Your progress and results
Progress is facilitated by the small number of students in your class but it also depends on your willingness to learn, your character (don’t be shy!), and your speed of understanding and learning.
Our program is flexible enough to accommodate each participant’s pace, but as well as attendance in class, one or two hours of independent study per day is encouraged. We strongly recommend that students stay with a family to ensure a complete and continuous immersion in the French language and lifestyle.
Your Certificate
At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate which formally states the length of your course and the level to which you have studied. Additionally, your teacher will write an assessment describing your competence levels, both written and oral, stating the level that you have reached. Also, you will receive personal suggestions to build on what you have learned at CLE.
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Courses for credit
Study French with CLE and receive credits that can be transferred to your home institution. For more information contact Dr. Aaron B. W. Ostrom at Brookhaven College,
AOstrom@dcccd.edu
Students who wish to receive credits for CLE courses have two options:
- Pre-approval through your college or university: contact the Study abroad office or French language department at your college or university prior to starting the program.
- Transfer credits secured through the accredited Brookhaven College.
DELF or DALF
If you wish to test your knowledge of French by
taking a diploma delivered by the Ministry of Education of France and recognised throughout the world, we would recommend the DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes en Lanque Française) or the DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Lanque Française).
During your stay at CLE, you can involve yourself with one of these exams (DELF or DALF) and if the dates of the exams are not convenient, you can take the exams back in your own country. There are 900 exam centers spread through 154 countries.
Since September 2005, the DELF and DALF have been modified in line with the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages” which allows comparable skill evaluations between one language and another.
| The six new diplomas, DELF A1, DELF A2, DELF B1, DELF B2, DELF C1 and DELF C2 correspond to the six new competence levels defined by the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages”. |
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| Common European Framework of Reference for Languages |
DELF and DALF
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| A1 |
DELF A1 |
| A2 |
DELF A2 |
| B1 |
DELF B1 |
| B2 |
DELF B2 |
| C1 |
DALF C1 |
| C2 |
DALF C2 |
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Each diploma evaluates 4 skills:
the understanding of written and spoken French and the use of written and spoken French. All the activities contained in our courses at CLE prepare you for the tests you might take for the DELF or DALF. Nevertheless, if you wish to familiarise yourself with these tests and take the exams with confidence, you can take an individual course to help you.
According to your level, you can choose the diploma for which you want to be tested. If you have already passed some elements of DELF or DALF using the old formula, these elements remain valid.
For more information about the duration of the exams, the costs and the dates,
read this page
TEF
During your studies at CLE, you can take the TEF (Test d’évaluation du français). This examination by the Paris Chamber of Commerce is recognised by the French ministry of Education and by the Canadian Federal Government. It consists of 150 multiple choice questions to assess your listening and reading abilities as well as your vocabulary and grammar. To these three compulsory modules, you can add an oral examination and a writing module. You can take the compulsory modules at CLE, on line whenever you wish except in August when the Paris Chamber of Commerce is closed. You will find out your results at the end of the test. The TEF does not require any specific preparation and you can take it as many times as you want. The compulsory modules cost € 78. To find out more about the TEF, go to this
website.
