TCF IRN, DELF and TEF: one method per exam

Since 1 January 2026, French naturalisation requires B2, spoken and written. I run a dedicated TCF IRN track for that threshold, plus DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF and TFI, each trained on its own logic.

Speaking good French and passing a French exam are two different skills

Every exam rewards particular habits: a structure examiners look for, good timing, a way of opening and closing the oral. I teach the format first, then fix the language gaps that cost you points inside it.

Dedicated track

TCF IRN, French naturalisation

The TCF IRN is its own exam with its own stakes: your nationality or residency file depends on it. For naturalisation the bar is now B2 in every skill, and the result must be less than two years old (service-public.fr). Residence permits have their own thresholds, so we confirm yours first. Then we work the exact task formats, the timing, the register examiners expect, and the gap between your current level and the one your file requires.

DELF (A1 – B2)

The standard for schools, universities and long-stay visas. Four skills, four separate strategies, especially the production écrite where most candidates lose points on structure rather than grammar.

DALF (C1 – C2)

Advanced academic and professional certification. Synthesis writing, argued essays and long oral presentations, the level where method matters more than vocabulary.

TCF

Level-placement test used for study, work and immigration files. Adaptive and fast, so we drill pace as much as language.

TEF & TFI

Used for Canadian immigration and professional certification. The scoring logic differs from the TCF, so the preparation is not interchangeable.

How preparation runs

Diagnostic

A real graded sample of each section, so we know your starting level skill by skill instead of an average that hides the weak one.

Format training

The templates, connectors and opening and closing structures examiners are trained to reward, practised until they are automatic under pressure.

Timed rehearsal

Full mock sections under exam timing, marked against the official criteria, so exam day is not your first attempt. The speaking and writing topics come from my advanced workbook: 40 debate questions and ten topic units, from remote work to engaged literature.

Which exam, and when?

Your first lesson is free. Tell me your exam and your date, and we build the plan backwards from it.

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