mail: vsiraisi@fiaf.org

| Top |

© French Institute Alliance Française  |  22 East 60th Street, NYC  |  212 355 6100  |  Visit FIAF  |  Contact FIAF  |  Press  |  Careers  |  Policy