A1
Sounds, survival, present tense
- · Nasal vowels and liaison from week one
- · Gender, articles, negation
- · Introducing yourself, directions, time
Ends with — a two-minute unscripted self-introduction
Learn French like your PR file depends on it.
Because it does. Francophone Academy runs live online A1–B2 classes, open across Canada and built entirely around how TEF Canada is actually scored.
- 4 skills tracked separately
- NCLC 7+ target
- Live — never pre-recorded
- 100% online — Canada-wide
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Expression orale
512
NCLC 9549
Compréhension orale
A. Brar · Brampton
512
Expression orale
M. Okafor · Mississauga
486
Expression écrite
S. Nguyen · Toronto
503
Compréhension écrite
D. Fernandes · Calgary
471
Expression écrite
R. Sandhu · Brampton
524
Compréhension orale
L. Zhang · Etobicoke
465
Expression orale
J. Patel · Toronto
538
Compréhension écrite
K. Sidhu · Edmonton
549
Compréhension orale
A. Brar · Brampton
512
Expression orale
M. Okafor · Mississauga
486
Expression écrite
S. Nguyen · Toronto
503
Compréhension écrite
D. Fernandes · Calgary
471
Expression écrite
R. Sandhu · Brampton
524
Compréhension orale
L. Zhang · Etobicoke
465
Expression orale
J. Patel · Toronto
538
Compréhension écrite
K. Sidhu · Edmonton
Meet your lead instructor
Tanisha sat the exam. Then she built the course.
Most French courses teach French and hope the exam takes care of itself. Ours was written the other way round — by someone who has held the TEF Canada attestation in her own hands and remembers exactly where the clock runs out.
Reading · Compréhension écrite
699
CLB 12
Listening · Compréhension orale
607
CLB 11
Speaking · Expression orale
534
CLB 9
Writing · Expression écrite
521
CLB 9
Every other instructor here is certified — and personally evaluated by Tanisha in a live session before they ever take a class of their own.
The curriculum
Four levels. Each one ends in something testable.
A2
Past, future, and holding an opinion
- · Passé composé against imparfait until it's automatic
- · Futur proche and futur simple
- · Justifying a view in three sentences
Ends with — a 120-word written email task
B1
Argument structure, listening at speed
- · Subjonctif, conditionnel, relative clauses
- · Native-tempo listening in European and Québécois accents
- · Thèse → exemple → conséquence
Ends with — timed CE and CO sections
B2Exam track
Exam conditions, every session
- · Section A and B expression écrite templates
- · Timed, recorded expression orale
- · A weekly full mock marked on the official grid
- · Per-skill score tracking
Ends with — a full mock TEF Canada and a written score report
TEF Canada → NCLC
One weak skill caps your whole profile.
IRCC reads the NCLC level, not the raw number — and the thresholds are different for every skill. A 440 is NCLC 7 in reading. The same 440 in speaking isn't. Try your practice scores.
Score bands for TEF Canada tests taken after 10 December 2023, on the 0–699 scale. For Express Entry, follow the current instructions in your own IRCC account.
NCLC 7cleared
NCLC 7cleared
NCLC 7cleared
NCLC 616 points
NCLC 6Capped by Expression orale. Raising any other skill first will not change what IRCC reads.
Thresholds for NCLC 7: 434 compréhension écrite, 434 compréhension orale, 428 expression écrite, 456 expression orale. Overall level is the minimum of 4 skills, never an average.
Instructor standards
Who is actually in front of the class.
Certified, and we'll show you
Every instructor holds a recognised French teaching or proficiency certification, and the documents stay on file.
Personally evaluated by Tanisha
A live evaluated session before anyone gets a cohort — marked on delivery, error correction and exam accuracy.
Reviewed every term
Observations repeat, and student results are read skill by skill so a soft spot in one class gets caught early.
Students
What changed once the scores moved.
I had a decent CRS and no clue French was worth this much. Six months of evening classes moved my profile more than a year of work experience did.NCLC 7 · all four skills
Expression orale was destroying me. They recorded me weekly and marked it on the real grid. That is the only reason the number moved.EO 471 → 512
I started at zero. Not one word. Having A1 to B2 under one roof, with one plan, is the only reason I didn't quit in month three.A1 → B2
Common questions
Answers before the placement call.
What score do I need on TEF Canada for NCLC 7?
NCLC 7 starts at 434 in compréhension écrite, 434 in compréhension orale, 428 in expression écrite and 456 in expression orale, on the 0–699 scale used after 10 December 2023. The thresholds differ by skill, so a single number cannot be applied to all four.
Is NCLC 7 the same as B2?
No. NCLC 7 and CEFR B2 overlap, but they are separate scales. Immigration applications use the NCLC level from the official TEF Canada equivalency, not a CEFR label, so read your attestation rather than a course description.
Do I need NCLC 7 in all four skills?
For most French-language points, the level that counts is your weakest of the four skills. One skill below the threshold caps what is read from your file, which is why raising an already-strong skill first changes nothing.
How long does it take to go from zero French to B2?
It depends on study hours per week, prior languages and how early exam technique starts. We do not publish a timeline as a promise. A placement call gives you a per-skill starting point and a realistic sequence of levels from there.
Last reviewed: September 2026
Find out where your French actually sits.
A short call, a spoken assessment, and an honest per-skill starting point. No obligation to enrol.
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