Level C
The Second Language Evaluation (SLE) Test developed by the Public Service Comission of Canada is used to define a public service employee's bilingualism profile. To be considered for a bilingual position a person will be assessed in three skills: Reading Comprehension, Written Expression and Oral Proficiency.
As an advance user, you will handle any sensitive situations where the understanding and expression of subtle, abstract, or complicated ideas are required or where unfamiliar work-related topics must be dealt with.
Reading Comprehension
The test assesses your ability to understand written text.
A person reading at this level can:
- understand most complex details, inferences and fine points of meaning; and
- have a good comprehension of specialized or less familiar material.
A person at this level may miss some seldom-used expressions and have some difficulty with very complex grammatical structures.
Written Expression
The test assesses your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
A person writing at this level can:
- write texts where ideas are developed and presented in a coherent manner.
A person at this level will use vocabulary, grammar and spelling that are generally appropriate and require few corrections. A person at this level can also modify or correct texts to improve meaning, tone, clarity and conciseness
Oral
Proficiency
The test assesses your ability to speak and interact:
A person speaking at this level can:
- support opinions; and
- understand and express hypothetical and conditional ideas.
A person at this level will not have the ease and fluency of a native speaker and may have deficiencies in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. These deficiencies rarely interfere with communication.
Source: Canadian government website
Learning a language can take time but we are here to accompagn you.
The time required to meet your language goals depends on many factors including, but not limited to:
- Current knowledge of French and/or other languages you have learned;
- Previous French courses taken;
- Learning style;
- Previous experience with the SLE;
- Number of hours of practice per day/week/etc.
- Willingness to find opportunities to study and use French outside of the classroom.
6 hours per week
12 months by level
15 hours per week
4.8 months by level
30 hours per week
2.4 months by level
Please note that the amount of time it takes an individual to reach a specific language level will vary considerably according to each person's situation.
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