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Jun 10, 2014 - 09:04 AM
Bravo Mike!
Great to hear you feel confident about the exam. I'm sure you did very well if you have already done a few levels of Fluenz. Do you mind sharing any details on where you took the exam, how you signed up and other such things that may be helpful to users?
Great to hear you feel confident about the exam. I'm sure you did very well if you have already done a few levels of Fluenz. Do you mind sharing any details on where you took the exam, how you signed up and other such things that may be helpful to users?
Jun 10, 2014 - 01:30 PM
Merci beaucoup Andy!
I'm happy to answer questions about the DELF exams. I'll include a couple of useful links at the end of this post. There are certain testing centers which are authorized to give the exam, so the first step was to find the one closest to me. In my case it turned out to be one of the chapters of alliance française. On this particular chapter's web site they had information about taking the exams. I contacted them, and they gave me all the information I needed to register for the exam. The exams are offered twice a year, in June and in December, this is true world wide. For most people here, they are likely going to be interested in either the A1 or the A2 exam. The exams do not have to be taken in order, so someone could go directly to A2 if they felt confident to do so. Although I wouldn't recommend that unless the individual has at least completed all 5 levels of Fluenz.
There are 4 parts to the exam, reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking. The exam is really about measuring your ability to use French in real world situations. So important preparation is using the language as much as possible. For most any exam, preparation is really two parts, learning the material and then learning how to take the exam itself. I used three different study guides which included a lot of practice questions and exercises. All three were excellent and included information on what to expect, and were all dead on in that regard. These books are all 100% in French. And at least was the case with me, everyone involved giving the exam always started out speaking French to me. They would only break into speaking English if I started first. The last part, production orale, the speaking part of the test, there were two examiners, and they only spoke French, no English at all.
The learning, preparation, and the actual taking of the exam, was difficult to be sure, but overall an amazing experience and I would encourage anything who is interested to go for it. :)
This is general information about DELF
http://www.ciep.fr/en/delf-prim-delf-delf-junior-version-dalf-diplome-de...
This is the link to approved testing centers. If you're in the US be sure to select états-unis from the drop down:
http://www.ciep.fr/en/delf-prim-delf-delf-junior-version-dalf-diplome-de...
I'm happy to answer questions about the DELF exams. I'll include a couple of useful links at the end of this post. There are certain testing centers which are authorized to give the exam, so the first step was to find the one closest to me. In my case it turned out to be one of the chapters of alliance française. On this particular chapter's web site they had information about taking the exams. I contacted them, and they gave me all the information I needed to register for the exam. The exams are offered twice a year, in June and in December, this is true world wide. For most people here, they are likely going to be interested in either the A1 or the A2 exam. The exams do not have to be taken in order, so someone could go directly to A2 if they felt confident to do so. Although I wouldn't recommend that unless the individual has at least completed all 5 levels of Fluenz.
There are 4 parts to the exam, reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking. The exam is really about measuring your ability to use French in real world situations. So important preparation is using the language as much as possible. For most any exam, preparation is really two parts, learning the material and then learning how to take the exam itself. I used three different study guides which included a lot of practice questions and exercises. All three were excellent and included information on what to expect, and were all dead on in that regard. These books are all 100% in French. And at least was the case with me, everyone involved giving the exam always started out speaking French to me. They would only break into speaking English if I started first. The last part, production orale, the speaking part of the test, there were two examiners, and they only spoke French, no English at all.
The learning, preparation, and the actual taking of the exam, was difficult to be sure, but overall an amazing experience and I would encourage anything who is interested to go for it. :)
This is general information about DELF
http://www.ciep.fr/en/delf-prim-delf-delf-junior-version-dalf-diplome-de...
This is the link to approved testing centers. If you're in the US be sure to select états-unis from the drop down:
http://www.ciep.fr/en/delf-prim-delf-delf-junior-version-dalf-diplome-de...