The certificate of Russian for foreigners is called with the abbreviations in English TORFL or TRKI (Testing of Russian as a Foreign Language), in Russian it is called ТРКИ (Тест по русскому языку как иностранному) and in Spanish CRLE is called (Certificate of Russian as a foreign language), three acronyms and nominations for the same certificate in different languages.The TORFL certificate has 6 levels, Elemental TEL (A1), Basic TBL (A2), Level 1 TORFL I (B1), Level 2 TORFL II (B2), Level 3 TORFL III (C1) and Level 4 TORFL IV (C2).
The exam has five different parts and is done on two different days.The first day, the student does the grammar, reading and listening tests.On the second day, the student takes the speaking and writing tests.To pass and get the Russian certificate, you must obtain a minimum of 66% in each section.
TORFL IV level (C2), total duration 4.35 hours.
The TORFL IV level is the highest and the closest to the native. This level is recognised for academic purposes and is mandatory to obtain a master's degree in arts.This TORFL IV exam has five competitions with the same weighting each, 20%
Grammar and Vocabulary Competence TORFL IV C2.
- Duration: 60 minutes.
- Exam parts: The TORFL IV C2 test has multiple-choice questions, homonyms and antonyms, reconstruction of written texts. This exam consists of 100 parts.
- Requirements: A student of TORFL IV C2 must be able to use complex grammatical structures and a rich and broad vocabulary. A minimum vocabulary of 9,000 words is required.
Reading Competence TORFL IV C2.
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Exam parts: The TORFL IV C2 test has four texts with a total of 4000 words. There are 25 elements with multiple answers, exercises of correct reconstruction of texts and completing expressions without closing.
- Requirements: For the TORFL IV C2 you need to understand a text with multiple details with several types of texts.
Listening Competence TORFL IV C2.
- Duration: 50 minutes
- Exam parts: The TORFL IV C2 test has 4 brief dialogue tasks, discussion, public discussion and public interview with 25 sections.
- Requirements: At the TORFL IV C2 level of Russian, the student is required to be able to interpret the speakers' attitudes and to recognise the implication of stress and intonation. Texts come from television or radio programs, details from science fiction movies, public speeches ...
Writing Competence TORFL IV C2.
- Duration: 80 minutes
- Exam parts: The TORFL IV C2 test has three tasks, one is to compile a writing after listening to an audio and the second and third parts consist of writing two texts without any type of support material.
- Requirements: For the TORFL IV C2 it is expected that the student can write an original version of his own texts in great detail. The student must be able to write an article, extensive letter or essay in a narrative, descriptive or discursive way.
Oral Competence TORFL IV C2.
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Parts of the exam: The TORFL IV C2 test has three parts, one consisting of listening to a conversation and the student's responses will be recorded. A second part consists of a role play with the examiner and the third part consists of interacting with the examiner, the student must actively participate in the conversation expressing his point of view. There are a total of 100 sections.
- Requirements: For the TORFL IV C2 the student has to demonstrate their skills in both prepared and unprepared speeches.