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Sunday, December 4, 2011

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