DALF General info

Here are the C1 DALF test information in 2012.

1/ Schedule
January 20th (December 14th 2011)
March 23rd (February 21st 2012)
May 21st (April 11th 2012) - practice
July 27th (June 26th 2012)
Nov 23rd (October 23rd 2012) - target

2/ Price
212 € (if alliance students), 245 € (otherwise)


3/ Test content

Type of tests: C1	Duration	Mark out of
ListeningComprehension questionnaires dealing with recordings:     - a long recording (interview, lesson, conference…) approximately eight minutes long (played twice)     - several short radio broadcasts (newsflashes, surveys, adverts etc) (played once). Maximum duration of recordings: 10 mins	Approximately 40 minutes	/ 25
ReadingComprehension questionnaires dealing with a text of ideas (literary or journalistic), 1,500 to 2,000 words long.	0 h 50	/ 25
Writing Two part test:     - Summarise several written documents totalling approximately 1,000 words     - write an essay with supporting arguments on the contents of the documents    Candidate can choose between two fields: humanities and social studies, science	2 h 30	/ 25
Speaking A presentation based on a series of written documents, followed by a discussion with the examiners.    Candidates can choose between two fields: humanities and social studies, science	0 h 30 preparation: 1 h	/ 25

Total duration of all tests: 4 h 00* Total mark out of 100.* Overall pass mark: 50/100* Pass mark per test: 5/25

4/ Reference

http://www.alliancefr.org/en/individual-students/diplomas-and-tests