DILF

DILF – Diplôme initial de langue française

(Initial diploma in French language)

The DILF is a diploma for French as a foreign language that asses the beginners knowledge (level A1.1 of the Cadre européen commun de référence for languages of the Council of Europe, or Conseil de l’Europe).  It constitutes the first step toward the DELF and the DALF.

Just as the DELF and the DALF, the DILF is issued by the Department of National Education, Higher Education, and Research.

The DILF evaluates 4 linguistic skills:

• listening comprehension
• reading comprehension
• spoken production
• written production

The DILF is under the authority of the National DILF Committee (la Commission nationale du DILF) which has its headquarters at the CIEP.

 

Type of examination	Duration	Mark out of
Listening comprehension understanding a public announcement understanding a simple message understanding simple instructions understanding numerical information, understanding the time	25 min	35 points
Reading comprehension understanding signs understanding simple instructions understanding basic information understanding numerical information recognising the type and function of simple texts	25 min	15 points
Written production copying down an address, a telephone number writing down a number, a price, a date filling in a form leaving a simple message	15 min	15 points
Spoken production Interview with the panel Expression activities: asking for and giving a price introducing people or describing places expressing a need or making an appointment indicating the nature of a health problem	10 min	35 points
	Overall mark	/100