What Is TFI?

The Test de français international™ (TFI™) is a French language proficiency test for people whose native language is not French. The TFI test results show how well you communicate in French in business and academic environments.

Who Takes It and Why?

The TFI test is for language learners of all levels, regardless of occupation or background. You don ' t need to have special knowledge beyond that of a person who uses French in everyday work activities.

Training organizations can use the TFI test to group students homogeneously, validate their progress with an unbiased external test, and consequently boost their motivation.

In Academic institutions, the TFI test enables students to validate their French language proficiency and compare their level against the requirements of the business environment.
Individuals choose to take the TFI test to determine their true level of proficiency and have it validated by an external measure.

The TFI test

Format:

• is standardized
• multiple-choice
• contains 180 questions (divided into two sections: listening and reading)
  -each section is composed of six parts (specific instructions are in French)
• lasts approximately 2.5 hours (including time for administrative procedures)
• measures French proficiency on a single, continuous scale.

 Is used by:

businesses

• language programs
• government organizations
• educational organizations

Is used for:

 recruiting, hiring, and determining promotions

• selecting employees for training to be conducted in French
• defining goals and required language levels
• measuring progress and proficiency level following French-language training
• Establishing a reliable standard for French-proficiency levels required within a given organization.

The format of TFI test

Based on real-life work situations (telephone conversations, meetings, etc), the TFI test consists of 180 multiple-choice questions divided into 2 sections

Section 1: Listening comprehension (42 minutes), consists of:

• Part 1: Question – Answer module (40 questions)
• Part 2: Short dialogues (30 questions)
• Part 3: Short conversations (20 questions)

Section 2: Reading (68 minutes), consists of:

• Part 1: Error identification (25 questions)
• Part 2: Incomplete sentences (25 questions)
• Part 3: Comprehension (40 questions)

The test hence lasts for around 110 minutes, with another 30 minutes budgeted for the completion of formalities, giving of instructions, etc

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