Evaluation scale and criteria
The Diplomas in French for Professions comprise two series of activities: “Understanding and Processing Information” and “Oral Interaction”. Each series of activities is marked out of 100.
To obtain the Diploma in French for International Relations, you must:
– obtain at least 50% for each series of activities,
– obtain an average of at least 60% for all activities.
To obtain the Diploma in French for Business “avec Mention”, you must:
– obtain an average score of 80% or more on all activities.
Assessment of written production activities (Understanding and Processing Information)
The four evaluation criteria have the same weighting when calculating the final score.
| Criteria |
Candidate Performance Level |
| TASK COMPLETION |
| 1. Suitability of the text for the required format |
Insufficient
task performance |
Sufficient
task performance |
Complete
task performance |
| 2. Relevance and completeness of the information provided |
| MASTERY OF LINGUISTIC TOOLS |
| 3. Syntax (correctness) |
Does not correspond
to target level
|
Sufficient
for target level |
Fully corresponds
to target level |
| 4. Vocabulary (appropriateness and precision) |
Evaluation of Oral Interaction activities
The five evaluation criteria have the same weighting when calculating the final score.
| Criteria |
Candidate Performance Level |
| TASK COMPLETION |
| 1. Professional posture |
Insufficient
task performance |
Sufficient
task performance |
Complete
task performance |
| 2. Organization of professional discourse |
| 3. Relevance and completeness of information provided |
| MAÎTRISE DES OUTILS LINGUISTIQUES |
| 4. Vocabulary and syntax (range, correctness) |
Does not correspond
to target level |
Sufficient
for target level |
Fully corresponds
to target level |
| 5. Elocution (fluency, pronunciation) |
Find out more about the weighting of activities in the Candidate’s Guide (in French).
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