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noriyuki_nomura
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Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Japanese, FrenchC2, GermanC2, ItalianC1, SpanishB2, DutchB1
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 Message 9 of 14
05 May 2010 at 11:42pm | IP Logged 
yawn wrote:
^ Oh, for sure. When I was learning French, I had actually spent a year abroad in Montreal during elementary school, so when I returned I was safely within the B1 zone. However, it took YEARS of studying before I passed the C2 exam! Then again, I really think the C2 exam is also somewhat a test of your intellectual maturity. There is NO way I would have passed it as a 9 year old, even when I had just returned from my year abroad :P


Oh my, likewise for me. I passed my DELF A1-A6 many years ago...in 2003 to be precise, but I dared not attempt the DALF B1-B4 (that time) since then, until November last year - my first attempt on DALF C1, which I passed, which prompted me to attempt the DALF C2 this March, which thank god I passed. I seriously think that, to reach the C1/C2 level, it takes a really long time, especially when you are not majoring in that language at the university, or if you do not live in the country that speaks the language...

Edited by noriyuki_nomura on 05 May 2010 at 11:43pm
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starst
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 Message 10 of 14
22 May 2010 at 4:23am | IP Logged 
Since JLPT 1 is all 4-choose-1, I think it's less difficult.
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Euphorion
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 Message 11 of 14
22 May 2010 at 10:32am | IP Logged 
And what about the difference between C1 and C2? Do you find a big gap there?
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cm006j
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 Message 12 of 14
28 May 2010 at 7:04pm | IP Logged 
Dumb question from a new person... Are there places in the U.S. to take the CEFR exams?
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mcjon77
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 Message 13 of 14
12 July 2010 at 10:24pm | IP Logged 
cm006j wrote:
Dumb question from a new person... Are there places in the U.S. to take the CEFR exams?

YES! Each nation has their own "cultural center" which is responsible for developing and giving these exams. In the U.S., branches of these cultural centers for the different languages exist in many major cities.

For French, just go to Alliance Francaise. http://www.afusa.org/. There are several branches of Alliance Francaise in major cities of the US.

For German, check out the Goethe Institute http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/enindex.htm. Like Alliance Francaise, there are several branches in major US cities.

For Spanish, check Instituto Cervantes http://chicago.cervantes.es/en/default.shtm. I know that they have branches in Chicago and NYC, and I assume that there are branches in other major cities, like L.A. and DC.

For the other languages, there is probably AT LEAST one testing center in the US. For example, the testing center for Portuguese is in Boston.
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cm006j
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 Message 14 of 14
12 July 2010 at 11:23pm | IP Logged 
mcjon77 wrote:
cm006j wrote:
Dumb question from a new person... Are there places in the U.S. to take the CEFR exams?

YES! Each nation has their own "cultural center" which is responsible for developing and giving these exams. In the U.S., branches of these cultural centers for the different languages exist in many major cities.

For French, just go to Alliance Francaise. http://www.afusa.org/. There are several branches of Alliance Francaise in major cities of the US.

For German, check out the Goethe Institute http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/enindex.htm. Like Alliance Francaise, there are several branches in major US cities.

For Spanish, check Instituto Cervantes http://chicago.cervantes.es/en/default.shtm. I know that they have branches in Chicago and NYC, and I assume that there are branches in other major cities, like L.A. and DC.

For the other languages, there is probably AT LEAST one testing center in the US. For example, the testing center for Portuguese is in Boston.


Thanks, I guess I'll keep looking for Hindi :)


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