French language proficiency: This skill measures the overall ability of a candidate to understand and use the French language effectively. It includes assessing the candidate's comprehension, fluency, pronunciation, and accuracy in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in French.
Reading comprehension: This skill assesses the candidate's ability to understand and interpret written texts in French. It evaluates the candidate's reading speed, comprehension of vocabulary, grammar rules, and understanding of the main ideas, details, and nuances of the text.
Listening comprehension: This skill measures the candidate's ability to understand spoken French. It evaluates the candidate's comprehension of conversations, lectures, interviews, and other audio materials, assessing their ability to understand vocabulary, context, main ideas, details, and specific information.
Vocabulary: This skill evaluates the candidate's knowledge and understanding of French words and phrases, including their meanings, correct usage, and appropriate context. It assesses the candidate's ability to choose the right vocabulary for specific situations and their overall vocabulary range and depth.
Grammar: This skill measures the candidate's understanding and application of French grammar rules, including verb conjugation, sentence structure, tenses, agreement, and word order. It assesses the candidate's ability to use grammar correctly and effectively in both spoken and written communication.
Writing skills: This skill assesses the candidate's ability to produce written texts in French, including essays, reports, letters, and other written forms. It evaluates their ability to organize their thoughts, use appropriate vocabulary and grammar, express ideas clearly, and communicate effectively in writing.
Verb conjugation: This skill measures the candidate's knowledge and understanding of how to conjugate verbs correctly in French, including regular and irregular verbs, different tenses, moods, and reflexive verbs. It assesses their ability to form and use verb conjugations accurately in various contexts.
Sentence structure: This skill evaluates the candidate's understanding and use of correct sentence structure in French. It assesses their ability to arrange words, phrases, and clauses in a grammatically correct and coherent manner, including the use of subject-verb agreement, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and other grammatical elements.
Conversation: This skill measures the candidate's ability to engage in spoken conversations in French, including dialogues, discussions, and interviews. It assesses their ability to initiate and sustain a conversation, use appropriate vocabulary and grammar, express ideas and opinions, ask and answer questions, and participate actively in a conversation.
Culture and society: This skill evaluates the candidate's knowledge and understanding of French culture, society, customs, traditions, and current affairs. It assesses their familiarity with French literature, history, arts, music, cinema, famous personalities, social norms, and values, as well as their ability to analyze and discuss cultural and societal topics in French.