​INTERNATIONAL DELF / DALF CERTIFICATION

The DELF (Diplôme d'Etudes de Langue Française) and the DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française) are the first diplomas of French as a foreign language of national and international value.

Created by ministerial order, they are issued by the French Ministère de l'Education nationale.
Currently around 150 countries adopt these certifications for French as a foreign language.

DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de langue française) being internationally recognized by public administrations and especially by employers, they can undoubtedly give an edge to those who want to cultivate, for study reasons or business, the French language.

Passing the exams allows you to obtain EDUCATIONAL CREDITS valid both in lower and upper secondary schools and at the University.

On 1 September 2005, a new, simpler and more accessible mechanism came into force, which provides for 6 autonomous degrees corresponding to the six levels of the European Framework of Reference for Languages:

Basic level : 
DELF A1
DELF A2

Autonomous level: 
DELF B1
DELF B2

Mastery level: 
DALF C1
DALF C2

Each diploma consists of tests that evaluate the 4 oral and written skills: written production, oral production, oral interaction, reading, listening.

The diplomas of the DELF and the DALF can be presented and obtained independently of each other, in the same country or in different countries, with no time limit. 
Diplomas obtained before 1 September 2005 remain valid. The units obtained previously will be able to automatically give the right, upon request presented to the competent examination center, to the issue of one of the diplomas of the new device in accordance with a correspondence table between the old and the new system.

THE DELF SCOLAIRE 
The DELF SCOLAIRE is reserved for lower and upper secondary school students. The new DELF SCOLAIRE is made up of 4 degrees independent from each other, without capitalizable units, corresponding to the first 4 levels of the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

DELF A1 
DELF A2 
DELF B1 
DELF B2

The structure of the DELF "scolaire" exams is the same as that of the "adult" DELF, however, the themes and supports used are intended for a school audience.

The Diploma awarded is the Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue française. The term "scolaire" does not appear.

The locations in which to take the exams are both at all the Alliances Françaises and the French Cultural Centers and Institutes. 
The Alliance Française of Catania is the nearest official exam center.

Test examples are available on the Ciep website (www.ciep.fr)