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.
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