The TFI™ Test

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The TFI™ Test

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Contents

1. Introduction – the TOEIC® Programme

2. The TFI™ Test Overview

3. Why take the TFI Test

4. The TFI Test Benefits

5. Further Resources

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INTRODUCTION to the TOEIC®

PROGRAMME

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Worldwide and standardized programme

International English/French

Introduction to the TOEIC ® Programme

Assesses proficiency in all four language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. For TFI listening and reading are assessed.

Delivers objective feedback of the English language ability (scaled scores and performance descriptors)

It is not a fail/pass exam

Measures test takers ability to effectively communicate in English/French in a professional workplace environment

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02. The TOEIC® Listening and Reading Test For Intermediate to Advanced levels (B1 to C1 on the CEFR)

03. The TOEIC® Speaking and Writing Tests For Intermediate to Advanced levels (B1 to C1 on the CEFR)

The TOEIC Bridge™ Test For Beginner to Intermediate levels (A1 to B1 on the CEFR)

Introduction to the TOEIC ® Programme

04. The TFI™ Test For pre-intermediate to Advanced French levels (A2 to C1 on the CEFR)

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Measure key skills

that predict success Measures a test taker’s proficiency of everyday

English/French skills used in the international

workplace or academic environment

Assess skills in

relevant, real-life

context

Measures how well test takers might do in real

workplace and academic interactions that require

listening, reading, speaking and writing in English

and listening and reading in French

Efficient candidate

comparison

Provides internationally recognized scores that

can be compared regardless of where or when

the test is administered

High level of

accuracy Reflects ETS’s high standards for test design,

development, and research support

Introduction - the TOEIC®

Programme

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The TFI™ Test Overview

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The TFI™ Test

The TFI™ Test is a French-language proficiency test for

people whose native language is not French. The TFI test

results show how well test-takers can communicate in

French in business and academic environments. It’s

offered as an institutional programme only (public and

private sessions)

Skills assessed Listening and Reading skills for the

workplace

Test structure and

duration

Listening section: 90 items – 42 mins

Reading section: 90 items – 68 mins

Test format Paper-based test (CD, answer sheet

and test booklet)

Items format Multiple choice questions

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The TFI™ Test

Score range Listening score: 5 - 495

Reading score: 5 - 495

Total score: 10-990

Level measured and

CEFR levels

A2 to C1

Score validity 2 years

Scoring Automated Scoring and Reporting with

Scanning System (I-OPS) by ETS Global

branches, CMDs and scoring EPAs

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The TFI™ Test

Test content

Listening Comprehension:

90 items

1 Question-Answers: 40

questions

2 Short Dialogues: 30 questions

3 Short Conversations: 20

questions

Reading Comprehension:

90 items

4 Error Identification: 25 questions

5 Incomplete Sentences: 25

questions

6 Reading Comprehension: 40

questions

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The TFI™ Test

• Score Reporting Material

• Institutional programme

• “Attestation de résultats”

Certificate of Achievement

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The TFI™ Test

Books, for example: Guide de préparation au test TFI™Test

Examinee Handbook

Free Sample Tests (free to download from www.etsglobal.org)

Why take the TFI Test?

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Why take the TFI Test?

Individuals

• The TFI test is a fair, valid and reliable measure of French-language skills in daily life and workplace settings.

• The TFI test helps candidates enhance their value and succeed in the global job market.

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Corporations and

government

agencies

• Rely on the TFI test to

provide the information

needed to recruit,

place, train and

promote the most

qualified employees

• The TFI test also

measures the

effectiveness of

training and

development

programmes.

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Academic

Institutions

• Use the TFI test

throughout a student’s

course of study for

their particular

vocation — from entry

to graduation.

• It helps measure

programme and

curriculum

effectiveness and

determine academic

and workplace

readiness.

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Language schools

• Use the TFI test to place

students at appropriate

French-language

programme levels and

highlight French-language

instruction areas that need

improvement.

• The TFI test is a good

motivational tool to

improve students’ French-

language skills.

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The TFI Benefits

• Affordable on a per candidate basis

• Easy and simple to administer & score

• Timely score results

• Multiple Test form available to enabling testing on a more regular basis

• Groups of any size

• Flexible Test Administration

- Available on-demand

- In-house, on-site

administration

- Score report used for internal

- Autonomy

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• Comparable Editions

All editions of the TFI tests are FAIR,

VALID, and RELIABLE

All test are comparable over time and

from one form to another

Go through the same scoring, scaling and

equating methodology

Standard conditions of test taking

Not influenced by time and place

The TFI Benefits

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• International Credibility The TFI tests are recognized worldwide, and mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

The TFI Benefits

• Learning Needs

Help test takers recognize their strengths and weaknesses to improve their French skills to further their chances in their workplace.

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Further resources

Research: Mapping the TFI™ Test onto the CEFR

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Survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/FYL7NC8

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Thank You.

For more information about the TOEIC® programme and the TFI Test contact: info-product@etsglobal.org

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