DELF, that is, French learning certificate; DALF is a French Advanced Level Certificate: both are national French diplomas, and the DELF/DALF National Committee located in the International Education Research Center is responsible for the administration and education management of the examination.
■ Validity of the certificate: DELF and DALF are French examination standards formulated by the French Ministry of Education. Foreign students with a DALF diploma can be exempted from all other French proficiency tests when applying for French universities. TEF test scores cannot replace Delve and DALF diplomas. Without these two diplomas, foreign students may be prevented from entering French institutions of higher learning, especially public universities.
■DELF test content: DELF 1 consists of four test units, which evaluate the ability of candidates to communicate in written and oral French in daily life scenes: basic expression, expression of thoughts and feelings, reading comprehension, language practice, etc. Each examination unit is equivalent to 100-200 hours of French study.
DELF2 consists of two examination units, which evaluate the candidates' understanding of French and the culture of French-speaking countries, as well as their mastery of basic professional French: literature and culture, special and special expression, which is equivalent to 500-600 hours of French learning.
■DALF test content: DALF has a high level and is the most difficult. The examination consists of four examination units to evaluate the listening ability of French or French-major college students, including reading comprehension and written expression, listening comprehension and oral expression, reading comprehension and written expression of professional terms, and reading comprehension and oral expression of professional terms.
2. National French Translation Professional Qualification (Level) Examination The National French Translation Professional Qualification (Level) Examination is a national professional qualification examination jointly organized by the Ministry of Personnel and the Chinese Foreign Languages Bureau. If you pass the examination, you will be awarded People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) translation professional qualification (level) certificate, which is valid nationwide.
Validity of the certificate: scientifically, objectively and fairly evaluate the translation ability and level of people engaged in translation work in society through the unified translation professional qualification (level) examination in China. The translation professional qualification (level) examination will be incorporated into the national professional qualification certificate system and will replace the traditional evaluation and appointment of translation professional and technical positions.
■ Examination content: The examination is divided into: French advanced translation; French translation level; French translation level 2; French translation level 3; At present, the third and second level examinations are conducted first. The first part of the exam is basic knowledge, including basic vocabulary, grammar and language conversion. The second part is translation ability. Translation and interpretation have their own emphases.
The exam is divided into translation and interpretation. Interpretation examinations at all levels have two subjects: comprehensive interpretation ability and interpretation practice, while the second-level interpretation examination has two professional categories: consecutive interpretation and simultaneous interpretation. All levels of "comprehensive ability of interpretation" are tested by listening and writing; The examinations of Level 2 consecutive interpretation, Simultaneous interpretation and Level 3 interpretation practice are conducted by live recording.
Translation tests at all levels are divided into two subjects: comprehensive translation ability and translation practice, and are answered by paper and pencil.
■ Examination time: Interpretation and translation examinations at all levels will be held in two and a half days.
3. Du's "French University Diploma" exam
DU is an examination held by French universities for foreign students who have lived in France for more than 8 months. It is held twice a year in May and 65438+February. After passing the exam, they can get a certificate and start studying professional courses in the school where they take the exam. The general certificate is only recognized by the issuing school, and schools that have cooperative relations with the issuing school may also recognize it.
I recommend TCF. If you just take the exam for a visa to go abroad, it will be TEF. TCF is more effective than TEF, which can be regarded as a relatively outdated exam. I think the existence of TEFTTCF in China is just a tool for the French Embassy to earn more money for China students. At present, there are rumors that TCF will replace TEF, but this is also a trend. Let me mainly talk about TCF and TEF. On the whole, TCF is more difficult, but the topics of TCF are classified according to the difficulty level of 1~6. The level of 1~2 is very simple French vocabulary or conversation, the level of 3~4 is common French in daily life, the level of 5 will lead to news and French content in newspapers and periodicals, and the level of 6 will expand a topic in depth, which can involve in-depth articles and news. The writer's novel content, etc. TCF will classify the test scores: the total score is 699100-1991grade A 1 junior grade 200-299, junior grade A2 (+) 300-399, grade 3 B 1 intermediate grade 400-499. 500-599 Grade 5, C 1, Advanced 600-699 Grade 6, C2, Advanced (+) Grade 4 or above, generally recognized by French universities, can be used to apply for admission. Above grade 5, some excellent French university enrollment standards. The validity of the results is 2 years. TCF is divided into two parts: compulsory examination and optional examination. Compulsory exams include listening, multiple-choice questions and reading. Every part. The final test result is obtained by the weighted average of the difficulty of three parts. The elective part is divided into writing and speaking, with a total score of 20 points for each part. Many French universities attach great importance to this selection. As there is no examiner with examiner qualification certificate in China, there is no TCF section selection in China at present. TCF fee: Generally, it is 60 euros in France, with the exception of China. China charges 1 1,000 yuan.