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Alliance Française Los Angeles
10390 Santa Monica Blvd - map
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: (310) 652-0306
Email: admin@afdela.org |
Hours
Mondays: 9.00 am to 9:00 pm
Tuesdays: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Wednesdays: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Thursdays: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Fridays: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Saturdays: 9.00am to 4:00pm
Sundays: Closed
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TCF CERTIFICATE
Test de connaissance du français
What is the TCF?
The TCF is the French language test awarded by the French Ministry of Education: The TCF examination assesses a person’s level of French language for general purposes. It is intended for people who are not native French speakers and who, for professional, personal or academic reasons, wish to have their competency in French assessed and certified simply, reliably and quickly. The TCF is a standard graded test designed by the CIEP, a language tester and member of ALTE, based on an extremely rigorous method that makes it a valid means of assessing language skills. All candidates receive a certificate of results that grades them at one of six levels (from A1 to C2) on the competency scale defined by the Council of Europe (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). This means that it is not possible to fail the TCF. Since December 2002, the TCF has been certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 standard.
4 Different types of TCF
- TCF for the general public
TCF (Duration 1h30): The test includes 3 compulsory examinations: listening comprehension, written comprehension and the use of language structures. It is intended for anyone older than 16 years old who wants to have their French language skills assessed for personal or professional reasons*. [More info on TCF: http://www.ciep.fr/en/tcf/tcf.php] *OPTIONAL EXAMINATIONS AVAILABLE: When needed or required, both Oral production (15 mn) / Written production (1h45 mn) examinations are available upon request.
- TCF-ANF – Accès à la nationalité française
TCF ANF (Duration 45 mn): The "TCF for Access to French Nationality" was specifically designed to meet the new provisions introduced by the French Ministry of the Interior and Immigration Authorities to assess the knowledge of the French language for applicants wishing to acquire French nationality.
The "TCF for access to French nationality" includes two compulsory tests:
- Listening comprehension (30 questions). Duration of the test: 30 minutes.
- Speaking (6 questions).Duration of the test: 15 minutes.
The endorsement "TCF for Access to French Nationality" is only valid for application for acquisition of French nationality by marriage or naturalization. You cannot use it, for example, to apply to a French university, or to make a case for immigration to Quebec.
- TCF for future students and students
TCF DAP (Duration 3h00): First and second year undergraduate students and Architecture students: the TCF is compulsory for future students as part of the DAP (Demande d’Admission Préalable, or preliminary admission application) for admission on first and second year university degree courses and for Architecture students.
[More info on TCF DAP: http://www.ciep.fr/en/tcfdap/index.php ]
TCF (Duration 1h30): Final year undergraduates and postgraduate students, and students at the French Grandes Ecoles: the TCF is systematically required by higher education institutes for any student that wishes to apply for final year undergraduate study or postgraduate study (Final year of Degree course, first and second year of Masters programmes and PhD students) at any higher education institute and the French Grandes Ecoles.
[More info on TCF: http://www.ciep.fr/en/tcf/tcf.php]
TCF for Quebec (Duration 45 mn): Since 16 October 2006, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MICC) has required people submitting applications to immigrate to Quebec to provide proof of their level of competency in French by taking the "TCF pour le Québec", or TCF test for Quebec. This test can only be taken by people who submit an immigration application at a Quebec immigration office or at Délégations Générales du Québec, Quebec government offices abroad. [More info on TCF for Québec: http://www.ciep.fr/en/tcf_quebec/index.php ]
Registration and results
In order to register, please send a request by email to admin@afdela.org with REGISTRATION TCF in the subject line. In your request, please indicate: Type of TCF examination (TCF*, TCF ANF, TCF DAP, TCF for Québec)
• Your full name
• Your address (where the convocation to the examination will be sent)
• Your phone number
• Your gender
• Your nationality
• Your date and place of birth
• Your mother tongue
•*Optional Examination Oral Production: Yes/ No
•* Optional Examination Written Production: Yes/ No
NB: Registration must be made no later than 25 days before the date of examination.
The Alliance Française de Los Angeles will offer TCF examinations at the following dates.
Please note that no TCF-Quebec is offered on November 29.
| EXAM DATE |
REGISTRATION DEADLINE |
| July 26, 2013 |
June 24, 2013 at 5:00pm |
| Sept 22, 2013 |
August 19, 2013 at 5:00pm |
| Nov 29, 2013 |
October 28, 2013 at 5:00pm |
| January 17, 2014 | December 9, 2013 at 5:00pm |
| March 21, 2014 | February 17, 2014 at 5:00pm |
| May 16, 2014 | April 14, 2014 at 5:00pm |
| June 20, 2014 | May 19, 2014 at 5:00pm |
| TCF |
$200 |
| TCF ANF |
$160 |
| TCF DAP |
$210 |
| TCF for Quebec |
$160 |
| Optional examination |
$80 |
Payment must be made upon receipt of your written convocation and no later than 30 days before the scheduled date of examination. You may pay by check to the order of Alliance Française de Los Angeles or by debit/credit card by calling (310) 652-0306.
The results of the TCF reliably position candidates at one of the six levels (from level A1 to level C2) of the Council of Europe's scale. The results are sent to the Alliance Française within 3 weeks of receipt of the examination papers by the CIEP. We will then contact you by email or telephone in order to forward these results to you.
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