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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)
01.
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)
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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
needs
- 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
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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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Thank You.
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