The TEF is an official international exam used to measure your level of fluency in French. It was created by the Chamber of Commerce of Paris.
The TEF is composed of 5 tests. Each of these tests can be taken independantly, you choose the ones that you want to take. Depending on your goals (ie.: Study in France or live in Québec), some tests will be mandatory while others will remain optional (more details below.) Here is a description of the 5 TEF tests:
Our online prep covers the 5 tests with course sheets, official trial exams and training.
The TEF is mostly useful for:
The evaluation requirements of the different versions of the TEF are listed below:
Requirements | Listening comprehension | Reading comprehension | Oral expression | Written expression | Glossary and structure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Studying in France TEF études en France |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Immigrating to France TEF naturalisation |
✔ | ✔ | |||
Immigrating to Canada TEF Canada |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
immigrating to Québec TEFAQ |
✔ | ✔ |
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Jean LAMOUREUX
A veteran FLE teacher, Jean Lamoureux is also the creator or many pedagogic tools and trains teachers. He also taught abroad for more than 10 years and was the pedagogic director of the International Swiss School of Paris. Jean is the author of the "200% DELF B2" manual (Ellipses Publishing).
Manuela GUILLEM
An experienced French teacher, Manuela Guillem is now responsible for the pedagogy at the ALIP school in Paris. Role that she previously had in another prestigious Parisian school. She is an expert in certifications and diplomas in French as an examiner but also as a creator of mock-up exams.
PrepMyFuture and the Chamber of Commerce of Paris Ile de france (creator of the TEF) have worked together to co-develop this training. Our offer is the only one providing you with official and updated mock exams.
The training includes 3 official mock tests along with a wide range of content developped by our pedagogic teams.