Tcf (TEST DE CONNAISSANCE DU FRANÇAIS)
Valid your knowledge of French language with an official and international diploma
The TCF is a French language
test offered by the French Ministry of Education. It evaluates your French language skills at 6 levels (from A1 to C2 ) determined by the
common European framework of reference for languages (CEFR).
It is intended for people who are not native French-speakers and who wish to assess and certify their skills in French, for personal or
professional reasons.
After you have passed the TCF, all candidates receive a certificate of results stating their level for the different language capacities.
This certificate is internationally recognised and valid for two years.
At the Alliance Française d'Amsterdam you can take the following TCF exams on computer: TCF Tout Public, TCF pour le Québec and TCF pour l'accès à la nationalité française (ANF).
Dates
Next session:
2nd September 2019
7th October 2019
4th November 2019
2nd December 2019
6th January 2020
3rd February 2020
2nd March 2020
Final registration date:
26th August 2019
1st October 2019
28th October 2019
22nd November 2019
30th December 2019
27th January 2020
24th February 2020
Registration
Please complete the registration form and send it to us by email: bonjour@afamsterdam.nl. On the form are indicated the payment details and terms & conditions. Once we have received your form and payment we'll contact you to set the exam date.
TCF Tout Public
Why choose the TCF ?
This test is intended for:
- Professional reasons: the TCF certificate is a benchmark of one's language abilities and may be used to endorse job applications or applications for internal promotion.
-Personal reasons: the TCF provides a snapshot of one's proficiency in French at the time the test is taken.
-For students: this diploma is required for students who wish to apply for a first year undergraduate study to enrol in a university in France.
It consists of:
Three mandatory tests:
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Listening (25min)
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Mastery and Structural use of the language (15min)
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Written comprehension (45min)
Two complementary tests:
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Oral expression (12min)
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Written expression (60min)
Fees:
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135 € for all the mandatory tests
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75 € per complementary test
Read the candidate's handbook for TCF Tout Public
TCF pour le québec
This test is intended for:
- Immigration: the TCF Québec is exclusively reserved for people who want to immigrate to Quebec. The test has
been designed at request of the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI). The candidate is free to choose how many
parts of the test he'll take, it is possible to register for 1, 2, 3 or all parts of the test.
It consists of:
Four modular tests:
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Listening (29 questions) : 25 minutes
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Speaking (3 tasks) : 12 minutes
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Reading (29 questions) : 45 minutes
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Writing (3 tasks) : 60 minutes
Fees:
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75 € per test
Read the candidate's
handbook for TCF Québec
TCF pour l'Accès à la nationalité française (ANF)
This test is intended for:
- Obtaining French nationality: the TCF ANF is primarily intended to applicants who wish to obtain the French nationality through marriage or naturalization. It was designed to meet the standards introduced by the French Ministry of Interior, Overseas, Local Authorities and Immigration in 2011. The test only evaluates the listening and speaking competences. To pass this test, you must obtain level B1.
It consists of:
Two mandatory tests:
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Listening (29 questions) : 25 minutes
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Speaking (3 tasks) : 12 minutes
Fees:
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150 € for both mandatory tests
Read
the candidate's handbook for TCF ANF
TCF pour le canada
This test is intended for:
- Immigration: the TCF Canada is exclusively reserved for people who would like to initiate the process for permanent economic immigration or for Canadian citizenship through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). There are no exemptions for the TCF Canada.
It consists of:
Four mandatory tests:
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Listening (39 questions) : 35 minutes
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Reading (39 questions) : 60 minutes
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Writing (3 tasks) : 60 minutes
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Speaking (3 tasks) : 12 minutes
Fees:
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75 € per test