French Proficiency Diploma
Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française (DELF)
Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française (DELF)
It is now possible to get a diploma that will confirm your proficiency in French. The French Proficiency Diploma, also referred to as Diploma in the Studies of French Language or DELF, is a diploma valid for life that will never expire.
Let your hard work and the continuous energy you are investing in learning French be rewarded.
Having a French Proficiency Diploma will allow you to say more than 'I have done some French'. You will be able to clarify that 'I am proficient in French'. Upon completion of the requirements for the diploma, you will be able to assert that you have proficiency in French. The diploma will speak for itself.
The French Proficiency Diploma, may also be referred to as Diploma in the Studies of French Language or DELF.
The French Proficiency Diplomas are valid for life that will never expire.
They are official diplomas issued by the French Ministry of Education via the French Embassy.
Therefore these diplomas allow you to highlight your skills in French for personal, scholars, university, or work purposes.
The French Proficiency Diploma evaluates candidates’ competencies in 5 areas:
● Comprehension of oral :: listening (compréhension orale :: écoute)
● Comprehension of written texts :: reading (compréhension écrite :: lecture)
● Oral interaction :: conversation (production orale :: conversation)
● Oral production :: oral presentation (production orale :: présentation orale)
● Written production (production écrite :: écrit)
In order to obtain a French Proficiency Diploma the candidate will need to be evaluated.
This evaluation is divided into three major parts: oral, listening and writing.
The numbers of exercises within each part vary according to the level of the French Proficiency Diploma.
Expectations for each exercise will vary depending on the level of the French Proficiency Diploma as well.
The short answer is NO.
As for the long answer, please continue reading. There are 4 levels of the French Proficiency Diploma: A1, A2, B1 and B2.
The short answer is NO.
As for the long answer, please continue reading. There are 4 levels of the French Proficiency Diploma: A1, A2, B1 and B2.
Students registered in a school and between the ages of 12 to 17 may be evaluated to obtain a French Proficiency Diploma at any level (A1, A2, B1 or B2) depending on their level of proficiency in French.
For students between the ages of 5 to 12, it is possible for them to get a French Proficiency Diploma. A recommendation is that the student waits until the age of 12 and considers getting a French Proficiency Diploma for the appropriate A1 to B2 level.
However, we need to keep in mind that there are various criteria that will help to determine which level of French Proficiency Diploma will be most suitable for each candidate. The criteria may range from intrinsic to extrinsic factors (ie. background, experience, comfort, motivation, involvement in co-curriculars, etc.).
There will be some costs to cover for the official evaluation itself as well as the workbook that will be used to prepare your daughter. The fee that will need to be paid to a third company is approximately $150.00. The fee to cover the workbook is about $30.00. There are no extra costs for the training sessions for the exam that your daughter will be able to get throughout the year once she has been registered in the preparation in the French Proficiency Diploma program.
Not necessarily. In the best interest of your daughter, there are many factors that will need to be kept in mind. The program itself will help to better prepare your child for the exam but performance, conversations, formative evaluations will guide the decision to register your child to the exam itself. The coordinator will suggest the level and the date of the examination and together with you, your child, your child’s counsellor, her French teacher, the Head of the Languages department and the Head of your child’s school (Middle School or Senior School) all will work together to determine the ideal time frame for your child to take the exam itself.
There will be work that your child will need to be prepared to complete outside of the preparation sessions that will be delivered throughout the year. So yes, there may be homework assigned.
There are some deadlines to keep in mind. Registration in the program that will prepare your child for the French Proficiency Diploma evaluation will need to be made by mid-May of the current academic year in order to be considered for the program for the following year.
No. The evaluation may generally be taken either in November, April or June, since the actual days and times of the exam are set by the Government of France.
We will not be missing out on anything since DILF refers to the diploma handed to adults upon completion of their exam confirming success in finishing their initial learning of French language.
The ‘I’ in DILF referring to ‘Initial’.
DALF refers to the diploma given to candidates expert in French language.
The ‘A’ in DALF refers to ‘Approfondissement’.