The TCF is an official international reference instrument intended to measure the level in French of non-French speaking people. The validity of the notes is 2 years.
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Test de Connaissance du Français
Les ateliers FL Paris, Nice and Bordeaux are a TCF – Test de Connaissance du Français (test of your knowledge in French) exam centers, delivered by France Education International, a public establishment of the Ministery for National Education, Higher Education, Training and Scientific Research (also in charge of the DELF and DALF).
You are evaluated on a scale of 7 different levels from the level niveau 0+ (very elementary abilities) to level 6 (complete mastery).
This scale is refering to the 6 levels of skills A1 to C2 of the Common European Framework of References for Language (CEFR)
The general TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français) is an official language test for every one wishing for personal, professional or academic reasonbe evaluated and validate their skills in French in a simple and reliable way.
The results obtained will be marked on a level certificate valid for 2 years. This certificate allows you to situate your level of French (from A1 to C2) on the skills scale defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
The general TCF is presented in the form of a multiple choice questionnaire comprising 76 items relating to written comprehension, mastery of language structures, oral comprehension. It also includes complementary and optional oral and written expression tests.
The general TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français) is an official language test for every one wishing for personal, professional or academic reasonbe evaluated and validate their skills in French in a simple and reliable way.
The results obtained will be marked on a level certificate valid for 2 years. This certificate allows you to situate your level of French (from A1 to C2) on the skills scale defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
The general TCF is presented in the form of a multiple choice questionnaire comprising 76 items relating to written comprehension, mastery of language structures, oral comprehension. It also includes complementary and optional oral and written expression tests.
The general TCF assesses the level of knowledge and skills in French with:
Three compulsory tests
Listening comprehension – 25 minutes
Mastery of language structures – 15 minutes
Reading comprehension – 45 minutes
> total duration 1h25
Two optional tests
=> only in Paris
Oral expression – 12 minutes
Writing expression – 60 minutes
Where to take this exam ?
Les ateliers FL 9 rue de Saint-Pétersbourg, 75008 Paris Metro : Europe (line 3) Tel: +33 (0) 4 83 32 12 10 | Les ateliers FL 42 rue Lafaurie de Monbadon, 33000 Bordeaux Tram: Quinconces (line B, C, D) Phone : +33 (0)4 83 32 12 10 |
It has been specifically designed to meet the needs of foreigners and to simplify their support in the various steps of their integration journey.
This test assesses the candidate on a scale A1 to B1 of the CEFR. The certificates of this new variation of the TCF will therefore not mention results going beyond the B1 level achieved.
TCF IRN certificates must include a photograph of the candidate taken on the day of the exam.
It has been specifically designed to meet the needs of foreigners and to simplify their support in the various steps of their integration journey.
This test assesses the candidate on a scale A1 to B1 of the CEFR. The certificates of this new variation of the TCF will therefore not mention results going beyond the B1 level achieved.
TCF IRN certificates must include a photograph of the candidate taken on the day of the exam.
The exam is made of 4 compulsory tests:
> Total duration: 1h15
Where to take this exam:
Les ateliers FL 9 rue de Saint-Pétersbourg, 75008 Paris Metro : Europe (line 3) Tel: +33 (0) 4 83 32 12 10 | Les ateliers FL 65 boulevard Auguste Raynaud, 06100 Nice Tram: Gorbella (line T1) Phone: +33 (0)4 83 32 12 10 | Les ateliers FL 42 rue Lafaurie de Monbadon, 33000 Bordeaux Tram: Quinconces (line B, C, D) Phone: +33 (0)4 83 32 12 10
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Instructions to follow on the day of the exam
Enrollment minimum 4 weeks before the exam.
Full sessions in 2023
General TCF (compulsory tests) 07/09/2022 – 12/10/2022 – 07/12/2022 -11/01/2023 – 08/02/2023 – 15/03/2023 – 12/04/2023 – 10/05/2023 – 14/06/2023 – 13/09/2023 – 04/10/2023 – 15/11/2023 – 06/12/2023 | 110€ |
General TCF (compulsory + optional tests) 07/09/2022 – 12/10/2022 – 07/12/2022 -11/01/2023 – 08/02/2023 – 15/03/2023 – 12/04/2023 – 10/05/2023 – 14/06/2023 – 13/09/2023 – 04/10/2023 – 15/11/2023 – 06/12/2023 | 190€ |
General TCF (optional tests) 07/09/2022 – 12/10/2022 – 07/12/2022 -11/01/2023 – 08/02/2023 – 15/03/2023 – 12/04/2023 – 10/05/2023 – 14/06/2023 – 13/09/2023 – 04/10/2023 – 15/11/2023 – 06/12/2023 | 50€ / optional test |
TCF IRN 21/09/2022 – 16/11/2022 – 18/01/2023 – 15/02/2023 – 22/03/2023 -19/04/2023 – 24/05/2023 – 21/06/2023 – 20/09/2023 – 11/10/2023 – 22/11/2023 – 13/12/2023 | 150€ |
TCF IRN 20/10/2022 – 24/11/2022 12/01/2023 – 16/02/2023 – 09/03/2023 – 04/05/2023 – 08/06/2023 – 24/08/2023 – 21/09/2023 – 19/10/2023 – 23/11/2023 |
150€ |
Full sessions in 2023
General TCF (compulsory tests) 27/04/2023 | 110€ |
TCF IRN 08/09/2022 – 06/10/2022 – 17/11/2022 – 15/12/2022 – 19/01/2023 – 23/02/2023 – 23/03/2023 – 13/04/2023 – 11/05/2023 – 08/06/2023 – 06/07/2023 – 03/08/2023 – 07/09/2023 – 05/10/2023 – 09/11/2023 – 14/12/2023 | 150€ |
Last page update : 12/09/2023
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