On-site registration:
Come to our centers with a photocopy of your ID documents. There, you will fill up the registration form and pay the fees.
Alliance française – centre de Taipei (only for Taipei sessions)
Alliance française – centre de Kaohsiung (only for Kaohsiung and Taichung sessions)
Online registration:
exam@alliancefrancaise.org.tw (Taipei sessions)
examkh@alliancefrancaise.org.tw (Kaohsiung and Taichung sessions)
Notice: No registration will be accepted after the deadline. No refund or examination postpone will be permitted after payment.
The convocation will be dispatched two weeks prior to the exam. If you have not received your convocation one week before the exam, please contact the examination center.
– Registration form (download here)
– Photocopy of your passport or ARC card
You can choose any level of DELF/DALF exam without limitation (You don’t need to pass A1 or A2 first to apply for B1 exam)
You can apply to different levels at the same session if there is no time conflicts.
You can not apply to the same level which you have already passed.
The Alliance française has the right to refuse candidates in case:
DELF Exam results (Attestation de réussite) will be sent one month after the end of the test.
DELF Certificates can be personally collected from Alliance Française with an identity document within four months after the end of the test. If you cannot collect it yourself, you can choose one the following methods:
– DELF Certificate collected by a third person: please bring the power of attorney filled up and signed by the candidate to Alliance Française for collection of DELF Certificate.
* DELF-DALF Certificates are printed by the French national printing house in a single original copy. If the Certificate is lost, it cannot be reprinted.
The DELF Exam results have the same value as the DELF Certificate.
The DELF Exam results can be re-issued by Alliance Française upon request (NTD 250).
DELF A1-1 – CONTENTS | DURATION | MAX. SCORE | |
GROUP EXAMINATION | 1. Listening Answer comprehension questions dealing with very short recordings dealing with everyday situation (heard twice). |
15 min | /25 |
2. Reading Answer comprehension questions dealing with easy written texts dealing with everyday situations. |
15 min | /25 | |
3. Writing : Three part task:
|
15 min | /25 | |
INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION | 4. Speaking / Interacting: Three part task:
|
15 min | /25 |
Total duration of group examination: 1h20
(If you do not reach a minimum score of 5 out of 25 for each of the four tasks you automatically fail the whole test)
DELF A1 – CONTENTS | DURATION | MAX. SCORE | |
GROUP EXAMINATION | 1. Listening
Comprehension questionnaires dealing with three or four very short recordings on everyday life (played twice). Maximum duration of each recordings: 3 mins |
Appx 20 min | /25 |
2. Reading
Comprehension questionnaires dealing with four or five written documents on everyday life. |
30 min | /25 | |
3. Writing : Two part task:
|
30 min | /25 | |
INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION | 4. Speaking / Interacting: Three part task:
|
duration:
5-7 min preparation: 10 min |
/25 |
Total duration of group examination: 1h20
(If you do not reach a minimum score of 5 out of 25 for each of the four tasks you automatically fail the whole test)
DELF A2 – CONTENTS | DURATION | MAX. SCORE | |
GROUP EXAMINATION | 1. Listening Comprehension questionnaires dealing with three or four very short recordings on everyday life (played twice). Maximum duration of each recordings: 5 mins | Appx 25 min | /25 |
2. Reading Comprehension questionnaires dealing with three or four short recordings on everyday life. | 30 min | /25 | |
3. Writing : Two part task
|
45 min | /25 | |
INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION | 4. Speaking / Interacting: Three part task:
|
duration: 6-8 min preparation: 10 min | /25 |
Total duration of group examination: 1h40
(If you do not reach a minimum score of 5 out of 25 for each of the four tasks you automatically fail the whole test)
DELF B1 – CONTENTS | DURATION | MAX. SCORE | |
GROUP EXAMINATION | 1. Listening Comprehension questionnaires dealing with three recordings (played twice). Maximum duration of each recordings: 6 mins |
Appx 25 min | /25 |
2. Reading Comprehension questionnaires dealing with two written documents:
|
45 min | /25 | |
3. Writing Express personal opinions on a general topic (essay, letter, article etc.) |
45 min | /25 | |
INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION | 4. Speaking / Interacting: Three part task:
|
duration: 15 min preparation: 10 min |
/25 |
Total duration of group examination: 1h45
(If you do not reach a minimum score of 5 out of 25 for each of the four tasks you automatically fail the whole test)
DELF B2 – CONTENTS | DURATION | MAX. SCORE | |
GROUP EXAMINATION | 1. Listening Comprehension questionnaires dealing with three recordings:
Maximum duration of recordings: 8 mins |
30 min | /25 |
2. Reading Comprehension questionnaires dealing with two written documents:
|
60 min | /25 | |
3. Writing Taking a personal stand (contributing to a debate, formal letter, review of a film/book) |
60 min | /25 | |
INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION | 4. Speaking / Interacting Stating and defending an opinion based on a short document designed to elicit a reaction. |
duration: 20 min preparation: 30 min |
/25 |
Total duration of group examination: 2h30
(If you do not reach a minimum score of 5 out of 25 for each of the four tasks you automatically fail the whole test)
*À partir de mars 2020, les candidats aux épreuves du DALF C1 et C2 ne devront plus choisir de domaine de spécialité.
DALF C1 – CONTENTS | DURATION | MAX. SCORE | |
GROUP EXAMINATION | 1. Listening Comprehension questionnaires dealing with recordings:
Maximum duration of recordings: 10 mins |
Appx 40 min | /25 |
2. Reading Comprehension questionnaires dealing with a text of ideas (literary or journalistic), 1,500 to 2,000 words long. |
50 min | /25 | |
3. Writing Two part task (examinees can choose between two fields: humanities and social studies, science):
|
150 min | /25 | |
INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION | 4. Speaking / Interacting (examinees can choose between two fields: humanities and social studies, science) : A presentation based on a series of written documents, followed by a discussion with the examiners. |
duration: 30 min preparation: 60 min |
/25 |
Total duration of group examination: 4h
(If you do not reach a minimum score of 5 out of 25 for each of the four tasks you automatically fail the whole test)
*À partir de mars 2020, les candidats aux épreuves du DALF C1 et C2 ne devront plus choisir de domaine de spécialité.
DALF C2 – CONTENTS | DURATION | MAX. SCORE | |
GROUP EXAMINATION | 1. Reading / writing (examinees can choose between two fields: humanities and social studies, science) Writing a structured text (article, editorial, report, speech etc.) based on several documents totaling approximately 2,000 words. |
3h30 | /50 |
INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION | 2. Listening / speaking / interacting: Three part task (examinees can choose between two fields: humanities and social studies, science):
|
duration: 30 min preparation: 60 min |
/50 |
Total duration of group examination : 3h30
(If you do not reach a minimum score of 10 out of 50 for each of both tasks you automatically fail the whole test)
To sit for the DELF-DALF exam and to collect your certificate, Alliance Francaise accepts only the following documents of identification:
Candidates must have TWO of the following documents to enter the examination room:
Candidates failing to present the required documents will not be permitted to sit for the exam.
2.1. Your test notification will be sent to you 2 weeks prior to the exam date.
2.2. If you have not received your test notification one week before the exam date, please contact the exam center. The notification can be picked up in person one day prior to the examination session. Alternatively, you can send us another stamped envelope with your name and address before the examination session, and a notification will be mailed to you.
2.3. Upon receipt of notification, please make sure all personal information is valid.
Candidates who obtain less than 5 points in any part (less than 10 for DALF C2) fail the examination, even if the grade in total reaches the average.