DELF / DALF

The DELF and DALF are diplomas awarded by the French Ministry of Education to prove the French language skills of non-French candidates.

DELF stands for Diplôme d’études en langue française (Diploma of French-language studies). 
DALF stands for Diplôme approfondi de langue française (Advanced diploma in French language)

The diplomas are valid for life and recognised all around the world.

There are six independent diplomas, which correspond, respectively, to the six levels of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).

The DELF DALF examinations presented in Malaysia are:

•  DELF DALF Tout Public for General Public from 17 years old
•  DELF Junior for children aged from 12 to 17 years old
•  DELF Scolaire for school children who are in the selected Government schools
•  DELF Prim for children from 8 to 12 years old (LFKL in May & AFKL in June)
•  DELF Pro for professionals working in a French-speaking environment (November)

Malaysia, with the experience of subscribing to the DELF DALF since 1998, have been registering more than 28,000 registered candidates and on yearly basis about 3,500 registrations for DELF DALF.

Thanks to a unique collaboration between AFKL, Ministry of Education Malaysia and French Embassy, DELF Scolaire is now prepared in more than 100 public schools all over Malaysia.

Candidates who received the DELF DALF diplomas as an attestation of their level of French acknowledged by the Ministry of Education of France benefits from having a diploma that is:

•  For life
•  Recognised internationally
•  Proof of proficiency for education purpose – to enter into the French Universities system(DELF B2     and above) or for work purpose
•  Adds to the CV

Want to know more about the DELF DALF exams?
Find out on France Education International (formerly known as CIEP) website:

• Description of the examination – DELF A1 A2 B1 B2
•  Description of the examination – DALF C1 C2

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