Changes to TCF writing tasks
As they often do, the TCF test designers have introduced another small change. It is interesting and useful, but, as usual, they did not think to tell anyone about it.
Alena Kopalina
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French, TEF and TCF Canada, our move to Canada and the path to an immigration consultant licence.
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Courrieller? Sorry, what?
A new word I came across in a message from the College of Immigration Consultants. I sat there reading it, trying to understand what I had done to the College. Had I “courrielled” them?
Training is over
I am still not quite sure how it happened, but… I finished the final exam on “solving immigration cases” in one hour. One hour! An exam designed to take three…
Grammar in speech
Today I want to discuss a persistent concern. It is one of the most frequent and pressing questions in lessons and exam preparation: how important is grammar, and how should you demonstrate it? Many people build their speaking preparation around grammar…
CLB-7 ≠ B2
If you are preparing for language tests for Canadian immigration, you are 100% familiar with the claim that CLB-7 equals B2 on the European CEFR scale. At least, that is what all those neatly arranged equivalency tables tell us. You look at them…
Second-term results
The results are in, and the second term is officially over. It ran from January to April. That alone feels like an occasion, because after the fall, when I nearly had a nervous breakdown…
Prepared material for Tâche 3
If you’re preparing for the TCF, you probably already know this: to handle Tâche 3 and keep speaking for 4.5 minutes, it helps to go beyond your own opinion and discuss other views on the topic — at least the opposing one.
Follow-up questions in the TCF
How to answer TCF follow-up questions: practical tips. Many candidates know that in Tâche 3 of the TCF speaking section…
Immigration prospects in 2025
Who will have a better chance of immigrating to Canada in 2025? As I work toward my new profession, I have subscribed to all sorts of…
First-term results
When karma caught up with me. I was waiting for my first-term results. I waited a long time, patiently, with a slight nervous
My second term at UdeM
The second term of my immigration consultant studies has begun. If in…
Paying my tuition
Another important step toward my goal: I have paid the first instalment of my tuition at Université de Montréal.