DELF - Diplôme d'études En Langue Française

DELF Diplôme d'études en langue française

By Cherelle von Archanbault

April 3 2014

Centre de Langue, Ministère de l'éducation nationale

DELF is a certification issued to assess the french language abilities of non-native French speakers. It is made up of 4 courses/diplomas names A1 A2 B1 B2 and is being issued by the International Center for French Studies or CIEP for the Ministry of Education.

Duration of each level -

Exam	Listening	Reading	Writing		Speaking
DELF A1	20 mins	30 mins	30 mins		5–7 mins and 10 mins prep.
DELF A2	25 mins	30 mins	45 mins		6–8 mins and 10 mins prep.
DELF B1	25 mins	35 mins	45 mins		15 mins and 10 mins prep.
DELF B2	30 mins	60 mins	60 mins		20 mins and 30 mins prep.

Each exam is composed of 4 parts:

Listening - Person will be given a series of recordings to listen and answer several
comprehension requestions afterwards based on the recordings.

Reading - Targeted to measure the person's ability to comprehend materials by reading it.
After reading the materials, the candidated will then be asked to answer several questions
composed of mu;tiple choices, true and false questions and justified written answer.

Writing - Used to measure the candidates written French skills via a variety of different challenges involving writing a certain piece of text in French.

Speaking

DELF Levels In Details.

DELF A1

Listening :
Every selection is played twice
Range - 3 minutes Maximum

Reading :
Materials are composed of several short texts and signs

Writing:
Composed of two parts
First Part - Fill up a document with personal information
Second Part - Write a short piece about  the candidates everyday life

Speaking
First Part - Conversation on a specific subject between the examiner and candidate
Second Part - A conversation between the examiner and candidate in a role-playing setup

DELF A2

Listening :
Same with A1; every selection is played twice
Range - 3 minutes Maximum


Reading :
Same with A1
Materials are composed of several short texts and signs

Writing: 
Composed of two parts
First Part - Write a short text to describe a chosen event in the candidate's life
Second Part - Write a text that includes a selected 'purpose' - example: Short text to
congratulate someone's achievements, justifiying  a cause, etc.

Speaking
Same with A1
First Part - Conversation on a specific subject between the examiner and candidate
Second Part - A conversation between the examiner and candidate in a role-playing setup