{"id":19293,"date":"2020-02-26T17:02:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/?p=19293"},"modified":"2021-09-20T11:15:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T09:15:43","slug":"what-are-the-differences-between-the-delf-and-the-tcf-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/what-are-the-differences-between-the-delf-and-the-tcf-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the differences between the DELF and the TCF exams?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking a French language exam is an important choice. Which one is the main question to ask? DELF is for adults<\/strong> and there are two other versions of the exam for younger age groups<\/strong>. They are DELF Prim<\/a> and DELF Junior<\/a>. You can also take the TCF exam. TCF also has different versions – general TCF, TCF Canada, and TCF Quebec. The latter two are used for visa and residency purposes. All of these exams are official and accredited by the French Ministry of Education.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
 <\/th>DELF<\/th>TCF<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Skills tested<\/td>Reading
\nWriting
\nListening
\nSpeaking<\/td>		Compulsory
\nReading
\nListening
\nProficiency of language structures
\n
\nOptional
\nSpeaking
\nwriting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Levels<\/td>A1-B2
\nOne exam for each level<\/td>		One test
\nGrades A1-C2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Question types<\/td>Multiple choice<\/td>Multiple choice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Questions<\/td>Is designed in the same way, as all skills are tested<\/td>76 in total for the compulsory parts
\n91 in the online version<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Validity<\/td>Life<\/td>2 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accreditation<\/td>French Ministry of Education<\/td>French Ministry of Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Certificate<\/td>Receive the Diploma<\/td>Test score only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Overall<\/td>A lot more detailed<\/td>Similar to other language exams where a score is needed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div>